saguaro_48
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Whle driving, I would like to use my Nexus 7 as a GPS due to the larger screen, instead of using my Droid X on Verizon. Can this be done, or do I need a Jetpack or similar device?
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I do so on a regular basis with my N7 and my galaxy nexus phone. I have a variety of tethering widget. Just search play there are a lot. Read the reviews of those with your phone to make sure they work.
I get pretty good throughput, about 16mbps on the N7 when I'm tethered. But a word of warning. Your phone will drain fast. I lose about 20% of my battery in about 30 minutes. So if you intend to use the N7 as a GPS and drive for an hour or more (which I have done before), get yourself a portable battery pack for your phone.
Tethering works just fine but it helps to have a healthy data allowance. It's just another WiFi hotspot as far as the Nexus is concerned, so if 50MB of automatic application updates come along, the Nexus will happily download them. I enquired on the super friendly Android Applications forum to see if there are any apps that allow you to control what permissions a device has over a given WiFi connection. Apparently, there's nothing out there.
Why not just get a car phone charger? Seems to make a lot more sense.
another word of warning.. if you are in the USA...
if you are tethering without paying the carrier for this function.
they may flag your account.. charge you for all the data and/or terminate your service. dont use too much, so stay under the radar and it should be fine.