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stupid question - will Android navigation work in Honolulu?

AndroidSPCS

AndroidSPCS

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Ok here's a really dumb question, only because I've never been to Hawaii.

Does Android navigation - Evo, Epic, Captivate, etc work on the island of Oahu. Specifically Honolulu area?

I'm pretty sure it's gotta work, but you know what they say when you assume... :o

Can anyone validate? Thanks in advance!
 
AndroidSPCS said:
Ok here's a really dumb question, only because I've never been to Hawaii.

Does Android navigation - Evo, Epic, Captivate, etc work on the island of Oahu. Specifically Honolulu area?

I'm pretty sure it's gotta work, but you know what they say when you assume... :o

Can anyone validate? Thanks in advance!
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Google Maps worked just fine on Kauai when I was there last year. It should work on Oahu just as well.
 
Thanks I checked the coverage map for Sprint and T-mobile as I have both carriers and they both say they have good coverage. But you never know until you get there...

Don't want to go to Hawaii... seriously...
 
AndroidSPCS said:
Does Android navigation - Evo, Epic, Captivate, etc work on the island of Oahu. Specifically Honolulu area?
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"Android navigation" is a really vague phrase. Your receiver works regardless of coverage.

As for the app -- are you referring to Google Maps Nav or some other GPS app? Not all GPS apps require data.

nyydynasty said:
as long as you have GPS signal, I dont see why not
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Well, one "why not" would be if someone was relying on a GPS app that required data but the person didn't have data coverage.
 
It works and works fine; however, there are areas on Oahu that are seeing rapid development and those areas may not be in the system. In addition, traffic is a hit/miss thing. Google does ok, I use it on occasion. I prefer the Sprint rendition and frankly, a stand alone unit is even better. There are areas on the island with no Sprint/Verizon coverage and even some with absolutely no coverage at all.

Do you plan on hiking? If you stay in the city/urban areas, coverage is not a problem at all. I was surprised recently to find that Sprint's coverage has spread in to other areas where there was no coverage at all.
 
AndroidSPCS said:
Thanks I checked the coverage map for Sprint and T-mobile as I have both carriers and they both say they have good coverage. But you never know until you get there...

Don't want to go to Hawaii... seriously...
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Why the hell not? Insanely beautiful women...beautiful beaches....COME ON!
 
LOL I have to go for work. Fly in for a quick meeting and then back out. Can't take my family with me. Would love to go if I could take my family and stay longer.
 
Good point....but that's kind of a waste...quick meeting? How long is quick? If they are flying you to Hawaii, should at least be for a few days....
 
I live in Hawaii (island of Maui) and the GPS works fine here. I use my android phone with My Tracks and Google Maps apps (HTC Incredible). The rent a car companies always rent out GPS to their customers and they also bring their smartphones with them to help them find their way. I'm sure it's the same with all the other islands that the GPS service is great.

BTW, the weather here is much, much, MUCH, better than what you guys are having in the mainland at the moment. Coolest temp recently was 55 degrees in the morning and daytime temps are around 80 degrees. And the women are HOT! <devilish grin>
 
mauiblue said:
BTW, the weather here is much, much, MUCH, better than what you guys are having in the mainland at the moment. Coolest temp recently was 55 degrees in the morning and daytime temps are around 80 degrees. And the women are HOT! <devilish grin>
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Yes, but even paradise can get boring if it's the same all the time, that's why I prefer to live in hell and only visit paradise ;)

Much more interesting.
 
He forgets to add the VOG days, the Kona wind days, and that his poor little island lacks an Interstate to Nowhere.
 
I was in Hawaii a few weeks ago and both on Maui and Oahu navigation worked just fine. The way the voice guidance pronounced the Hawaiian street names was hilarious at best and occasionally unintelligible, but it did the job. One that I remember that it butchered was "Kihei". Instead of pronouncing it "kee hay", it said it as "kie hie". A few of them it mangled so badly that I had to blindly accept it's "turn now" directions or turn on the screen and read what street I was supposed to turn on to.
 
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