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> Being able to use a map is one of those skills which admittedly isn't all that useful today I've met people who constantly get completely lost despite the us
by bombolo 4y ago
> Being able to use a map is one of those skills which admittedly isn't all that useful today
I've met people who constantly get completely lost despite the use of the phone.
The issue with the phone is that especially under rain or trees, the position can be off of several hundreds meters, so you have to look around and find yourself on the map, because the phone really has no idea and is just guessing.
The compass thingy also works terribly on android and iphones alike, but for some reason people still think that if the arrow points a certain way, you can actually trust it.
- astrange 4y agoThe phone compass often works poorly near magnetic metal (which is… often). Once you start moving it will calibrate itself, but that can take a block or two of moving in a straight line in an urban area. Mounting your phone on the windshield helps with GPS some, as does getting a newer phone with L5 GPS.
- WWLink 4y agoA lot of cars have the option to display a map on the radio screen, so I'm kinda surprised. I love using that thing! I always have an idea of the alternative streets available when I'm stuck in traffic because it's always there.
- brewdad 4y agoI had a rental car in LA once that couldn't decide if I was on the freeway, the off-ramp or the surface street nearby. It spent a good 10 minutes constantly telling me to make impossible turns or even U-turns before I turned it off and relied on my general sense of the area from previous visits and road signage. GPS is great when it works and downright dangerous when it doesn't.