Mobile Phone Technology

[brickboy240]

I'd much rather have a paper map. Those GPS systems can get you lost as can be and can send you into areas that are heavier in traffic than other paths you might choose to take if you look at a paper map.

[Straight Shooter]

As a former OTR driver, Ill say this: Firstly..I still do not know how to use GPS and all the newer gizmos of the last few years, AND IM THE POORER FOR IT.
HOWEVER- I can and still do use maps, Atlas's and know how to navigate the highways & bi-ways of this country using signs, mile markers and the like. MOST TODAY cannot, and if/when that electronic gizmo goes tits up....we will see who is still getting around and who aint.
IDEALLY- a person oughta know both, really.

[eodinert]

Renting a Hertz car I asked for a map, she said why not use google maps? I said "a paper map never shits the bed, runs out of battery or loses a signal."

If you run out of battery in a car, you don't know how to phone.

[AKDoug]

If you run out of battery in a car, you don't know how to phone.

No shit... but they do loose signal, or decide you don't have coverage with your carrier. I have found that Google maps is updated faster than many paper maps. I always carry both, but rarely use paper any more.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

If you run out of battery in a car, you don't know how to phone.

Again, but in English.

[Moose-Knuckle]

Lots of folks are "proud" of being old school, and that's fine.

But my phone has a compass, GPS, satellite view of everyplace on earth to 1 meter resolution, a ballistics calculator, and countless nude pictures of females in my social circle via the text messaging function.

Why brag about being antiquated?

N . . . S . . . A . . .

Just say'n yo.

[Moose-Knuckle]

Renting a Hertz car I asked for a map, she said why not use google maps? I said "a paper map never shits the bed, runs out of battery or loses a signal."

I still use road almanacs when planning road trips. Since my TSA molestation I drive pretty much everywhere.

Wife's GPS on her smart phones has never worked properly when we needed them.

[TXBK]

Just like any other piece of technology, they will let you down at some point so it's best to not be completely reliant upon a smart phone. I try not to worry too much about the invasion of privacy, because to be honest, we have all already made ourselves right here to some extent. However, I do hate updating my software, because I just know that I am going to wake up some day part of a human centipede. I do keep location services off unless I am actively using the GPS. I guess that you could say that I'm paranoid, but ****it, it's a necessary evil these days especially for work.

[Averageman]

My Dad worked at Bell Labs in the seventies and came home one day with a prototype the size of a WWII Walkie Talkie, he was like a Kid at Christmas.
Now bear in mind this was a prototype and didn't work and they had yet to come up with a battery for it. He was over the moon and very proud, I was like "Ughhh yeah, riiiight Dad."
He had been back and forth to Japan working with Hitachi on several other projects in regards to electronic switching services and I don't know that some of the breakthroughs in cell phone stuff didn't start about that same time.
I wish he was around now to see where this went.

[austinN4]

Another paper map user here. My basic cell phone lives in my day pack, has no apps on it and is for emergencies only.
I just really like paper maps. Always have.