[ale] Why no hackable GPS

[Ned Williams]

It does not require a contstant data connection just the one needed to
download the directions. Cell location requires an intermittent connection
gps only requires a one time connection then relies off the gps chipset.

Ned

On Mar 17, 2009 2:31 PM, "Jeff Lightner" <jlightner at water.com> wrote:

  Be happy.  My new Chrysler 300 has a snazzy console with built in
Navigation amongst other things.  The new download information for it is
$200.  No subscription available so far as I could tell meaning they’ll want
that every time.   I think I’ll break out the old Rand-McNally before I’ll
do that update.



On the plus side (pun not intended) the price of the car went down more than
$2,000 between the time I first looked at it and when I bought it AND I got
0% interest which they weren’t offering earlier.  Since I knew the price
before Chrysler announced their Employee Plus Plus pricing it was gratifying
to see it actually did mean a real discount (not just off the sticker).
Also it seemed appropriate for a geek to buy a car that was “employee++”. J


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*From:* ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] *On Behalf Of
*Christopher
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*Sent:* Tuesday, March 17, 2009 2:06 PM
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*Subject:* Re: [ale] Why no hackable GPS

  Ned Williams wrote: Android does not store maps, it references google maps
for map info. One s...

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