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Re:Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator by ethanbond on Monday December 14, 2015 @02:10PM (#10733085)
A mistake I'll make only once: driving to Montreal only to realize my phone was useless once I got to the city limits and needed to figure out how to get to my hotel.
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Re:Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator by cguess on Monday December 14, 2015 @02:57PM (#10733353)
If you start the navigation ahead of time it'll keep going even if you're offline. It caches the route and gps waypoints. Worked great on my trip from NYC to Quebec City.
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Re:Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator by ethanbond on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @08:21PM (#10741745)
Ah, that's good to know. I didn't do that since I know how to get to Montreal itself easily. From my front door: left, left, right, straight * 3 hours.

A one time mistake, for sure, though!

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Re:Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator by sedachv on Monday December 14, 2015 @05:52PM (#10734614)
They have these things called maps, sold at gas stations.
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Re:Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator by jonknee on Monday December 14, 2015 @07:04PM (#10734964)
Which aren't much good for finding most POIs.
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Re:Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator by sedachv on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @03:50PM (#10740380)
If you know the address or cross-streets it is very easy. You can also ask for directions. Believe it or not people managed to travel to and around unfamiliar cities just fine before the widespread use of GPS.
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Re:Can't sign in to Google calendar on my Samsung refrigerator by ethanbond on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @08:22PM (#10741747)
Believe it or not "I got lost when I realized my GPS was useless" does not imply "I starved to death in the cold Canadian woods after wandering aimlessly for 4 days."

I found the hotel just fine! It was just a bit of a "should've seen that coming" type of moment, is all.

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