Syncing / uploading then happens once they have signal again. Or in the case of the Garmin I copy the FIT file off by hand when plugging it into my computer.
There are many apps that let you track your run/hike/ride without internet connection.
Personally, I think a dedicated bike computer is best, because then the phone's battery is saved for emergency uses instead of recording a ride. For long rides (8-10 hour) phones won't have enough battery to record the whole ride.
An android app is software.
Not hardware.
No log in, no external services.
Even if it cost money to install, you are just paying for the privilege of being tracked by those folks instead of others.
#appsnotevenonce
- Sygic,
- Topo Map+,
- 2GIS
- Starwalk - Night Sky 2
- and my fav, Genius Map
all works without WiFi, cell coverage, nor NFC/bluetooth
Hardware is cheap, network is reliable. Move fast and break things.
Neither of these assumptions are true, and we're going to have these issues by truckload, until we understand and change our mindset.
At least the website works, even though it transmits the full site for every request...
Scuba diving spots on the world are rarely well covered with internet and even if they are, still many people don't have the roaming/local SIM solution for it.
Guess where you want to use that damn app the most?
Discovered this when I tried to add a WiFi password before connecting to it.
Not a great way to get new customers though as it requires missing out on logging a ride to become aware of a reason to buy.
https://www.verizon.com/about/news/how-far-does-5g-reach
> 5G Ultra Wideband network’s signal can reach up to 1,500 feet without obstructions
> 5G can be implemented in low-band, mid-band or high-band millimeter-wave 24 GHz up to 54 GHz. Low-band 5G uses a similar frequency range to 4G cellphones, 600–900 MHz, giving download speeds a little higher than 4G: 30–250 megabits per second (Mbit/s). Low-band cell towers have a range and coverage area similar to 4G towers.
— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G#Overview
5G is _perfect_ for providing coverage in rural areas, except for the problem that 4G devices are incompatible with 5G networks. Starting 5G rollout in urban areas makes more sense because (a) 5G provides most benefit when clients are close together, and (b) because denser cells make it reasonably economical to maintain 4G coverage in parallel to 5G coverage.
Either way, if we're talking about "coverage" for low-bandwidth stuff like fitness trackers, it's the spectrum that matters more than anything. We can communicate thousands of miles on 1 or 2 watts of LF spectrum using technology that is nearly a century old. Don't need 5G for that, just need to use the right spectrum.