Can an iPhone 4 work with GPS without Internet Service?

[amdhunter]

Tomorrow will be my last day as an iPhone user. My job gave me a choice, either get an iPhone 5 or Lumia 920, and iOS no longer interests me at all.

I do need to keep my iPhone in my car since I have a Pioneer AppRadio. I am just wondering if the iPhone 4 will continue to work as a GPS device without service?

I'll most likely tether off of my Nexus 4, but I have the $30 tmobile plan and I think it's capped at 200MB.

I may just go ahead and dump my Appradio altogether, but for now, will I lose GPS functionality? I'll test it tomorrow by pulling my SIM card out and seeing what happens. It's nasty outside now, so I don't feel like going to move the car for no reason.

 

[KentState]

The GPS radio will work, but it will not have maps. Not sure how your headunit works. I'm basing this off my iPod Touch works as a GPS, but needs wifi to show maps.

 

[WelshBloke]

The GPS radio will work, but it will not have maps. Not sure how your headunit works. I'm basing this off my iPod Touch works as a GPS, but needs wifi to show maps.

Didn't Tom Tom make an offline maps app for iOS?

Anyway I'm sure that there's some out there that would work off line.

 

[KentState]

Didn't Tom Tom make an offline maps app for iOS?

Anyway I'm sure that there's some out there that would work off line.

I believe there are 3rd party options. I can only speak for the built-in app.

 

[TuxDave]

The GPS radio will work, but it will not have maps. Not sure how your headunit works. I'm basing this off my iPod Touch works as a GPS, but needs wifi to show maps.

He said he was tethering off another device so I think it'll be fine.

That or you just buy a real navigation app like Navigon or Tom Tom or Garmin or whatever. They all have offline modes.

 

[amdhunter]

Ack. Doesn't matter. I can't cache maps in Motion-X so the phone will be unreliable for places I haven't visited before.

I'm going to have to just go ahead and buy a new HU for my car with built in navigation and Pandora/BT streaming.

Anyone using WP8 with an aftermarket HU?

 

[amdhunter]

He said he was tethering off another device so I think it'll be fine.

That or you just buy a real navigation app like Navigon or Tom Tom or Garmin or whatever. They all have offline modes.

Motion-X is the only usable navigation software for my Appradio (at least in my experience) so I'm just going to dump the HU. It'll be easier.

I wanted to keep going with iOS but this picture pretty much summed up my feeling nicely.

 

[dagamer34]

Ack. Doesn't matter. I can't cache maps in Motion-X so the phone will be unreliable for places I haven't visited before.

I'm going to have to just go ahead and buy a new HU for my car with built in navigation and Pandora/BT streaming.

Anyone using WP8 with an aftermarket HU?

I've got a Lumia 920 with a Kenwood head unit w/Bluetooth, what question did you have?

 

[amdhunter]

I've got a Lumia 920 with a Kenwood head unit w/Bluetooth, what question did you have?

Can I stream Pandora and music off of it? Also, I use Rdio a LOT. It's my #1 reason for not changing my AppRadio out yet.

Which model HU do you have? I am not a fan of the Kenwood GUI, but I'll definitely change my HU if I can use Rdio and Pandora.

 

[PaulStevens]

and have you considered using an iphone navigation app like sygic that works really well also offline?? I think that it would be great for you and your gps needs, what do you think? Have you already tried it? Let me know

 

[bearxor]

Can I stream Pandora and music off of it? Also, I use Rdio a LOT. It's my #1 reason for not changing my AppRadio out yet.

Which model HU do you have? I am not a fan of the Kenwood GUI, but I'll definitely change my HU if I can use Rdio and Pandora.

I've got a Kenwood HU and I didn't have any problems playing Rdio over bluetooth with a L520 or L920. I can't remember if I was able to change tracks with the remote or on the unit itself though. Otherwise, A2DP worked fine.

 

[MrSquished]

galaxy s4 with 0 internet connection overseas this year worked great with cached google maps