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I live in frontier Australia and when free time permits I often go four-wheel-driving and camping in far away places. As a navigational aid I always take a GPS with me. I had a Navman GPS for the longest time but it went missing out of my car a few weeks back (stolen), so I need to fill its void.
I'm thinking I may be able to use my iPhone instead, but I need to confirm the true GPS capability of an iPhone (4S). Does an iPhone have real GPS (ie satellite based, Tom Tom or Navman style) or is it some sort of quasi GPS based on wi-fi? I'm reading both ways online.
I need a 100% definitive answer as my travels take me well outside the realm of phone reception. I don't really want to find out the hard way when i'm five hours out of town, it's dark, and i'm up an unknown track needing to get my bearings!
I'm thinking I may be able to use my iPhone instead, but I need to confirm the true GPS capability of an iPhone (4S). Does an iPhone have real GPS (ie satellite based, Tom Tom or Navman style) or is it some sort of quasi GPS based on wi-fi? I'm reading both ways online.
I need a 100% definitive answer as my travels take me well outside the realm of phone reception. I don't really want to find out the hard way when i'm five hours out of town, it's dark, and i'm up an unknown track needing to get my bearings!