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Why should I buy a Garmin over using my smartphone
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<blockquote data-quote="Uncle Hud" data-source="post: 1336361" data-attributes="member: 29492"><p>For many of the reasons mentioned above, I use my phone for phoning and Spotwalla, and my GPS for entertainment and telling me where to go. Why?</p><p></p><p>1. GPS is weatherproof. It sits on my dashboard shelf and is visible. My phone sits protected in the glove box, plugged in, and is invisible while riding.</p><p></p><p>2. GPS works with gloves on.</p><p></p><p>3. The phone is blue-toothed to the GPS, so I can receive and make calls via the GPS. The GPS also identifies callers (if the phone IDs them), so I can decide whether to answer the call. You can't initiate or screen calls on an invisible phone.</p><p></p><p>4.The GPS never overheats from sunshine.</p><p></p><p>5. The GPS holds <em>WAY</em> more music than the phone. I am now experimenting with podcasts, and will take about 20 hours of storytelling podcasts on BMRx 2016. (The Moth, Snap Judgement, Invisibilia.) Podcasts are great, because I've already heard the Allman Brothers play "Black Heated Woman" about 4 billion times.</p><p></p><p>6. GPS navigation instructions can be muted, since the screen is plenty good at giving directions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uncle Hud, post: 1336361, member: 29492"] For many of the reasons mentioned above, I use my phone for phoning and Spotwalla, and my GPS for entertainment and telling me where to go. Why? 1. GPS is weatherproof. It sits on my dashboard shelf and is visible. My phone sits protected in the glove box, plugged in, and is invisible while riding. 2. GPS works with gloves on. 3. The phone is blue-toothed to the GPS, so I can receive and make calls via the GPS. The GPS also identifies callers (if the phone IDs them), so I can decide whether to answer the call. You can't initiate or screen calls on an invisible phone. 4.The GPS never overheats from sunshine. 5. The GPS holds [I]WAY[/I] more music than the phone. I am now experimenting with podcasts, and will take about 20 hours of storytelling podcasts on BMRx 2016. (The Moth, Snap Judgement, Invisibilia.) Podcasts are great, because I've already heard the Allman Brothers play "Black Heated Woman" about 4 billion times. 6. GPS navigation instructions can be muted, since the screen is plenty good at giving directions. [/QUOTE]
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