COOL - you learn something every day! Thanks QL - that is a very handy tip.
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True enough Fred - a lot of people are going that way without a landline. The only wrinkle about using the phone as a GPS is that it uses data while you're doing that and so it can get expensive if you are far away from home or have a plan which does not include a lot of data. Also, the cell network requires mains power - so it normally wont work in a power outage.
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Lol, Rereading your posts Pete, it does come across more as your situation and looking for solutions even if you didn't mean it like that. I was just pointing out the connection between Cell phone/GPS use and the consequences of that use v's safety between Cars v's Bikes. Wasn't trying for controversy........I'll go away.........
Its OK Skull - I think its too bad when such a great group of people start wrangling and trying to one-up each other and I sure don't like being the cause of it - particularly when I was just trying to contribute some potentially useful information to someone who had a problem to solve.
The elevation of "-17m" has me a bit worried...
I ordered an "el cheapo" digital speedo/tach with turn signal lights, yadda yadda yadda. On the dash I'm going to make for it will be a space to mount a voltmeter and USB outlet. Maybe a dual outlet. Cheap enough on ebay. Keep the phone charged for GPS and maybe MP3 player.