{"id":1788035,"date":"2019-11-04T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T16:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1788035"},"modified":"2019-11-04T11:57:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T16:57:02","slug":"gps-units-still-a-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/11\/gps-units-still-a-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"GPS Units: Still a Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wirecutter<\/em>\u2019s Medea Giordano argues that even in the age of smartphones with built-in map apps, there\u2019s still a place in your car for a dedicated GPS device<\/a>: \u201cthere are cases when a phone just doesn\u2019t cut it\u2014say, in rural areas where coverage is questionable, or if you simply don\u2019t want to drain your phone\u2019s battery and data plan. Or when you\u2019ve just found it frustrating to use a phone for long trips, like I have.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wirecutter\u2019s Medea Giordano argues that even in the age of smartphones with built-in map apps, there\u2019s still a place in your car for a dedicated GPS device: \u201cthere are cases when a phone just doesn\u2019t… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[254,80],"tags":[85,1403],"class_list":["post-1788035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-gps","category-mobile","tag-driving-directions","tag-satnav","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1840530,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/05\/adventures-in-unpreparedness\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788035,"position":0},"title":"Adventures in Unpreparedness","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"11 May 2025","format":"link","excerpt":"Two recent cautionary tales about the risks of going forth without proper navigational tools. 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