Sierrabob - that was exactly my point - no, it's not as ride perfect as a garmin - but if you've already invested in a phone (which you will use a lot more then a dedicated gps cyclometer) the MotionX app (for .99 cents) or other data collection app, is a really great neat second place -
unfortunately, the iPhone in airplane mode disables the GPS chipset too... with no way for the software to override - so while that was a good idea, it's not doable. though, i don't use it for anything other then data collection- my little Cateye on my bars is all i need (tend to not need turn by turn directions since it's hard to get lost in my area (all farmlands)
does the Android gps chip still work in Airplane mode?