Originally Posted by
seejohnbike
respectfully disagree. smart phones work as GPS systems because they are good enough, not necessarily because they are good. if you've ever tried to use one to navigate in your car, and had to re-route yourself because of the slightly laggy gps fix, you know what I'm talking about. if you've ever used a legitimate GPS device to navigate, you probably know that they are far quicker on the draw. if you happen to have a 'co-pilot' with you who can help navigate, then an iphone is perfectly sufficient, but if you're solo, then using the iphone alone can sometimes be an aggravating endeavor.
for casually keeping tabs on your riding habits, the GPS in a phone is fine. but for legit/serious training, I think that the precision of GPS tech in smartphones just isn't there yet.
I don't have an iPhone nor have I ever used one. As I said in my post, I use an Android. I have never missed a turn due to GPS lag in my car nor while riding my bike. If the iPhone lags out then that is just too bad for Apple users.
I understand why people have to defend their purchases. I have Magnepan speakers that most people don't even know exist. I can tell you that they sound better than any other speaker but I know that 99% of the population wouldn't be able to tell the difference nor would they care.
