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Roaming with Iphone 3GS

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  • 01-12-2009 10:23pm
    #1
    Stanzen
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭


    Can't find a definitive answer to this, and the o2 help centre isn't much help.

    I'm going to the US and I'm wondering about Data Roaming and Location Services. I have the Data Roaming off.......
    Settings>General>Network>Data Roaming Off

    But the Location Services is set to on. This allows co-ordinates to be applied to all photos taken.........
    Settings>General>Location Services ON

    With Location Services on, will I get charged for roaming? Will Location Services work if the Data Roaming is Off?

    Help
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    Gryzor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭Gryzor


    Once data roaming is off, no network data will be transferred to or from your phone while roaming.

    GPS "data" is differant, and there is no charge for that. GPS will work without data turned on, but the iphone uses assisted GPS. Reports here are varied, but the GPS will work, but maybe not as reliably with data turned off.


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    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    GPS in my estimation will not work with data roaming turned off. I gave up after 20 minutes in Italy trying to get a lock, turned data roaming on, and within about 10 seconds I'd a lock.


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    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users Posts: 26,558 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    GPS will work, but the map data is transferred over a data connection.

    so essentially unless you've preloaded the map it's pointless.

    there are apps on cydia that allow you to cache the maps but i can't think of the name of it off the top of my head.


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    deep1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭deep1


    Creamy Goodness wrote: »
    GPS will work, but the map data is transferred over a data connection.

    so essentially unless you've preloaded the map it's pointless.

    there are apps on cydia that allow you to cache the maps but i can't think of the name of it off the top of my head.


    You will only need that for Google Maps,
    Tomtom, Co-pilot and other maps all have preloaded maps, so you only pay for A-GPS.


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    keith_d99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭keith_d99


    Worked fine for me with data roaming turned off.
    Used Navigon without any issues for a week.

    I did have an initial issue getting GPS signal - but phone reboot sorted it out
    PaintDoctor wrote: »
    GPS in my estimation will not work with data roaming turned off. I gave up after 20 minutes in Italy trying to get a lock, turned data roaming on, and within about 10 seconds I'd a lock.


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