[pct-l] loading Halfmile maps and waypoints in Droid X

[Kevin]

Does the GPS Continue to run in airplane mode?
It doesn't on the iPhone :(

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On Feb 25, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Jim Bravo <jimbravo2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yesterday I ran the GPS on my Android for 5 hours and used about 50%
> of battery life. And that was with airplane mode OFF (I was expecting
> an important call). So it was seeking a signal the whole time. You all
> probably know this but, be sure to put the screen on a low brightness
> setting, put it on airplane mode, and go to task manager and be sure
> all other programs are not running. There are also some other settings
> you can adjust to reduce battery consumption.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 6 hours? That sucks. Are you sure the Droid X will only run as a GPS that
>> long? I'd be surprised. I can run my iPhone all day as a GPS, take photos
>> and video off and on, listen the iPod some, and it only used about half the
>> battery. Not trying to say it's better. That's not my point. I would have
>> thought the 2 would be similar in battery life.
>> 
>> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:55 AM, jamesfmiller at hotmail.com
>> <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The DX has satellite based GPS so does not need cell service.
>>> 
>>> If you use the GPS constantly the battery will be toast in probably 6
>>> hours..I'm guessing.
>>> 
>>> I plan to use an extended life battery in my DX and carry the stock
>>> battery
>>> plus the wall charger.
>>> 
>>> I plan to use the DX sparingly for journalling and the GPS only when my
>>> maps
>>> fail me.
>>> 
>>> As for functionality of the GPS I have BackCountry Navigator on my DX and
>>> so
>>> far BCN has mastered me!