We are fortunate

[fredm666]

GPS Nav (Waze/Maps) works well down here. But every trip we've done to Italy always has a lot of GPS glitches. It's like it calculates shortest route which also could shorten your lifespan.

yeah, I'm not surprised about that...

Also, in Australia google maps is not good outside big cities.

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[LouG]

yeah, I'm not surprised about that...

Also, in Australia google maps is not good outside big cities.

OK, interesting. I've only driven the Queensland coast areas and Adelaide/Barossa and didn't notice problems. I wonder if "something" is interfering with GPS

 

[fredm666]

OK, interesting. I've only driven the Queensland coast areas and Adelaide/Barossa and didn't notice problems. I wonder if "something" is interfering with GPS

Phone reception is patchy in many regional areas and often non-existent in remote areas; there you need downloaded maps (like Hema for example) or physical maps.
Plenty of tourists or backpackers rescued in regional/remote areas because they followed google maps.
I personally had to help tourists when they run out of fuel for their hatchback and got lost because they didn't have reception and relied on google maps.

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