slim Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 Would like to know if anyone has a GPS system that works in the philippines? If you buy one in USA can you download maps from other countries? The prices are really going down on these items and I used one the other day and I think GPS is one great item? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrxx99 Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 I can remember reading somewhere that they dont work here. No Filipino satellites I guess, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim Posted December 17, 2008 Author Posted December 17, 2008 I can remember reading somewhere that they dont work here. No Filipino satellites I guess, lolthanks john !! just hoping there was something as the streets in cebu are hard to follow as they just stop and a new street starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Yes the GPS will work here. I have a friend that has a hand held GPS that works well here in Bohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 I have an old cheap Magellan GPS 300 and it works here in Cebu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrxx99 Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 But who did the programming? If even the maps are wrong how can gps be accurate? Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobNChe Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 GPS is just exactly what the acronym means. GLOBAL Positioning System. The satellites are in place worldwide and there are no real gaps to speak of. It was put in place by the US government, under President Reagan's directive, it was released for civilian use after the Korean Airlines shoot down.John, the issues people have mentioned about GPS not working in the Phils is related to the lack of map data available with landmarks, streets and other geographic data. There are efforts underway to rectify the situation. There is a member of "another forum" that has done quite a bit of work on that issue for Cebu, but it only works on Garmin GPS systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoz Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 GPS most certainly will work in the Philippines. But like the previous poster said, there isn't any map data. I've been to that Philippine GPS site and it's in development , but mostly it just gives coordinates (waypoints). You could always purchase Philippine topo maps and coordinate the lat/longs from those but odds are the roads and landmarks won't be accurate. If you are looking for a GPS that will tell you how to get where you are going like we have in the US, ("turn left 100 meters" in a computer voice) forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobNChe Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 But like the previous poster said, there isn't any map data.I think I will change my user name to "previous poster", I like it! LOLOLOLOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoz Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 But like the previous poster said, there isn't any map data.I think I will change my user name to "previous poster", I like it! LOLOLOLOLSorry Bob, I was typing and forgot who made the post. Or maybe I didn't know it was you. By the time I get the page enlarged so that I can read it (control+on Firefox) the posters name gets cutoff to the left."Blind as a bat" and won't wear bifocals, Hoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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