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I'm so behind the times...
In a few weeks, MH and I are taking a trip to Maryland to see family. We'll be renting a car while we're there.
Neither of us have smart phones.. or phones with internet on them or whatever you are supposed to call them. We just have regular cell phones. So I know that for most people nowadays, if you are driving around an unfamiliar city, you can just use your phone to go on google maps and get directions. This means you don't have to really plan your trip in advance by printing out directions, like we often do. Right? We never even bring our laptops anywhere, but I'll have to do that for this trip. Supposedly the place we're staying has an internet connection, so I'm hoping I can look up driving directions on my laptop and just write them down on a piece of paper. We are staying in a guest room at my grandma's retirement community, lol. My sister stayed there a few months ago and said she was able to use her laptop. Hopefully it works out.
I just feel so old-fashioned, because I'm sitting her printing up directions to go from the airport to my grandma's place. We don't have GPS in our car (not that I've ever wanted it) so I still print directions out... like it's... I don't know, 2007? I guess people still did that back then? 
Thoughts? If you were going on a trip like this, would it be a PITA for you not to have internet on your phone?
Re: I'm so behind the times...
DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
EDD 2/22/2013
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
For what it's worth, I still print out directions and I have a smart phone :
I have the Sprint Evo and I learned the hard way that the GPS is not to be trusted. About three months ago we went to a wedding down by the border and got lost due to the GPS. We really weren't anywhere close to the destination. It was not really my idea of a good time since it took us to the GHETTO and being that close to the border always makes me super nervous.
We finally did find the destination by calling the Bed and Breakfast that the wedding was hosted at and getting verbal directions over the phone. But we ended up missing the ceremony.
So now, I do initially start off using the GPS on my phone but if I feel like we're getting off track I compare the route to my print out. A few times I gave up on the GPS and stuck to the old fashioned way, LOL.
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That is really nice of you. I have never used GPS before, if I borrowed yours, is it as easy as just putting it in my rental car? Sorry, I am totally clueless about it
Yay! I'm glad others still print them
Lauren, you sound just like me. Even though DH bought a portable GPS and could also get GPS directions on his iPhone, I always printed out MapQuest directions. Old habits die hard.
The worst thing here is that there are no addresses anywhere so it's pretty much useless to use GPS and you can't use MapQuest. People give directions the old fashioned way- using landmarks. Take the second right after Tamimi and it's right behind the Kudu- lol.
I'm another map-printer here. I have a Blackberry but it sucks enormously and I have never had any success using the navigation app thingies. So I print Google Maps directions ahead of time. When we went on all our road trips this summer, I had whole file folders devoted to my maps from place to place.
I have never used a GPS in a car. But I also haven't owned a car in six years.
So yeah, I don't judge you.
Ellie ~ 3.29.12
Wedding | Blog
I don't have any navigation on my phone, so I've always just printed from Map-Quest. My H's car has a built in GPS, so now I'll usually just take his car if I am going anywhere outside of Sarasota and find myself getting lost a whole lot less.
DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
EDD 2/22/2013
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
This exactly! Plus I've found GPS devices to be unreliable and when you lose a signal....forget it. You're screwed! I always carry a map/print directions if I'm going someplace new because I've been left high and dry.