# This is not the DROID you are looking for.......move along

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**Created:** [October 28, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-not-the-droid-you-are-looking-for-move-along/247906 "2009-10-28T07:21:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-not-the-droid-you-are-looking-for-move-along/247906/88 "2009-11-09T08:33:51Z")

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> [@RUBIK'S CUBE!!!!!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rubiks-cube/25204/11):
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> Does google maps go off of the cell netowrlk or are the maps stored in the phone and just updated?
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> because now thats still the #1 downfal of phones with GPS… if you have no reception or really bad reception maps wont load or load very slow and can mess you up…
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> Where as a real GPS they are stored and well gps works pretty much everywhere

Actually, I just realized there is a separate GPS sensor in the phone. The way the Droid navigates is through wifi/cell signal and/or GPS sensor. I believe iphone is also like that.

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