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            <description><![CDATA[Very cool program. &amp;nbsp;I am probably not going to win a copy with my comments but will give my two cents worth anyway!

There are other gps apps for smartphones that DO NOT need a cell phone signal, which is obviously a huge plus in the Kootenays where cell service is spotty at best.

Call me &quot;old school&quot; but I prefer to carry a map, compass and garmin gecko gps. &amp;nbsp;These three things together weigh less than my iphone and I don&amp;#39;t have to worry about my iphone battery dying in the cold (which it seems to do a lot).

Just my opinion, interested to see what others have to say....]]></description>
            <pubDate>2013-01-14 20:18:39</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[JohnP said:
There are other gps apps for smartphones that DO NOT need a cell phone signal, which is obviously a huge plus in the Kootenays where cell service is spotty at best.

Which GPS apps have you used that you don&amp;#39;t need a signal? I&amp;#39;m curious about this, ive yet to find an app that works well out of service
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            <pubDate>2013-01-15 02:08:06</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[John, I&amp;#39;m in the same boat as you. If I&amp;#39;m relying on maps in the backcountry then its paper and a compass, with my dedicated GPS as secondary backup. When mobiles can perform at the same levels as GPS&amp;#39;s in the backcountry with limited or no coverage then I will consider changing. I will stick to purpose built/designed devices when my life is in the balance!]]></description>
            <pubDate>2013-01-15 04:06:33</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[In response to erathge above, I asked my friend (who uses his iphone in the BC):



The app, which I use &amp;nbsp;is just an all purpose GPS app, and it is just called MotionX GPS. &amp;nbsp;It is the one that will chart a track, give you your coordinates, has a built in compass, etc. &amp;nbsp;As I mentioned, it doesn&amp;#39;t need cell towers, and you can download maps ahead of time if you are going somewhere that won&amp;#39;t have 3G access. &amp;nbsp;The GPS works off satellite, so doesn&amp;#39;t need 3G.

I did a quick google search and it appears there are lots of others too.

Hope that helps,
John

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            <pubDate>2013-01-15 20:47:38</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[I&amp;#39;m going to join the &quot;great-in-theory&quot; camp - I recall my AST instructor telling us that mobile phone radio frequencies can interfere with avalanche transcievers so your phone should be in flight-mode or in your backpack/30cms away from your transciever, possibly limiting the usefulness of such software for use in avalanche terrain. Sounds fantastic for hiking/biking though (kootenay cell coverage notwithstanding).]]></description>
            <pubDate>2013-01-16 07:14:13</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Hmmm.. Interesting. &amp;nbsp;I wonder how well it will work in the Alberta Rockies with a bit better coverage.]]></description>
            <pubDate>2013-01-17 22:20:19</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[I think it is a neat app. Not something to be relied on of course, but it would be fun to have to be able to whip out your phone and chat with friends about routes and areas when you don&amp;#39;t have maps around.]]></description>
            <pubDate>2013-01-18 11:17:28</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[I downloaded and took a quick look at this. &amp;nbsp;I don&amp;#39;t know how useful it will be in backcountry but it seems to have a nice interface to the OSM maps which are very useful for local hikes around Victoria, better than some of the other OSM apps I&amp;#39;ve tried. &amp;nbsp;I will try using it with downloaded maps only this weekend.]]></description>
            <pubDate>2013-01-18 13:28:04</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[It would be neat to try this out. I hope it works in Kananaskis to maybe check to see what is over the next col! I&amp;#39;ve just got to keep an eye on the battery.]]></description>
            <pubDate>2013-01-18 19:18:54</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Looks cool to me. I&amp;#39;d love to check it out. Sign me up, count me in. etc]]></description>
            <pubDate>2013-01-18 20:43:07</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Thanks for the insight all and if you are interested in a FREE copy of the View Ranger Canadian Topos send me an e-mail with your e-mail address and we will send you the details on how to download your prize. We have 10 copies to give away so the first 10 to respond to me at info@backcountryskiingcanada.com WINS!

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            <pubDate>2013-01-19 15:15:52</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[further to my post above, BCA just posted an article about an ISSW paper on transciever interference from electrical devices including radios, mobile phones, gps devices and cameras
http://www.backcountryaccess.c.....erference/]]></description>
            <pubDate>2013-01-19 19:47:29</pubDate>
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