Left Coast Geek
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Do the sync3 maps on a 2019 cover Mexico ?
Mexico map coverage?
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Left Coast Geek
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Because cellular data is very spotty in rural Mexico...
rob4092xx
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The Nav in my 2022 Expy covers Mexico.
SyndicateZ
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It doesnt work well once you get deep into Mexico. I tried using it when doing my border runs for El Mayo.
Download the area into the Google maps app. You should have coverage then.
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problem is, i'm spending 4 months with a RV caravan traveling all over mexico. I don't think I can download the whole country. and downloaded map sections can expire when you least expect them to. I've gotten burned before where I thought I had map sections all downloaded just to have them not available when I was off grid.
this isn't the exact route, but its close to a bunch of it.
this isn't the exact route, but its close to a bunch of it.
Mr Big
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Have you ever taken that route before? Some of the areas are known to be dangerous. Be prepared. With that said, Samsung phones have GPS chips built in, unless extremely old. So a third party GPS that supports GPS will help.
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Traveling with a caravan who does this every year, wagon master in front, Green Angel tow truck as a sag wagon.
My phone has a GPS chip, so does the Expedition... GPS just gives you your precise latitude and longitude... you need mapping software to make that useful. Google maps depend on the cloud, require any Internet connection to fetch sections... the Ford maps are stored in the vehicles nav computer and work without Internet access
My phone has a GPS chip, so does the Expedition... GPS just gives you your precise latitude and longitude... you need mapping software to make that useful. Google maps depend on the cloud, require any Internet connection to fetch sections... the Ford maps are stored in the vehicles nav computer and work without Internet access
Mr Big
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I'm in the business and can tell you there are many ways to navigate offline. Example from Google maps "Google Maps can be used without the need to connect to the internet." My phones work just fine without internet or cloud access. You just have to know what GPS app to use and what offline map best suits your needs. Regarding a 2019 Expedition, since NA 2 21 is the current version of maps, the maps could possibly be outdated. I find this a lot in my 2019 Platinum, where new roads, highways, exits, etc. are missing.
