rbraddock
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As an anniversary present my wife bought me a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7.0) with 3G/4G. I haven't opened yet will this evening when I get home from work, but I do have several questions:
1. I am looking at getting BCN or AlpineQuest to use for off-road mapping. Given the size of the files, I am curious if anyone has hooked up a powered External HD via USB OTG, WIFI, or BT to store the maps. Is this possible with the hardware and software?
2. Is the internal GPS antenna enough? I have read mixed reviews and I am considering forking out the coin to get an external antenna (BT or USB) to mount on the roof rack. What are your thoughts?
3. I will be mounting the Tab in the Tacoma on a RAM mount and will hardwire the charging circuit leaving just a USB pigtail on the mount. Since I am doing this, is it possible to get the USB OTG and just attach it to the mount and wire the peripherals (i.e. antenna, HD)?
Any other suggestions, comments, concerns appreciated. Thanks in advance for you knowledge and help.
Randy
1. I am looking at getting BCN or AlpineQuest to use for off-road mapping. Given the size of the files, I am curious if anyone has hooked up a powered External HD via USB OTG, WIFI, or BT to store the maps. Is this possible with the hardware and software?
2. Is the internal GPS antenna enough? I have read mixed reviews and I am considering forking out the coin to get an external antenna (BT or USB) to mount on the roof rack. What are your thoughts?
3. I will be mounting the Tab in the Tacoma on a RAM mount and will hardwire the charging circuit leaving just a USB pigtail on the mount. Since I am doing this, is it possible to get the USB OTG and just attach it to the mount and wire the peripherals (i.e. antenna, HD)?
Any other suggestions, comments, concerns appreciated. Thanks in advance for you knowledge and help.
Randy