I just started using a dedicated GPS unit a few times

I just started using a dedicated GPS unit a few times.
If I give girls a ride in my car will they think I'm one of the gays if I don't reach into the glove box to show off my map reading skills, and assert alpha dominance by telling her I don't need to stop and ask for directions?
I know how to read a map but these tech things are kinda neat.

No, they'll be too busy trying to call the police to notice.

Why would they do that? My car is pretty nice.

But what about you?

Shut up people hardly ever tell me I look like a serial killer anymore

>dedicated GPS unit
y not phone

This is part of why I was asking. I don't use smart phones. I'm old. Social media is for kids. I don't need a new dose of memes every 15 minutes or find out what someone I know is eating for a snack or lunch or whatever if I'm not there.

>Be me
>Finally get a date with this 10/10 model that I work with
>Get to her house to pick her up
>She hops in
>"Where do you want to go?"
>"I like this little Italian place on Broad St"
>"Okay, let me just find it"
>Press the restaurant button on my GPS
>"Uh, what is that?"
>I'm confused
>"Is that running proprietary software?"
>"I don't know, I just bought it"
>"Do you do this to all your dates? Just get on with it"
>Start sweating and trembling
>Trying to press the buttons on the touchscreen but the sweat is forming a protective layer that messes with the screen's accuracy
>She's getting impatient
>"S-s-sorry"
>Begin crying
>I can't focus on entering anything into the GPS
>"Hang on"
>I unplug the GPS and throw it out the window
>Reach over her and into the glove box to grab the map book
>Open it up and cooked spaghetti falls out, covering her
>Tell her I love her with tears in my eyes
>Fart sloppy diarrhoea all over the pedals
>Open the door and crab walk all the way home

There really isn't a reason to not have a smartphone. You can use Google maps offline and stick your shitty flip phone sim in a $100 smartphone without any data plan at all, and still get most of the useful functions.

I don't use a flip phone. Smart phones are dumb. I don't want a fucking smart phone until the whole thing gets unfucked and I don't have to play a bunch of fuckfuck games to get it unlocked. I shouldn't have to be locked into a specific carrier if it's so fucking smart it should be closer to a computer/laptop than a telephone and I should be able to do whatever the fuck I want with it otherwise, smart phone manufacturers can fuck right off.

I'm honestly considering getting a dedicated GPS unit. Google Maps is so fucking abysmal.

I don't use social media either. They're good for reading pdf files and other computer stuff. I'm posting from my phone right now.

Check out the csg thread, I'm using a Xiaomi phone, they all come unlocked.

Google maps is honestly pretty good. I'd probably never would of really used as much of googles services if it wasn't for maps. Very handy.
It's not a bad idea to have a back up though, like no matter what I wouldn't get rid of paper maps. Tech is just a bonus that should in theory make things simpler. The problem with gps' is usually trying to set a route sometimes they like to auto-route and it's a pain in the ass to try to map it the way you want. Auto route is nice though if you think you know what you're doing and end up a few wrong turns and get into one of those fuck I can't turn around for a few miles kind of areas.

Maybe GPS signal is just bad here in Miami.

Thing I been using picks up between 7 and 12 satellites. Kind of dope having a thing connected to tech up in space. Might just be the specific one you're using it probably orients off it's position relative to how many sats it detects you might of just been out of the coverage area depending on the time of day, since it's probably expensive as all fuck to get sat access like some of these GPS have worked out.
I trust that signal from space a lot better than phones since the signal is coming down vertical rather than a more horizontal signal a phone is likely to be transmitting so only heavy tree cover or some tall buildings are likely to block the signal out rather than everything else phone signals are trying to bypass.

Every time I look up a phone that is unlocked it has terrible battery life when I read reviews about it.

Xiaomi phones in particular have some of the best battery life of any smartphone. I only charge mine every 2-3 days and I basically jack off with it all day.

Just looked them up since I never heard of them before.
It's Chinese I'd be too worried about backdoors in it.
Not even sure if I'd buy anything coming from Mexico in the next few years either the way things are going.

So you're an autistic oldfag? Because social media isn't a smartphone's primary purpose. It's a very valuable tool. Get with the times grandpa.

>where do you want to go
See there's where you fucked up, women want a man that thinks for them

He didn't have a plan and thus not assertive.

Motorola is Chinese.

Apple is Chinese.

Everything is Chinese. America doesn't make anything anymore.

ppl are to afraid to even say that to my face

Aint that the truth

Dude electronics value is really subjective.
If someone gave you a laptop with functions and memory close to a smartphone you'd say it was a worthless piece of shit most likely.
It comes down to what you can really do with it. When it comes to a phone all I really need it to do is run a phone line and text message. Phone+pager+watch/calendar basically. I guess it's sort of handy if it has a camera.

Smartphones don't page
Guess you're outta luck

texting is basically the same shit as a pager, phone vibrates or beeps and I get a text. Same thing in practice. Phone line and texting is pretty much all I really need out of a cell.
If it were not for work I wouldn't even have a phone I don't have much use for them.

Are you mentally retarded?

autism

not even once

is she in pain user?

Well considering her life decisions and career choice I wouldn't be surprised if she was.

You could always flash a patriotic western ROM like LineageOS or Replicant.

who is the semen demon?

Who is that semen demon?

Which porn she from??

Caprice, X-art

Why did you answer that faggot?