jackronner wrote: Guys, I omitted a central question: if I use a cell phone, do these map apps give you voice directions? Don't wanna die looking at my device and piling into a stopped truck, etc. I'd use an earphone jack.
If you use Google Maps they do, just download your area where you'll be, (I have all of California loaded on mine) you don't even need to use data or buy a cell phone plan if the phone has GPS built in, which most do. Google offline maps are great, they won't show traffic updates offline but will do everything else. I use my old iPhone for a gps occasionally. The maps last for 30 days and you must update them, you cannot do it using cell data, it must be done with wifi for some reason but the good news is you don't need a data plan if you use wifi.