Starlink would work if you just wanted something for the truck. An actual GPS unit is better if you want to use it for the truck and also for hiking, biking, motorcycles, hunting, rafting, sailing, etc.
You pack a Starlink mini and a power supply with you when hiking, biking, dirt bike? I don't have room for all that when a Garmin fits in a pocket and holds a charge for up to a month.
That's what I use on the bike or walking our woods.
Mine does unless continuously used. I put new batteries in it a while back and it holds a charge for weeks when not used. It may be antique, but it works fine.
Pretty much every handheld and watch they make in expedition mode, it's kind of Garmin's thing. The nicer handhelds still last up to 7 days with normal use.
Cell phones are already satellite, you can send and receive messages and calls outside of cell coverage now. Even my new smart watch has stand alone satellite connectivity so I can send and receive emergency messages and share my location if I'm stuck.You (consumers/society - in general) need something else (in the truck) other than ‘cell related’ GPS. The obvious reasons…. No cell signal.
Not only that….. some folks don’t have (or don’t want )smart phones for the extra expense or lack of know-how. My newly retired brother still has a dumb phone.
With ‘Big Brother’ watching all of us (Uconnect/Sirius, Onstar), all the time - it’s unlikely the OEM Navigation/GPS would go away. The technology & structure Is there….. They’ll continue to offer OEM Navigation to make more $$.
Granted, I don’t know how any of it works (in terms of Uconnect GPS systems)…. I’m guessing it’s Satellite.
In the far far future…. I mean, how long with Cell technology last? Everyone will have Satellite phones. There’d be the Carplay equivalent for Satellite phones.
At that point…. The OEM Navigation (as we know it today) wouldn’t exist because we’d be using (and connecting with) their own Satellite technology (Uconnect, etc).
Ok…. It’s Monday and I think I just dove off the deep end.
