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Old 11-28-2014, 02:37 PM   #46
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Yes, yes, and yes. Just pretend it's a Fire HDX 4.7 and treat it as such.

I ordered one and will never use it as a phone.
Will the built in mapping application work with a wifi connection?

If so, will it continue to work once the wifi connection is lost?

Once downloaded, if map data retained?
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Yes, yes, and yes. Just pretend it's a Fire HDX 4.7 and treat it as such.

I ordered one and will never use it as a phone.
Sadly I ordered a Smart Talk Nano SIM to try out the phone part out for a month. I'm just curious.

i do not need a second phone....(must keep that darn Mastercard farther away!)
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Thanks for your input...I just ordered the phone. It looks like a steal, especially since it will extend my Prime for another year free. Wonder if I can get this phone to work with Straight Talk. I have been using ST for the last year using verizon towers, I know this will not work on Verizon, but it would be nice to try if it works on ST.
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Will the built in mapping application work with a wifi connection?

If so, will it continue to work once the wifi connection is lost?

Once downloaded, if map data retained?
Just download the maps you want and it should function like a handheld or car GPS. Those devices work just fine without wifi or cell towers.
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Sadly I ordered a Smart Talk Nano SIM to try out the phone part out for a month. I'm just curious.

i do not need a second phone....(must keep that darn Mastercard farther away!)
I heart my Visa and use it all the time

So far, it's landed me 2 64GB iPhone 6s, 2 Fire TV Sticks, a 16GB Fire HD 6, a Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, an Amazon Echo, a 32GB Fire Phone, an LG Volt, and a bunch of smaller stuff. The trick to using plastic is to pay it off in full every month.
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Thanks for your input...I just ordered the phone. It looks like a steal, especially since it will extend my Prime for another year free.
YW; it's a definite steal at $100, since I have to renew my Prime anyway.
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Just download the maps you want and it should function like a handheld or car GPS. Those devices work just fine without wifi or cell towers.
I've been using handheld GPS for over 20 years. And I certainly expect a mapping app to function without a network, but software can and is written to do and not do all kinds of things on purpose and accidentally. It would not be the first app to require a network connect without (from a user POV) good reason.
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???? How come I cant find the 64 gig phone...??? I am fairly sure they made & offered them

Found them... Still Locked Still close to $600! eeekkk
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???? How come I cant find the 64 gig phone...??? I am fairly sure they made & offered them

Found them... Still Locked Still close to $600! eeekkk
Amazon only unlocked the 32GB versions. Considering the $100 price difference between the 32GB and 64GB phones, I'd still opt for 32GB even if 64GB was offered.
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received the phone and I have been playing with it all afternoon! For me this phone could NEVER replace my iPhone (the app store does not have the quality of the right apps that I need) but I knew that going in.

that being said I find it to be a nice well put together phone. I can't talk about the phone part as my ST SIM has not arrived yet!

just do not put it next to a iPhone 6+ or you will cry...The screen is vastly better on my iphone.
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???? How come I cant find the 64 gig phone...??? I am fairly sure they made & offered them

Found them... Still Locked Still close to $600! eeekkk
My guess is that Amazon is sitting on a MUCH bigger pile of the 32GB phones. We have to remember that this is a fire sale and Amazon is loosing money doing this.

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Just thought I check prices Didn't want to Kick myself by finding out later for a little more I could have got bigger storage LOL Maybe the 64 IS more popular for AT&T users.... who knows
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Just thought I check prices Didn't want to Kick myself by finding out later for a little more I could have got bigger storage LOL Maybe the 64 IS more popular for AT&T users.... who knows
It's what zebradude said. Most people buy the lowest priced phone or tablet; which means companies will produce more models of that size.
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Got ours today. This will be for my wife. Now I have to decide if I want one for myself. Certainly got a better camera than my current phone, more storage, better overall specs, but there's the matter of apps, though that's not too much of a problem (apart from google apps, Play Books etc which is as expected). (hey, when did the youtube.com app show up in the Appstore? I'm sure it wasn't there a few months ago...wonder if it has Chromecast support as with Android/iOS)

Maps/navigation seems okay but there's no traffic overlay AFAICT. I think as long as you do route plan before leaving wifi, it will cache the route information so you don't need cell connection, but I have not tried that.

Haven't decided on a provider yet. It will most likely be one on AT&T network (Go Phone, Cricket, StraightTalk) as we don't have much in the way of T-Mobile or Metro PCS coverage.

I think there is supposed to be an update to Fire OS at some point (currently at 3.6.8).
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