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Using Strava on a phone abroad

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  • February 1, 2013 at 2:19 pm #17838
    Bobbys boys

    I run Strava on an HTC Desire C.

    When I go to Spain for a week of cycling can I still use it or will the cost be prohibitive. Does the Satellite use cost, or just the netowrk connection when the ride uploads? Can I stop the 3G bit and upload 4 or 5 rides all together when I get back?

    Help!

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  • February 16, 2013 at 2:54 pm #714353
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    Gkam84

    Yeah it does complain about
    Yeah it does complain about having no internet, but thats just so it can sync as you ride. 😉

    February 16, 2013 at 2:39 pm #714351
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    Dutchie

    Like a right muppet i’ve
    Like a right muppet i’ve always been turning on the internet connection for recording rides. All it does is eat more battery and disturb your ride with notifications for incoming emails and facebook stuff. I did once try without but then Strava complained about no internet connection, probably because it wanted to synchronise activities (i realise now). Just recorded a ride without the internet on, no problem.

    Thanks guys! I’ll be recording my rides in Holland next week.

    February 3, 2013 at 1:40 pm #714349
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    Bobbys boys

    Great thanks.
    Will the memory
    Great thanks.

    Will the memory be big enough to store 4 or 5 long rides and upload when I get back to blighty?

    February 2, 2013 at 6:59 pm #714347
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    Gkam84

    Unless you have the battery
    Unless you have the battery power to do a round the world strava trip. I doubt you will ever run out of memory, It doesn’t take alot to save a ride 😉

    February 2, 2013 at 1:45 am #714345
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    koko56

    Yeah just turn off mobile
    Yeah just turn off mobile internet and track with GPS. Upload to strava via wifi or wait till you get home.

    February 1, 2013 at 2:53 pm #714343
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    jimmo62

    On Android there is a setting
    On Android there is a setting (in “Wireless and Networks” on my HTC Wildfire) where you can turn off mobile network (deselect the option “use phone for data connnection when wi-fi is unavailable”) which should do what you need (but just to be clear I have not tried this myself so cannot guarantee…)

    February 1, 2013 at 2:51 pm #714341
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    darth989

    Yeah if its anything like my
    Yeah if its anything like my standard old HTC Desire just turn off the 3G and the GPS on and you should be fine.

    February 1, 2013 at 2:47 pm #714339
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    Gkam84

    I don’t know about HTC, but
    I don’t know about HTC, but most phones these days have a flight mode…

    Switch that on, it will kill all data connections and then just turn the GPS on, it doesn’t cost anything.

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