GPS on a smart phone?

[jbeaumont21]

I have read that some of the new smart phones run the satellite GPS, but I was more curious if I would be able to download onto my phone the new 3-D maps that the Garmin Oregon uses.  If I can get the same maps as the garmin and my phone which uses satellite GPS then there is no reason to spend an extra $350 to buy a new Garmin when my phone can do the same thing.  So with that said, does anyone know if I can download the new Garmin 3-D color maps onto a new Droid smart phone?  I'm sure I could talk to Garmin or some Verizon sleazy saleman but I am feeling lazy and was hoping someone on here already knew the answer.
Thanks!

[SkookumHntr]

-My Oregon takes the micro sd card, the mapping is on that. Idk if theres enough built in memory for much with out it.

[hikeNhunt]

I recently had experience with this when I went out for elk last weekend. I have a Droid 2 from Verizon which is running Android 2.2 I believe. I tried out an app called MapDroyd. The app uses the GPS function of the phone without using any data connection (3G, Edge, or WiFi). The map for Washington is very basic, but it has all the forestry roads on it. It can only show where you are on the map (which it does pretty well) and allows you to zoom in or out. I really hope they add the ability to mark points on the map. This helped me get around on the roads and match road numbers to what I was looking at on my printed out GMU map. It's still very basic but can really save your butt if you get lost and don't know which way the road is.

[Alchase]

IF you spend a bunch of time googling, lol, you will get totally frustrated with what the rest of the world calls "GPS" having a Tom Tom voice tell you where to turn is not what I concider real GPS ability. Very few reviews of GPS capability that a Garmin/Magellan would offer. Most of the "location based services" as the smart phone reviews call them are Tom Tom like services that require a monthly service fee on top of your current plan. I would bet within the next year all the major phone sellers will offer a "real" GPS phone that will work without a data signal (at least the GPS part).
I won't hold my breath though, the technology is there my bet is they are trying to figure out how to charge us for it, lol