Thanks, that's what I was forgetting, iPhone turns off the GPS receiver in Airplane mode -- dopey me. I have maps downloaded and one of the location apps is "Tom's GPS" which gives a Lat-Long and UTM read-out so you can find yourself on a paper map.

So will an iPhone without an associated service contract search for a cell network when not in Airplane Mode? I'll put that Q to the good folk at Verizon.

The dumb-phone I'm probably going to get may or may not have GPS. The pdf manual mentions GPS and AGPS in general, but not specifically for that model phone. Mostly I'm getting it for the "phone" function. It's ruggedized to mil spec for dust, shock and heat.