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It makes more sense that this guy is clueless that his laptop has GPS that is transfering to the iPad, than the idea Apple is lying and the wi-fi iPad really has GPS installed and turned off until you activate wi-fi! 😎
His entire discussion is ludicrous. He is alleging that Apple would spend money to incorporate a benefit in their products and then deliberately keep that benefit secret from their customers. Why in the world would any manufacturer do something like that?
LOL, check the teardowns all over the net dude, you are clearly wrong, the GPS is built into the 3G/Cellular network chip, but "maybe" you are right. Maybe Apple designed an invisibility device and installed a GPS chip into the device somewhere, its just no one can see it because its invisible....Quoting Home Simpson: "now thats sarcasm!"
as i understood it, you can use a BT dongle for GPS, but only certain ones work due to Apple's implemetation of BT?
while a bit annoying, it would mean the BT dongle being self powered so less drain on the own battery.
alanfromwickford wrote:
as i understood it, you can use a BT dongle for GPS, but only certain ones work due to Apple's implemetation of BT?
The iPad already has bluetooth. You don't need (and cannot use) a bluetooth dongle with the iPad.
There are GPS receivers with bluetooth that work with the iPad.
http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Electronics-XGPS150-Universal-Smartphones/dp/B004M3BI **
FYI: You responded to a 15 month old post by Stasis88.
I think that technically, this one would be considered a dongle. And it is considered one of the better ones.
Fully aware it was an older post thankyou, thread is not clsed = no time limit implied, so what is your issue?
read carefully, i did not suggest the ipad2 did mot have Blue Toothe, only that certain BT 'dongles' commonly used name for a GPS receiver.
for those more interested in the actual thread subject, this link compares 2 different GPS dongles
true, think we overlapped :).
imho the XGPS150a seem more practical especially for boat or flying needs, the Bad Elf plugs in the bottom port making it vulnerable, also seems is powered from the iPad, and the Ipad2 is already big enough.
alanfromwickford wrote:
Fully aware it was an older post thankyou, thread is not clsed = no time limit implied, so what is your issue?
Just that you responded specifically to the original poster, who has not been seen in this neck of the woods since March 2, 2011.
I have followed most of this discussion and believed from the onset that the iPad wi-fi only does not have GPS capability. It does however perform as though it does when connected to a wi-fi spot. I belived that the GPS satelites actually determine the location of the wi-fi and it is interpreted by the iPad as its location. Not sure but think it is something like that.
But today I did a little experiment with "Find My iPod" (or Find My iPhone). With my iPad connected to wi-fi I was able to get its GPS location on my home computer. I then disconnected my iPad from wi-fi and tried again, expecting it would show the iPad as off-line and not find it. Wrong! It located the iPad perfectly. How can GPS statellites locate the iPad if it has no GPS capability? Apparently the iPad communicates with GPS satellites but just doesn't have the capability to process the data internally.
You are way off base about how the wi-fi only iPad determines location. We have already explained it many times in this very thread, so it's time to do your homework and read the thread if you want to post comments that tell us that you understand what you are speaking about. We shouldn't have to explain it again because you won't read the thread.
Short story, you don't understand how it works.
Chris,
And?
i fail to see why that matters? some forums close olde threads by habit, personally i think that is a mistake (unless its gone nasty).
A thread usually contains many informed resonses, and can be firm now inactive members. but these posts serve as history lessons to many who don't post out of fear of being "trolled" as you seem to be trying doing to me.
making a response ina existing older inactive thread serves to save the effort or re-running the whole thing just for a new user - savvy?
until i got nto this thread it was something i had not appreciated - so old dog new tricks :).
Lately i've been thinking of going for the iPad 3 WiFi only, giving my old WiFi only ipad2 to the wufe.
been chewing over if to go 3g or just WiFi, basing decission as if need internet or not, but having recently taken up speed boating (well being 5ho reallt slow boating) having. gps based speedo app can save you some in speeding fines.
alanfromwickford wrote:
it is not actually tracking via gps, it is tracking via the WAN ip of the network the ipad it is connected to.
No, it's tracking via all of the routers within WiFi reach, without regard to any connection.
thx Paul,
UK data while in the UK is very cheap, but go abroad the cost is simply frightenning. so i was thinking if getting one of the gprs routers, that could serve my iphone, ipad and laptop, and cost about the same as the 3g upgrade.
as previous podt now i could use the GOS to avigate marine maos and watch my speed.
Does iPad 2 WiFi Really Have No GPS???
