Q: Does iPad 2 WiFi Really Have No GPS???

BobTheFisherman wrote:

Maybe yours does not but neither does the wifi-only iPad.

His does.

He just doesn't know what he spends his money on.

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?

Philly_Phan wrote:

 

Why in the world would any manufacturer do something like that?

Aliens. Or possibly communists.

Communists?????

It's more likely Tea Party Republican Statesonians.

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 CU

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.

http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Elf-Receiver-generation-66-channel/dp/B0035Y7ZJ2/ref=s r_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339529132&sr=1-1&keywords=iPad+GPS

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

http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/blog-post/wireless/accessory-gps-for-ipads-plus- dual-xgps150-vs-bad-elf

Wow, the very two GPS devices to which we linked!

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.