As far I can remember you have to disconnect the Wifi connection if you want to use the GPS. If you google Ipad Air Gps you should get the right info. Anytime I have a issue I just google it.

That's a bit stupid of Apple... I have a Windows phone and a Windows Surface Pro tablet and if you have GPS, it gets used whether wifi is on or not. I used to use Android stuff and it's the same. No idea why crapple would do that... doesn't make any sense to me... good to know though.

But you don't get moving map or location do you Lance?

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But you don't get moving map or location do you Lance?

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 When I  go into wiki camps and use it as a GPS it is the same as using my Tom Tom it tells you where to turn and the name of the street you have to turn at.

Lance C

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03_Troopy wrote:

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But you don't get moving map or location do you Lance?

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 When I  go into wiki camps and use it as a GPS it is the same as using my Tom Tom it tells you where to turn and the name of the street you have to turn at.

Lance C

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 OK, I don't own any I things, but I was under the impression that the Ipad Air with wifi only doesn't have a GPS because the GPS chip is part of the G3 module, and uses the same antenna. So, without a GPS chip you will only get location information via wifi, which will only work if you are connected to a wifi network.

Is this the case, or do the wifi only models also have a GPS chip?

My Android tablet (Asus Transformer 101) does have a GPS chip, so you do get location directly from GPS satellites.

Olley46 wrote:

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03_Troopy wrote:

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Olley46 wrote:

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03_Troopy wrote:

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But you don't get moving map or location do you Lance?

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 When I  go into wiki camps and use it as a GPS it is the same as using my Tom Tom it tells you where to turn and the name of the street you have to turn at.

Lance C

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 OK, I don't own any I things, but I was under the impression that the Ipad Air with wifi only doesn't have a GPS because the GPS chip is part of the G3 module, and uses the same antenna. So, without a GPS chip you will only get location information via wifi, which will only work if you are connected to a wifi network.

Is this the case, or do the wifi only models also have a GPS chip?

My Android tablet (Asus Transformer 101) does have a GPS chip, so you do get location directly from GPS satellites.

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 Correction from what I told you before 03Troopy,I tested mine today ,you must have WIFI to set the GPS in motion,first up a ladies voice tells you what direction to start at then there is a map of your route hi lighted in blue just follow the map to your destination, but you need WIFI to set up first ,then it works without the WIFI, I tried setting up at the opposite end to come home no WIFI wouldn't set up for me .hope you can make sense of my jumble.

Lance C

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 Looking at the specs, wifi only doesn't have GPS, so any turn by turn direction you have will only be available when connected to a wifi network, unless it is giving an approximation derrived from it's 3 axis gyro, accelerometer, and digital compass all combined.

Location	Wi-Fi only Wi-Fi Digital compass	Wi-Fi + Cellular Wi-Fi Digital compass Assisted GPS and GLONASS Cellular

-- Edited by 03_Troopy on Wednesday 13th of May 2015 07:01:48 PM

Which mapping app did you download Paul?

OOps, I must be blind, I didn't even see the link.