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Is it 3G iPad, or wifi only?I'm connected to wifi and maps "cant determine my location"
Yes, restart works, but it has happened 3 times since I got the ipad 2. Makes me think it's a hardware or software bug?
Is it 3G iPad, or wifi only?
If it's wifi only, maps will only know where you are because your ip address is stored in a database with some approximate coordinates. Wifi iPads only have 'assisted' GPS capabilities - by way of known coordinates of wifi locations.
You can get true, autonomous GPS capabilities via bluetooth GPS receivers - a few are capable of connecting to iPads... or, a BadElf GPS - available on Amazon.com
Last I checked, there's no AGPS in the wifi model. Just ip check, not AGPS unless that changed with iPad 2
Wifi models have "assisted" GPS as I said above. Assisted by means of associating an ip address to a known location. I also explained how to get a wifi iPad true, autonomous GPS above as well.
You can use Navigon on a wifi iPad - with an external GPS source.
I am doing that. Go to Amazon - search "BadElf".
You assume I'm using AGPS and "assisted" GPS synonymously. I'm not. Hence my use of "assisted" GPS.
You can use Navigon on a wifi iPad - with an external GPS source.
I am doing that. Go to Amazon - search "BadElf".
