Elizabeth, Steve is correct, you don’t need a data plan to use the GPS, but an iPad won’t have the GPS hardware without the cellular capability. However, my experience is that the iPad battery drains quickly with the GPS on full time, so Fred’s suggestion might be a better option for that reason. I did a charter last year on a boat without a good chartplotter so I used my iPad. I found that with the 12v system on that boat, I was losing charge even with the iPad plugged in. I had to shut it down to charge at times just to make sure I had adequate battery for the depth challenged areas I was sailing in. Without the GPS on, it charged just fine.
Jim Reinardy C&C 30-2 “Firewater” Milwaukee, WI Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Frederick G Street via CnC-List<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 9:01 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Frederick G Street<mailto:f...@postaudio.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List GPS Jim — you can add an external GPS receiver like the Bad Elf via Bluetooth; then you’ll have the functionality you need without having to buy a cell-enabled iPad. I’ve got one, and it works great. http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Elf-2200-Black-silver/dp/B008VWNBBE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459778416&sr=8-2&keywords=bad-elf+gps <http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Elf-2200-Black-silver/dp/B008VWNBBE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459778416&sr=8-2&keywords=bad-elf+gps> — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Apr 4, 2016, at 8:44 AM, Elizabeth McDonald via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I should have qualified the question, we downloaded Navionics, our I pad does > not have GPS, therefore, no ship icon! Will it appear on this app, if we > purchase this I pad with GPS, but without a phone plan! > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Apr 4, 2016, at 10:11 AM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> >> iPad with cellular, doesn't need a phone subscription for the GPS to work. >> >> Steve >> Suhana, C&C 32 >> Toronto
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