Acer's Transformer Pad tablets had a real GPS (even in the wifi versions)... The 'MeMo Pad' ones do NOT have a GPS.
On 3/10/2014 9:21 PM, Tony King wrote: > Watch out for iPads too. The WiFi only models don't have a GPS chipset - > only the cellular models support GPS. The GPS will work without a SIM > card, so the tablet doesn't have to be on a carrier plan, but the GPS > chipset has to be there. > > Cheers, > > Tony > > On 11 March 2014 14:16, Michael Lineback <miclineback at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Location Services is just Cell tower location it is not GPS. If you want >> GPS on a tablet you have to find one with an internal GPS receiver or get >> an external GPS receiver that connects bluetooth with your tablet. Ipad >> and some Android tablets have aGPS or assisted GPS which means that they >> have an internal antenna for GPS but use cell tower information to get a >> first fix so they don't spend so much time getting a fix from a good >> signal. >> >> Everything I can find on the tablet you mention says NOTHING about an >> internal GPS antenna. If you relay want GPS in the tablet then go for >> the Google Nexus, Ipad, Lenovo Yoga or something similar. Those >> specifically mention GPS Antenna. Beyond that if you really want to keep >> the tablet you have then you will have to get an external antenna with >> Bluetooth to connect to the tablet you have. >> >> HTH, >> >> Michael >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 6:53 PM, Doran Jaffas <kr2owner at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi everybody, I'm giving this one last ditch effort for some helpI'm >> going >>> to take these tablets back and say the..... With it. >>> I have a Google premier 8 inch tablet. I can use Google Maps with >> this >>> tablet but when I attempt to use the Avare Aviation moving map it comes >> up >>> no GPS signal. I also tried installing a difference aviation program and >>> got the same thing. My location services are on and as I said the Google >>> Maps works. Does anybody know if the tablet needs an external GPS >> receiver >>> device plugged into it? >>> I assumed from the discussions I read on this website it was going >> to >>> act just like it does on my phone on which the site works great. But I >> have >>> literally spent hours trying to figure this out the last few days and >>> really need some advice or the heck with it and I'll just wait to come up >>> with the money to buy Aviation GPS seems like such a shame because of >> work >>> so well on my phone but I need a bigger screen so I purchased the tablets >>> and I can't get it to work out now. Like most people out there I do not >>> like throwing money away. Thank you for the rant is anybody has any >> really >>> buy some this I would really appreciate it! >>> Doran >>> N186RC >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >>> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >>> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >>> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to >> change >>> options >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change >> options >> > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
