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 >
