Yes that is true of all three generations of iPad (which includes the one released yesterday). The Wifi only models have no GPS unit.
Cheers, Carlo On 09/03/2012, at 12:39 , Tim Law wrote: > I have an iPad 1 with WiFi only. > > To overcome the lack of a proper GPS - ie one that reads data from > satellites when away from any wifi and 3G cell towers, I purchased a Bad Elf > GPS unit that plugs into my iPad 1. This works well for away from > civilisation navigation. Of course, I cannot rely on web based mapping > services and the iPad holds a vast array of digital maps onboard. > > I understood only the 3G iPads, not the WiFi only, had a proper read the > satellites GPS. This was certainly the case with my iPad 1. > > Tim > > > > On 09/03/2012, at 12:30 PM, cm wrote: > >> Yes quite right. Assisted GPS is the combination of a GPS unit, positioning >> form triangulation of cell-phone towers, and positioning using wifi hot >> spots. >> >> There is one caveat, however, the Wifi only models of the iPad have no GPS >> unit and also cannot contact cell-phone towers. These Wifi only models can >> only use wifi triangulation to determine their position. This can be quite >> accurate on occasions but can have an inaccuracy of a kilometres on other >> occasions. >> >> Cheers, >> Carlo >> >> On 09/03/2012, at 12:23 , Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Adrian, >>> >>> The 4G models include GPS. The "assisted" part refers to the use of the >>> cell connection to make the localization quicker. However, access to a cell >>> signal is not required. The built in GPS will work on its own. >>> >>> It is unfortunate that Apple used the term "assisted GPS". It seems to >>> confuse a lot of people. >>> The iPad (1,2 and 3) have a FULLY FUNCTIONAL GPS, and it works extremely >>> well! >>> >>> As stated above, the "assisted" part refers to it's ability to use the >>> cellular towers for a quicker initial fix, in some locations. >>> >>> The New iPad Specifications: >>> <http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 09/03/2012, at 11:41 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >>> >>>> Good morning all! >>>> >>>> Can anyone tell me if any model of the new iPad actually has a GPS >>>> receiver installed or is it reliant on the mobile phone network? >>>> >>>> In iCloud Preferences (System) Find My Mac is greyed out and the "More" >>>> option says "Find My Mac requires a recovery partition". >>>> >>>> In my iCloud the iMac shows up as "Offline". The Mac Help system tells me >>>> what it does but not a clue on how to activate it. Any help will be >>>> appreciated. >>>> >>>> iMac 7" Intel OS X 10.7.3 >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> Adrian >>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
