GPS is built in the WIFI only

[Hmac]

Maybe the TomTom app needs to created a specific version for the iPad......

I have that app ready to go when i get my 3G iPad....

It would suck if it didn't work.

It will work fine with the 3G version of the iPad.

 

[Legolover64]

Here's the problem.... For the WiFi-only iPad to communicate with Skyhook's database, the iPad has to have an internet connection. So, no, you won't get a Lat/Lon if you aren't on a network.

It's TWO parts that are needed for WiFi triangulation... 1) A "mapped" WiFi hotspot (a WiFi base station with a MAC address that is known to Skyhook), and, 2) A way for that information to be shared back and forth between the iPad and Skyhook.

Without an active WiFi connection, you can't achieve number 2.

Mark

Mark,

Thanks for the clarification on all this. Before reading your posts, I had no idea how this tech worked (I thought it was all just IP based, but it seemed far too accurate for that).

I suppose using an iPhone tethered to an iPad is a reasonable enough solution; I'm not married to having GPS on my massive tablet computer.

Thanks again for the information!

 

[avaloncourt]

Here's the problem.... For the WiFi-only iPad to communicate with Skyhook's database, the iPad has to have an internet connection. So, no, you won't get a Lat/Lon if you aren't on a network.

It's TWO parts that are needed for WiFi triangulation... 1) A "mapped" WiFi hotspot (a WiFi base station with a MAC address that is known to Skyhook), and, 2) A way for that information to be shared back and forth between the iPad and Skyhook.

Without an active WiFi connection, you can't achieve number 2.

Mark

This is exactly correct.