GPS-Tablet set up fro 2104

Very true!
I guess looking at current GPS ranges like Garmin, the tablet set up must have taken a big slice of their market.......
Again, thank you for all the help and input.
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Originally Posted by 100inch

Is there a new tablet in the pipeline for Xmas? As said I need it for the xmas trip so I can hold back and see what is coming up....

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Was browsing the usual tech ads for the major retailers and I see that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is being offered for $449 "hot price"...this is about $200 less than the JBHiFi price in May ... I suspect your instincts are "good";) and that an update is on the way... but maybe not necessarily to the GPS capability..

given reports that Samsung completed a major contract a couple of months ago to supply Apple :eek: with high resolution screens, they will probably be the 'next -big-thing' for Samsung to compete with the ?Retina currently offered on Apple stuff...

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Originally Posted by mikehzz

There isn't a way to STOP a tablet from finding satellites if they are there. There is so much bunk around how 3G tablets need phone towers to operate. They don't, full stop.
AGPS is actually better, I can get a location fix in my loungeroom where my stand alone GPS can't. I also get an accurate fix on the phone and tablet in the middle of the Simpson Desert where there are no towers for 100's of kms.

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You may be confusing the point for some users. There is a way to STOP a tablet finding satellites. In Settings you go to "location services" and uncheck "GPS Satellites". I expect that this turns off the GPS and extends battery life a little.

3G tablets need a network connection to load maps of your location unless you are using an app that accesses map files already stored on the tablet.