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  1. 19th September 2013, 07:50 PM #21
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    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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  2. 21st September 2013, 10:04 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by 100inch View Post
    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....
    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 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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  3. 28th September 2013, 08:04 AM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by mikehzz View Post
    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.

    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.
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