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iPad as a GPS Device ?
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<blockquote data-quote="doctorxring" data-source="post: 1093591" data-attributes="member: 17090"><p>.</p><p></p><p>WiFi+3G has an A-GPS chip. This is the best type of navigation</p><p>chip out there for hand held devices. It does a preliminary lock</p><p>with cell towers (if available) to give a quick and dirty location</p><p>while the satellite GPS does it's thing. This takes time. As this</p><p>information is processed, then the location is refined. It is VERY</p><p>accurate. It is an "assisted GPS" chip, in that the cell towers </p><p>are used for sorting location while the satellite info is processed.</p><p></p><p>I just got back from a 2,000 round trip road trip. I used Google Maps</p><p>with my WiFi+3G as my primary navigation aid. I have one word to say about it. Awesome. This is as long as you have service to download the</p><p>map so that the GPS can do it's thing. I also have Navigon as a back</p><p>up as it has maps on board the iPad's memory. But I like to use</p><p>Google Maps better. I love the way you can pinch and scroll the maps</p><p>to the scale that you need. I feel like the iPad earns it's keep with</p><p>just this one function. </p><p></p><p>I do not mount it on my dash though. My wife was along, so she</p><p>played navigator. </p><p></p><p>dxr</p><p></p><p>P.S. iPad runs Navigon like a champ. Much more reliable/fast than</p><p>running it on iPhone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doctorxring, post: 1093591, member: 17090"] . WiFi+3G has an A-GPS chip. This is the best type of navigation chip out there for hand held devices. It does a preliminary lock with cell towers (if available) to give a quick and dirty location while the satellite GPS does it's thing. This takes time. As this information is processed, then the location is refined. It is VERY accurate. It is an "assisted GPS" chip, in that the cell towers are used for sorting location while the satellite info is processed. I just got back from a 2,000 round trip road trip. I used Google Maps with my WiFi+3G as my primary navigation aid. I have one word to say about it. Awesome. This is as long as you have service to download the map so that the GPS can do it's thing. I also have Navigon as a back up as it has maps on board the iPad's memory. But I like to use Google Maps better. I love the way you can pinch and scroll the maps to the scale that you need. I feel like the iPad earns it's keep with just this one function. I do not mount it on my dash though. My wife was along, so she played navigator. dxr P.S. iPad runs Navigon like a champ. Much more reliable/fast than running it on iPhone. [/QUOTE]
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