Thread: iPad 3G question
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Old 08-06-2010, 04:56 PM   #24
Maggie Leung
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Originally Posted by kjk View Post
Maggie, GPS can work totally separately from wi-fi (or 3G for that matter). If you had access to maps on your device, for example (instead of needing to download them on the fly), GPS alone could locate you precisely.
Not understanding how that works. Can't you already load maps on an iPad with only wi-fi? If I turn off the connection, how does the satellite know where I am? How does the communication happen?
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