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First iPad Wi-Fi + 3G Arrives a Day Early
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The thousands of comments to the saga of the lost phone also became a pain in the ass. Maybe not all juvenile, I mean we had every criminal justice official in California commenting on the nature of man and his relationship to the law, but god, you gotta give it a break after awhile.
The thousands of comments to the saga of the lost phone also became a pain in the ass. Maybe not all juvenile, I mean we had every criminal justice official in California commenting on the nature of man and his relationship to the law, but god, you gotta give it a break after awhile.
Guess you haven't used an iPad then. It holds 100% charge for several minutes after use. A few hours if it's on and off the charger, but not in use.
I wonderz if an UPS guy went to that bar, got drunken hard and left a iPad 3G on his stool. Wow, that must be Robert Chen owning that iPad in an picture.
Same here. Almost a peave of mine because it seems inaccurate or dishonest. I watched twenty five minutes of The Hangover the other day and it still said 100%. And then it only sits at 99% for like ten
Ya know, Steve could completely control the delivery of Apple's devices by simply buying up a FedEx competing courier, like DHL...
Instead of going to the Mall, apparently kids just come here now. Been like that since the iPhone came out. What can you do. They're our future convenience store clerks.
Does GPS work without DataPlan and WiFi off?
If the lucky person that got the device reads this, do you think you can test GPS for us to see if it works without WiFi on and without a dataplan? I've yet to get a clear answer on this.
Please don't post a reply with theories, I'm just looking for the facts.
If the lucky person that got the device reads this, do you think you can test GPS for us to see if it works without WiFi on and without a dataplan? I've yet to get a clear answer on this.
Please don't post a reply with theories, I'm just looking for the facts.
there is no reason why it wouldnt work.
GPS does not need a data connection to get a position.
this is not a theory. it is a fact.
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Engadget reports that despite Apple's plans for iPad Wi-Fi + 3G pre-orders to be delivered tomorrow in the U.S., at least one lucky customer has had their shipment slip through the cracks and be delivered a day early.
While no details on hidden differences between the 3G and Wi-Fi-only versions have been noted, the one image posted is clearly of a 3G-capable model as distinguished by the black plastic strip visible along the top edge (to allow for cellular signal access) and the status bar noting a connnection to AT&T's 3G network.
Article Link: First iPad Wi-Fi + 3G Arrives a Day Early
nice messy shelves, no way its a mac user
It is a fact that the GPS is Assisted GPS and it does make use of cell data to better and faster triangulate. It may be that it can operate without it, but it will not work as well (just try your 3GS in airplane mode). Also any location mapping apps won't work unless they store the map data locally.
Wait I thought we got them today... I got mine too...
iPad 3G 16GB...
Edit: Am I the only other person that got there's today???
iPad 3G 16GB...
Edit: Am I the only other person that got there's today???
People won't call this a big iPod Touch! no more!
People will call a big iPhone!
Now that's funny
it does use A-GPS. but A-GPS does NOT require a data connection to use the normal GPS functionality when an internet connection is not available
here is the theory part:a small number of A-GPS receivers cannot function without the data and use the traditional method of finding position.
BUT
the chips used in the iphone 3G/3GS can be used as standard GPS modules when A-GPS functionality is not possible. so im putting my money on the fact that the ipad 3G has a similar chip.
it does use A-GPS. but A-GPS does NOT require a data connection to use the normal GPS functionality when an internet connection is not available
a small number of A-GPS receivers cannot function without the data and use the traditional method of finding position.
BUT
the chips used in the iphone 3G/3GS can be used as standard GPS modules when A-GPS functionality is not possible. so im putting my money on the fact that the ipad 3G has a similar chip.
The GPS might work, but the maps won't. The iPhone OS doesn't have all of google maps' map data on the device. One of the issues with "turn by turn" is when you're out of network, you get a nice blue dot in the middle of a tan/gray screen.
Unless you have an app that needs GPS without google maps or a data connection, it might work.