Wifi only iPad2 gets GPS when tethered to iPhone.

[JRoDDz]

Interesting finding by cultofmac:

http://www.cultofmac.com/wifi-only-ipad-2-gets-gps-when-tethered-to-iphone/86642#more-86642

 

[blevins321]

Well $%#&. There's $129 down the drain. The GPS is the only reason that I got the 3G model. For net access I just MyWi it...

 

[aristobrat]

FWIW, there's a bigger thread discussing this topic:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1118413/

blevins321, if it makes you feel any better, they're guessing that the iPhone only sends GPS info over every minute or so, so your iPad 3G should get much better native GPS performance!

 

[blevins321]

FWIW, there's a bigger thread discussing this topic:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1118413/

blevins321, if it makes you feel any better, they're guessing that the iPhone only sends GPS info over every minute or so, so your iPad 3G should get much better native GPS performance!

Lol, actually it does. Apparently it's too slow for navigation functions. I feel relieved 🙂