Changed 8 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Was wondering if anyone has found a gps that will connect to a wifi enabled iPad? Some of the web reviews are not that favorable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,016 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Yep. Both the vesper marine ais and the digital yacht ones, with WiFi, work well, but not exactly a GPS!... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fusion 0 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Take the leap and up grade to the 3G iPad it has GPS built in and is the best option with Navionics. Then you get to read crew.org when you get to the destanation. You dont need to have a sim in for the GPS to work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Changed 8 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Just a bit tight really. Get all the data through hot spotting the phone. Navionics works well on the phone so would like same on pad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OYSTR 1 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I've seen the Navionics app working on a wifi only iPad when "hot spot" connected to a phone with GPS. Have you tried that? Downside is using up the battery on both devices at the same time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Changed 8 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Yes I have. With no luck. Is the iphone 5s different to the 4s? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OYSTR 1 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Yes I have. With no luck. Is the iphone 5s different to the 4s? Possibly if they're on different versions of iOS. Maybe try hotspot by bluetooth compared with wifi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 203 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 This is what you want http://bad-elf.com/ They sell a version for both wifi only iPads with lighting connector, or the older style dock pin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Absolution 7 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Have a look for a Bluetooth connected GPS rather than WiFi. The Garmin GLO should work fine but there are cheaper ones around too. There are also a few apps that let you share a phones GPS via Bluetooth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Absolution 7 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 For android phones: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .GpsOverBt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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