Not sure what you are looking for an answer here. Is a hardware difference internally between the 3G model and the Wi-Fi only model. 3G/4G model has cellular card and an internal GPS receiver built-in. Use of the GPS is 100% independent of whether or not you have the 3G 4G actually activated. The Wi-Fi only model has no option for internal GPS or use of cellular.
PC, are you sure you only have a Wi-Fi only model? Or if you just simply not activated the cellular? Go to settings and see if there is an option for cellular that grayed out.
Apple has not made any of their iPad models that are Wi-Fi only with an internal GPS. I was one of those geeks that got an iPad the first day that ever came out.
Typing and grammar errors courtesy of Siri and the iPhone.
Thanks for the response, PC. I think I'll try turning off my 3G on my iPad 2 and see what happens.
LMLrs take note. We may be spending $ on 3G that we don't have to spend.
John, I don't know what else to tell you, but my iPad2 tracks!!! It is wifi only with 64GB of memory. I use ForeFlight and have flown all over the US and it tracks. It tracks while taxiing on airfield diagrams, it tracks on approach plates, it tracks enroute. And it is not connected via Bluetooth or to any other external device like Bad Elf. I use it while traveling in the car with a number of APS to get directions and find restaurants, hotels etc. It tracks. Perhaps I have the only iPad2 (wifi only) that works, perhaps whoever built my iPad inadvertently made a mistake. I don't know. What I do know is that it tracks. I might add that this same discussion took place a few years ago on LML, and the same kind of disparity took place. PC The Wi-fi only ipad does not have an internal GPS, so you would need an external GPS to have georeferencing. The Wi-fi+G model does have an internal gps. Jay Phillips That's good news to me, PC. Just to be sure, are you saying you are georeferenced without a blue tooth or other GPS hooked up to the iPad? Greetings, I have used an iPad2 (64G, WiFi only) since it came out very successfully with ForeFlight. It georeferences fully on charts and plates. The top of my canopy of my 360 is lined with dark window film that makes the iPad screen easily seen. PC Davis N356PC
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