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iPad GPS question

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by tdriver196, Nov 4, 2012.

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  1. Nov 4, 2012 #1
    tdriver196

    tdriver196 Light Load Member

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    I am going to start driving soon and I have an iPad that does not have cellular service. My question is will it work with Co Pilot program without the cellular?
     
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  3. Nov 4, 2012 #2
    awbro

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    you can get a bluetooth gps receiver to work with the ipad... just google it, around 100 bucks on amazon. gps isnt cellular, it is its own chip.
     
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  4. Nov 4, 2012 #3
    tdriver196

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    So even with an app like Co Pilot Truck it won't work without this GPS bluetooth receiver?
     
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  5. Nov 4, 2012 #4
    Marky84

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    get the google maps app. and or an iphone 4s with siri. very good app, never wrong, my fiances used it a while, and with a 4s with siri it talks to u and takes u right there
     
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  7. Nov 4, 2012 #5
    tdriver196

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    I just found this.

    First, does the iPad have a GPS already? If it's a 3G or 4G model, the answer is yes-there is a built-in GPS receiver. And the GPS is completely separate from the 3G/4G service, so you don't even have to have an active data plan for the GPS to work. You could buy a 3G/4G model iPad, never activate your Verizon or AT&T service, and still have GPS data. (WiFi only iPads do not have a GPS).
     
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  8. Nov 4, 2012 #6
    sherlock510

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    What's wrong with a regular truckers GPS?
    The iPad won't tell you about restricted routes or low clearances....
     
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  9. Nov 4, 2012 #7
    wsyrob

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    This is a good way to hit a bridge. There is no app or GPS that is never wrong.
     
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  10. Nov 4, 2012 #8
    evd

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    Amen even with Truck Gps is posible to hit a bridge if you dont read the signs .
     
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  11. Nov 4, 2012 #9
    tdriver196

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    First of all any GPS should be a secondary form of navigation to a truckers road atlas and proper trip planning. Second, Co Pilot is a Truck designed GPS app that does have settings for bridges, restricted roads and so on.
     
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  12. Nov 4, 2012 #10
    jcal88

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    if you get or use a gps, make sure it is STAA friendly. and only use it as a tool. i bought a cobra gps last year. its already done paid itself off, but guess what? i have not touched it in 3 weeks. if you are 100% on trip planning(takes time), you dont need a gps. just the MC atlas.
     
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