Tom,
As noted the Apple products have the GPS chip tied to the cell
system - thus requiring you buy a more expensive cellular enabled
unit.
Another option is Android tablets. For $160 cdn you can get an
Acer 8" screen Android tablet at Costco, or $230 for a 9.6" screen
Samsung - neither has cell capacity but both should have the GPS
capacity you're looking for. Cheaper than the iPad. Of course
there are other Android options that rival the iPad costs - some
even with built in waterproofing.
I use a couple older tablets for my navigation - download maps
and info with WiFi when I'm at home. They do come with one
challenge that I've noticed - harder to find good cases for some
of these tablets because they don't have the sales numbers of
Apple.
Mark
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
- George Santayana
On 2019-01-14 9:23 p.m., T power via
CnC-List wrote:
Awesome, thanks, much appreciated
Tom Power
Invictus
C&C 30 MK1
Fredericton, NB
To add to Joel’s comment, the iPad must be cellular capable
(not all of them are). Joel is correct that you need not
activate the cell plan.
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Tablet for
navigation
No. You don’t need to activate the cell plan. The GPS
antenna is shared with the cell antenna in the iPad.
Hi,
I would like to use an ipad mini 2 with the
navionics app to plan and use for nav purposes
on my boat, this will back up my chart plotter
and paper charts.
I read that to use the Navionics app on the
water to purchase an ipad that has cellular
capability.
So I'm looking at Best buy and see ipads with 4G
AT&T, Verizon, etc...
So my Question is; Does it matter what provider
is noted because I'm only using the cellular for
the Navionics app?
Thanks for any help.
Cheers,
Tom
Tom Power
Invictus
C&C 30 MK1
Fredericton, NB
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