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We kept my old and very slow Ipad which is sim enabled so has GPS, just for copilot. Don’t use it for anything else now. But still check with a paper map if route unknown.
 
Why do you need a SIM? just download it over WiFi and the maps you need, I use in on my Tab4 no SIM.
 
Pudsey Bear said:
Why do you need a SIM? just download it over WiFi and the maps you need, I use in on my Tab4 no SIM.
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For using as turn by turn sat nav PB, it needs some way to pick up gps sp either a GPS receiver or SIM card, neither of which were in tablet
 
Ah I see, I thought all tablets had a GPS chip, plenty cheap refurbished Tab4s on Ebay (£80 ish), I bought two as I figured they might pack up, second one is still in it's box two years later.
 
Pudsey Bear said:
Ah I see, I thought all tablets had a GPS chip, plenty cheap refurbished Tab4s on Ebay (£80 ish), I bought two as I figured they might pack up, second one is still in it's box two years later.
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I loaded it on to. Samsung Tab E we have and never had a use for and that doesn’t work, loaded on my old ipad2 as well and that was the same, they both needed WiFi to sim to get gps fix. May be something for folks to look out for when getting a new tablet if they want to try as sat nav. They do work but lag badly when I tried tethered so unusable day to day as main device
 
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