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Best bluetooth gps to work with ipad ?

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Want to use my iPad 3 as a sat nav .. I know the wifi doesn't have any gps built in so I'm going to have to use a Bluetooth external gps unit .. I've tried my old holux Bluetooth gps and the iPad doesn't see it ,
Can anyone tell me the best one to use (not too expensive) .. I'm in uk

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Ouch expensive does iPad have to be jail broken to work or does it pair up straight away ?

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mancuk29 said:
Ouch expensive does iPad have to be jail broken to work or does it pair up straight away ?

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It is Bluetooth. Why would it need to be JB?
 

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Ouch expensive does iPad have to be jail broken to work or does it pair up straight away ?

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It is pricey, but if you upgraded to the 4G model just to use GPS you'd pay a little more (but have the option for 3g/4G).
 
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AQ_OC said:
It is Bluetooth. Why would it need to be JB?

I read on some sites before I found this fab forum the Bluetooth stack drivers are not on the wifi iPads
 
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AQ_OC said:
It is pricey, but if you upgraded to the 4G model just to use GPS you'd pay a little more (but have the option for 3g/4G).

I'll have a look at it thanks :)
 

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mancuk29 said:
I read on some sites before I found this fab forum the Bluetooth stack drivers are not on the wifi iPads

I own that receiver -- it works great with the iPad.
 

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Did you experience any problems after updating to iOS 6? (In case you did update)
I am looking into getting me one, but I heard of problems with the new OS...

Well, I have not had any problems with OS 6, but I now I have a iPad 3 with LTE so the chip is built in and thus the receiver isn't being used. However, I may get an iPad Mini Wifi, and if I do I will use the receiver with it. I don't expect there to be any problems, either.
 

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