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Offline Bluwise

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How the hell does it do that.........??
« on: September 19, 2013, 16:40:09 PM »
There is no sim card in my iPad so I only connect wirelessly.

Out and about taking photos yesterday and when I got home and the iPad syncd with my laptop and sent the pics via photo stream, it tells me where the pics were taken......how the bloody hell does it do that???? :o

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Re: How the hell does it do that.........??
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2013, 16:42:08 PM »
A man from Apple follows each person who bought an iPad.

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Re: How the hell does it do that.........??
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2013, 18:15:49 PM »
GPS tracking ??

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Re: How the hell does it do that.........??
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2013, 18:30:26 PM »
I absolutely love technology!  I am old enough to do a "wow" over anything new that happens, yet I like to think young enough to want to be able to learn and use it all!  This year's wow item was FaceTime on my little Ipod!  I think it is so clever that I can sit in a bar in Calis and chat to my sister back home!  I gave her a little tour of where we were!  Brilliant....

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Re: How the hell does it do that.........??
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2013, 20:08:46 PM »
WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and Fairy Dust.

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Re: How the hell does it do that.........??
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2013, 20:47:22 PM »
well I never.........



....thought about GPS.  I was thinking no sim = no signal -  derrrr. :-[

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Re: How the hell does it do that.........??
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2013, 20:53:55 PM »
Not sure gps needs a SIM card. My iPhone works great as a sat nav (Nav Free for those interested. You can get most of the world free as well) and doesn't use any data just GPS.

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Re: How the hell does it do that.........??
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2013, 13:21:26 PM »
Most of these devices have a GPS in them now and getting your position coordinates is free.  What usually costs money is overlaying that position on a map - its the map download that is rarely free.

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Re: How the hell does it do that.........??
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2013, 13:41:32 PM »
Not sure gps needs a SIM card. My iPhone works great as a sat nav (Nav Free for those interested. You can get most of the world free as well) and doesn't use any data just GPS.

My TomTom doesn't have a sim :-)

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Re: How the hell does it do that.........??
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2013, 14:00:35 PM »
My TomTom doesn't have a sim :-)

I think you'll find it does. Albeit, non-removable. Check in the 'Settings' > 'Connections' > 'Network' section of your unit and you'll see it has a SIM ID and an IMEI.




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