Altitude App

Not sure about Samsung, but most tablets and phones require cell service or WiFi.
I am not sure of any that work with satellite.
I have GPS on my phone also but it needs cell or WiFi

Install the App "GPS Test" from the app store it'll give you what you want.

Common misconception: Smart Phone GPS require cell service or WiFi to operate. Not true the GPS chip works all the time on or off the network. It's just that when your off the network your device can't download the map data. For these times it's best to use an offline GPS app like: CoPilot or Sygic. These install all the map data to the device so they work all the time.

Ka Ron wrote:
Not sure about Samsung, but most tablets and phones require cell service or WiFi.
I am not sure of any that work with satellite.
I have GPS on my phone also but it needs cell or WiFi

I have Nav Free on my tablet it's a GPS and it works without cell or WiFi ,some of the members here on the RVnet told me about it and so far it's been good on the test around my area. I was wanting a altitude gauge to have more fun toys.

Thanks for the update.

Is the sat service on the tablet free?

Ka Ron wrote:
Thanks for the update.

Is the sat service on the tablet free?

It is a free app and my tablet is a WiFi only but the Nev free app works with out cell or WiFi

sch911 wrote:
Install the App "GPS Test" from the app store it'll give you what you want.

Common misconception: Smart Phone GPS require cell service or WiFi to operate. Not true the GPS chip works all the time on or off the network. It's just that when your off the network your device can't download the map data. For these times it's best to use an offline GPS app like: CoPilot or Sygic. These install all the map data to the device so they work all the time.

sch911,
I have a GPS ( Nav Free ) but I was wanting a altitude readout as another tool. I think I will look at Co pilot and Sygic . thanks

J herb wrote:

sch911,
I have a GPS ( Nav Free ) but I was wanting a altitude readout as another tool. I think I will look at Co pilot and Sygic . thanks

That's why I suggested you download the App "GPS Test" as it has an Altitude readout and much more, better yet it's free.

GPS...is a satellite location service
The satellite only provides location data
Altitude info or map info must be supplied by a program containing such info
Location is determine by timing responder signals and the the time in milliseconds with the identified Sat ID and matching that against a numeric tablet

sch911 wrote:

J herb wrote:

sch911,
I have a GPS ( Nav Free ) but I was wanting a altitude readout as another tool. I think I will look at Co pilot and Sygic . thanks

That's why I suggested you download the App "GPS Test" as it has an Altitude readout and much more, better yet it's free.

I will download the GPS test and check it out, Thanks for the info

MrWizard wrote:
GPS...is a satellite location service
The satellite only provides location data
Altitude info or map info must be supplied by a program containing such info
Location is determine by timing responder signals and the the time in milliseconds with the identified Sat ID and matching that against a numeric tablet

Mr Wizard,
thanks for the info as I have learn a lot from your postings, you have taught a lot of us things that we didn't know.