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I just ordered the Venue 8 Pro. I was wondering whether it has a GPS. The specs are not saying it. And are there navigation programs like on Android.
I want the ability to run Windows legacy apps and don't really care about Metro apps so the "ecosystem" is not important to me. I ordered the stylus specifically to make selecting items on the small screen easier and, hopefully, not frustrating.I'm 99% sure that my Dell rep said no GPS.
Nice write up from Paul thurott on this device. I kinda want one, but I think I would be annoyed by Paul's concerns.
http://m.winsupersite.com/mobile-devices/dell-venue-8-pro-review
Lack of GPS is not an issue for me since I use my Android phone for GPS navigation. I have a Nexus 7 tablet with GPS and have never attempted to use it for navigation so have no reason to believe I will want to use the V8P for navigation either.
Should I have the desire, I have a Bluetooth GPS receiver I'm relatively sure will work with it. I will test that out after I receive the V8P tomorrow.
I received mine last Friday and in 2 days, I can't believe the number of W8.1 issues I had.
Wi-fi stopped working. Refresh
Windows Update stopped working. Refresh.
I lost like 3-4 hours for this. If it wasn't for the Windows version of MS Onenote I wanted, I would have gone Android big time.
And then I learnt here that it has no GPS.![]()
I think that a BT receiver would be the most likely to work. I will be able to let you know for sure when I receive my VP8 tomorrow.I bought this tablet also for use when I travel... can someone buy a GPS antenna and plug in the USB port or use BT?