Dear forum friends,
I just received my newly bought Freelander PD 10 (FreeLander PD10 3G GPS 7 Inch HD Screen Android 4.0 MTK6575 Cortex A9 Tablet PC 1GB/8GB Bluetooth WCDMA Coffee). The description said: GPS - YES. So, in my (naive?) thinking, I expected this gadget to provide me with my location and possibly directions while I am away from the WIFI. Now what happens is that when I run the pre-installed 'Navigation' application, it stays on "waiting for location" - for hours, no change. I've checked the settings: GPS is enabled, the icon on the homescreen shows it's on. So I downloaded GPS Test. Without really understanding how this app works, I think it 'sees' a few satellites, but I still don't get a reading on my location, altitude, etc. Then I downloaded mapquest and I do get a map and the locations, but only as long as I stay on WIFI.
I am a little helpless right now. Do I have to further troubleshoot the GPS, or is this what was to be expected? I wouldn't need a GPS to have Google Maps running on WIFI, do I?
Many thanks for any hints and suggestions.
Sang-gye
I just received my newly bought Freelander PD 10 (FreeLander PD10 3G GPS 7 Inch HD Screen Android 4.0 MTK6575 Cortex A9 Tablet PC 1GB/8GB Bluetooth WCDMA Coffee). The description said: GPS - YES. So, in my (naive?) thinking, I expected this gadget to provide me with my location and possibly directions while I am away from the WIFI. Now what happens is that when I run the pre-installed 'Navigation' application, it stays on "waiting for location" - for hours, no change. I've checked the settings: GPS is enabled, the icon on the homescreen shows it's on. So I downloaded GPS Test. Without really understanding how this app works, I think it 'sees' a few satellites, but I still don't get a reading on my location, altitude, etc. Then I downloaded mapquest and I do get a map and the locations, but only as long as I stay on WIFI.
I am a little helpless right now. Do I have to further troubleshoot the GPS, or is this what was to be expected? I wouldn't need a GPS to have Google Maps running on WIFI, do I?
Many thanks for any hints and suggestions.
Sang-gye