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    does the gps on new thinkpads actually work

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by useroflaptops, Jun 8, 2009.

  1. useroflaptops

    useroflaptops Notebook Evangelist

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    I cant find any documentation on this for the GPS in new thinkpads. They advertise it but then leave everyone in the dark in terms of documentation.

    does it work throughout north america and around the world? what are the limitations country wise.

    What is needed to get the gps to work? I hear some people talking about slipping in a sim card. Will a blank SIM card work? do you need a service provider plan? Do you need extra software for the maps?

    Plz fill me in on all and neccesary details. thanks
     
    useroflaptops, Jun 8, 2009
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    cereal killer Notebook Consultant

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    I think it comes with the WWAN cards. I can't figure out how to use mine either though
     
    cereal killer, Jun 8, 2009
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    I forgot what I actually did, but on one of our review notebooks either Andrew or I was able to get it working with Google Earth. :eek:
     
    dietcokefiend, Jun 8, 2009
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Tried it just now and it works. I have the verizon wwan and no service and had to remove access connections for it to work. Otherwise I got "Cannot start hardware device. Please try again later' message. It plots your location decently with the default google online map feature.
     
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    I can get my GPS to work but when I launch google maps it just shows the map of of the whole area. It doesn't actually show a pointer or my movement/direction.. Does anyone have a pointer when they use their GPS? Basically I want to see the road i am travelling on.
     
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    useroflaptops Notebook Evangelist

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    has anyone tried the gps utility offered by lenoo itself
     
    useroflaptops, Jun 12, 2009
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  7. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You mean thinkvantage gps? That will only give you the coordinates which can then be plotted on to google maps/earth plus etc.
     
    miner, Jun 12, 2009
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