Does Microsoft Surface have GPS?

Anonymous
2012-10-16T16:40:26+00:00

Simple question, cannot find the answer.  A couple of websites states that GPS is there, however I find nothing on www.surface.com.  The website that state that GPS is there have said that since june and I don't know how they would know?

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2012-12-12T16:23:17+00:00

There is no GPS on the Surface. It uses location services based on the internet connection.

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2012-10-16T18:47:26+00:00

As it's a WiFi only device, there is no GPS, but it does have location services as part of the operating system.

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Anonymous
2012-12-26T22:54:36+00:00

Hi,

Surface for Windows RT does not support an external GPS device such as the one you refer to.

Surface for Windows RT can look up your location based on WiFi signals in your vicinity, as long as the Surface is also Internet-connected.  Apps such as Maps or Weather, or web sites through Internet Explorer, can use this information.

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Anonymous
2013-04-02T19:11:00+00:00

Hello Myron,

Surface RT does not have GPS, however it does have Location Services which allows certain programs to know your location based on IP address.

Was there a specific app you needed to use with GPS?

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-19T03:33:38+00:00

    I have an older GPS-360 made by Pharos. It is tagged on the front as Microsoft. It is a USB device. It works great hooked to my laptop. I am still waiting on the surface to surpass the iPad. At that point I will switch to the Surface. I am really a PC person. But I am on my second iPad and getting ready to go to the next. A tablet for me has to have the following. Camera, music, cell connectivity, Wifi, Cell GPS (and not the GPS Wifi configuration) and USB connectivity. So far the iPad answers all but the USB issue for me. I don;t want to carry around auxiliary devices such as USB or Bluetooth items. Build it in...we will buy. The new iPad even answers one of my past complaints. The new generation iPads with cell service can also generate a Wifi Hotspot. That just leaves out the USB. I do miss what I can do on a PC but it answers all my needs for traveling. I just wish Microsoft would get all the features of the iPad, plus keep the USB. Then I would drop the iPad like a hot potato. ......but for now its another iPad :-(

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