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egargiulo
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To install dji go4, i would like to take an apple air 2 wifi. Is it necessary that has it also cellular?
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Labroides
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No it's not necessary.
Apple don't give you a GPS receiver in the iPad unless you pay for the cellular version.
But you only need a GPS receiver in your tablet for two things:
1.  Follow-me flight
2.  Resetting home point to the current location of the controller (used if you are on a moving car or boat)

Your Phantom uses its own GPS for everything else.
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todor
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It only matter if you wish to stream live (mobile carrier bandwidth) outside of urban areas. Also as @Labroides said, it is useful for Follow me option and "dynamic home point" usage.
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Both Labroides and todor are correct.
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pasaytenpete
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Above are all correct, and note that cellular will also give you google maps support when out of wifi range.
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egargiulo
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todor Posted at 2017-5-17 02:36
It only matter if you wish to stream live (mobile carrier bandwidth) outside of urban areas. Also as @Labroides said, it is useful for Follow me option and "dynamic home point" usage.

HI. thank you all. Ipad wifi + cellular is useful for using the Follow Me option and "dynamic home point" usage. So are these 2 functions only possible if the ipad also has cellular? Is not the gps supplied with the ipad enough? So if i want these 2 functions need I to buy a wifi + cellular ipad?
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egargiulo Posted at 2017-5-17 21:20
HI. thank you all. Ipad wifi + cellular is useful for using the Follow Me option and "dynamic home point" usage. So are these 2 functions only possible if the ipad also has cellular? Is not the gps supplied with the ipad enough? So if i want these 2 functions need I to buy a wifi + cellular ipad?

Read post #2 again
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As Labroides replied in #2, iPad with wifi only DOES NOT have gps.  iPad with wifi and cellular does have gps.
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egargiulo Posted at 2017-5-17 21:20
HI. thank you all. Ipad wifi + cellular is useful for using the Follow Me option and "dynamic home point" usage. So are these 2 functions only possible if the ipad also has cellular? Is not the gps supplied with the ipad enough? So if i want these 2 functions need I to buy a wifi + cellular ipad?

Exactly, you have to buy wifi+cellular. This way your drone will be able to follow you (your ipad and remote controller) according to the gps data sent from your tablet. Also if you move from the take off point to another spot you may change your drone's home point to your new location.
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egargiulo
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ok. thank

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todor Posted at 2017-5-17 22:15
Exactly, you have to buy wifi+cellular. This way your drone will be able to follow you (your ipad and remote controller) according to the gps data sent from your tablet. Also if you move from the take off point to another spot you may change your drone's home point to your new location.

And if you are like most flyers and don't do follow-me or fly from a moving boat or car, you don't need it at all.
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