Garmin GLO Portable GPS Receiver with GLONASS Technology and Vehicle Power Cable Review

Doesn't work with Windows 10. You know, this obscure operating system was released two full years ago. You will not find this information on the Revain product page. Nor does it appear on the Garmin product page, which I find disingenuous. No, you'll find it as a footnote to some posts on Garmin's support page, having already bought the POS and spent three hours getting it up and running.

Suitable for Pokemon Go on iPad with WiFi only. You have to use your phone as a hotspot to access the internet, but the Garmin GLO will give you an accurate GPS location. All you have to do is connect your device to an internet source (wifi, phone hotspot) and connect Bluetooth to the GLO and you're done. Now we can easily walk around the park where you still lose the position signal if we stray too far from other Wi-Fi pings.

I was able to connect it to my iPad mini 2 in my car via Bluetooth in less than a minute. I also have an iPad connected to my phone's hotspot so it has internet. I use Waze on my iPad due to traffic on my commute and it works great. I added a non-slip dash mount for the receiver that works great too. The all black color allows it to blend into my all black interior so all people see a few little lights when the receiver is on. Very glad I found this as an option for a tablet without GPS. Saved…

I used this device with an iPad Mini 2 and the Avenza mapping app to track my location in the Palau areas. Glo did very well. Excellent battery life (one full charge far exceeded my 4-6 hour continuous jungle excursions). I charged it every night but it would last 8 hours or more on a single charge (I left it on a couple of times and it lasted over 8 hours). It simply connected to Bluetooth on my iPad and usually found satellites within a minute or two. It was traced very well even under the…

Before: I drive with a coating that blocks RF (and UV) radiation, so my Android phone kept losing GPS lock. It was funny at times: google maps thought I was on the wrong side of the freeway and gave me directions to turn back, then thought I was on a back road and was completely confused. This was frustrating at times, especially when I was looking for a detour in heavy traffic, for example. After: I installed the Bluetooth GPS app (it's awesome), connected the GLO, turned on the dummy GPS…

GLO connects to your Android or iOS device via Bluetooth. For my Samsung S5 I can either use Bluetooth GPS with fake device location enabled or it can be used as an external GPS device depending on the app. It allows updates up to 10Hz, but I mostly see it around 8-8.5Hz (which is better than 1Hz for built-in GPS devices). Charging the battery is very annoying. Apparently I have to leave the device on to charge it from the USB port. If I turn it off while connected to a charger, it doesn't…

WARNING - APRIL 2015 - Bluetooth GPS devices no longer work with Apple iOS 8.3. -- DO NOT USE WITH iOS 8.3 --UPDATE -- JULY 2015 -- Apple has fixed an issue with Bluetooth GPS in iOS 8.4. I have confirmed that GLO works perfectly on both iPad and iPhone with version 8.4! UPDATE - MARCH 2016 - GLO continues to work on iOS 9. I have tested it on iOS 9.02, 9.1 and 9.3 and found no issues. UPDATE - May 2017 - Currently running iOS 10.3.1. I originally bought the module to use with my WiFi only…