Windows 10: Precise location cannot be determined on a Surface Pro 8 LTE with Verizon SIM card

mfields515 · Mar 21, 2025

I have a Surface Pro 8 for Business with LTE Advanced Model 1982 i7. BIOS version/date: Microsoft 26.106.143 8/16/2024I have installed a verizon sim card. When out in the field, I am able to access the internet so I know the sim is working. However, whether I try to find my location with Bing or Google maps by clicking the "Location" button, the window zooms out to the whole world and at the bottom displays "Your precise location could not be determined." Opening Google Earth in Edge gets me to within 850 m of my actual location, but using Google Earth desktop, my location is 200 miles off

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Brink · Mar 21, 2025

Updates for Surface Studio and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced - June 28

We’ve released new driver and firmware updates for the Surface Studio and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807) devices. On Surface Pro with LTE Advanced this update includes a new Gemalto eSIM Firmware Update, improving eSIM service stability. On Surface Studio, these updates include drivers and firmware for Surface Touch, Surface Pen Settings, and Surface Pen Pairing that enable Surface Pen advanced feature support on devices running Windows 10 version 1803 or above.

This update for Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807) is available via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center at the Surface Pro LTE drivers and firmware page. Click Download to download the following files:

SurfacePro_LTE_Win10_15063_1804407_0.msi

SurfacePro_LTE_Win10_16299_1804407_0.msi

These updates for Surface Studio are available via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center at the Surface Studio drivers and firmware page. Click Download to download the following file:

SurfaceStudio_Win10_17134_1802206_0.msi

Surface Pro:

Gemalto eSIM Firmware Update v2.8.2.1 improves eSIM service stability.

Surface Studio:

Surface Touch v132.177.6.160 enables Surface Pen advanced feature support.

Surface Pen Settings v21.0.17.0 enables Surface Pen advanced feature support.

Surface Pen Pairing v1.7.136.0 enables Surface Pen advanced feature support.

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Source: Updates for Surface Studio and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (28 June 2018) Surface

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Surface Studio update history

Surface Pro update history

Brink · Mar 21, 2025

Updates for Surface Studio and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced - June 28 Surface

We’ve released new driver and firmware updates for the Surface Studio and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807) devices. On Surface Pro with LTE Advanced this update includes a new Gemalto eSIM Firmware Update, improving eSIM service stability. On Surface Studio, these updates include drivers and firmware for Surface Touch, Surface Pen Settings, and Surface Pen Pairing that enable Surface Pen advanced feature support on devices running Windows 10 version 1803 or above.

This update for Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807) is available via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center at the Surface Pro LTE drivers and firmware page. Click Download to download the following files:

SurfacePro_LTE_Win10_15063_1804407_0.msi

SurfacePro_LTE_Win10_16299_1804407_0.msi

These updates for Surface Studio are available via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center at the Surface Studio drivers and firmware page. Click Download to download the following file:

SurfaceStudio_Win10_17134_1802206_0.msi

Surface Pro:

Gemalto eSIM Firmware Update v2.8.2.1 improves eSIM service stability.

Surface Studio:

Surface Touch v132.177.6.160 enables Surface Pen advanced feature support.

Surface Pen Settings v21.0.17.0 enables Surface Pen advanced feature support.

Surface Pen Pairing v1.7.136.0 enables Surface Pen advanced feature support.

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Source: Updates for Surface Studio and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (28 June 2018) Surface

See also:

Surface Studio update history

Surface Pro update history

Brink · Mar 21, 2025

Behind the design: engineer’s tour of Surface Pro with LTE Advanced

Delivering on a state of the art LTE architecture while remaining true to the design heritage of Surface, is a significant milestone. It required that the engineering team develop a number of breakthrough engineering and design techniques as shared by Tim Golik, Director of Surface Program Management, on Microsoft Mechanics.

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Merging Surface Pro design heritage with always on connectivity

The Surface Pro with LTE Advanced is the latest in the Surface Pro line, which was announced this past summer. If you are not familiar with the Surface Pro, it's our versatile and ultra-light device that transitions seamlessly between laptop and tablet, and the successor to the Surface Pro 4, that gives you even more mobility and performance.

The new Surface Pro offers 50% more battery life than the Surface Pro 4, is capable of 13.5 hours in a single charge, and runs at full power with Intel's 7th generation processors, making it 20% faster than Surface Pro 4.

We also added an additional 15 degrees of kickstand travel that allows the device to go into Studio mode. Further, with the addition of a new enhanced color mode, the PixelSense display is capable of displaying vivid colors without altering skin tones or delicate colors.

The Surface Pro with LTE Advanced goes even further. It supports 4G LTE and is capable of download speeds of up to 450 megabits per second making it the fastest LTE-enabled laptop in its class.1

An unlocked device, the experience of connecting to the internet is like roaming with your phone. Your device remains connected and switches between Wi-Fi and LTE networks automatically almost anywhere on the planet.

To preserve the design principles of the Surface Pro, the engineering team built the LTE architecture from scratch, marking a deliberate shift from the use of readily available off-the-shelf modules which would have increased the thickness and weight of the device.

The team custom built a set of 7 antennae to support 4G LTE bands globally and placed them in the smallest LTE tablet bezels on the market today, without compromise to the size of the device or the display.

Key to this accomplishment was the development of an industry first process to join polycarbonate and magnesium into a single gapless and stepless fusion of premium materials.

To preserve even more space and power, as Tim demonstrates, the team leveraged the new Pro's fan-less passively cooled design to incorporate a custom LTE-advanced modem platform in the space where the cooling fan would have been.

Superior productivity and extensibility

The engineering team chose the state of the art Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X16 LTE modem for the New Pro because it has many features that are not yet deployed on mobile networks meaning that it can be configured for today's world with expandability for the future. The new Pro with LTE Advanced has Cat 9 connectivity and is configured to support 20 frequency bands that cover most LTE carriers around the world.2

To keep you always connected you have the choice of using either a Nano SIM card or an embedded SIM – also known as an eSIM. Using an eSIM, you can go to the Windows store and purchase the service that you want from available service providers to connect you to the LTE network without buying a physical sim card.

Of course, having a device that is always connected, also brings manageability and security benefits. You can send updates, configure policy and manage devices immediately because the device is always online.

These are just a few of the highlights of the design of the new Surface Pro with LTE Advanced. You can learn more here and by watching the full episode as part of our Microsoft Mechanics series design and management of Surface devices https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXtHYVsvn_b__1Baibdu4elN4SoF3JTBZ. Also, be sure to follow us on @MSFTMechanics for the latest updates.

1. Comparison of Surface Pro with LTE Advanced modem capability of up to 450 Mbps download speed to 12" and 13" LTE-enabled laptops and 2-in-1 computers Cat 6 modem maximum download speed of up to 300 Mbps.

2. Comparison of supported bands and modem speed for Surface Pro with LTE Advanced vs. 12" and 13" LTE-enabled laptops and 2-in-1 computers. Service availability and performance subject to service provider's network. Contact your service provider for details, compatibility, pricing, SIM card, and activation. See all specs and frequencies at Surface.com.
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Source: Behind the design: An engineer’s tour of the new Surface Pro with LTE Advanced Surface

See also: Surface Pro with LTE Advanced available in December Surface - Windows 10 Forums

Windows 10: Precise location cannot be determined on a Surface Pro 8 LTE with Verizon SIM card

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