Is It True that NAV OData web service does not support $count? NAV 2013

We get this error whenever we try to use $count or $inlinecount.

Is this a shortcoming of NAV's implemenation of OData? If so we might be forced to use Web Services instead.  See below. Is there a workaround in OData?

<error xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata">

<code/>

<message xml:lang="en-US">An error occurred while processing this request.</message>

<innererror>

<message>

Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

</message>

<type>System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException</type>

<stacktrace/>

<internalexception>

<message>

Client requests containing $count or $inlinecount are not supported by NAV OData web services.

</message>

<type>

Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Service.ODataServiceProvider.ODataException

</type>

<stacktrace/>

</internalexception>

</innererror>

</error>