iPhone GPS

[Guest]

I just drove home from work. I was bored so fired up Maps. All the way home I noticed I couldn't get a signal. I also fired up two other apps that use the GPS but these too couldn't get a signal. I am now at home and still cannot get a signal. After reading a few websites some people suggested that the GPS works if using wifi. I can confirm that it indeed does. If I switch off the wifi to use 3G again it again doesn't pinpoint my location.

Aside from this, the whole GPS thing on the iPhone sucks without proper GPS navigation software. I thought I read TomTom managed to get their software to work on the phone. I would be sure to buy it if they ever released it.

Back to my question, anyone else's GPS not working either?

Firmware 2.2

[Hierophant]

I just drove home from work. I was bored so fired up Maps. All the way home I noticed I couldn't get a signal. I also fired up two other apps that use the GPS but these too couldn't get a signal. I am now at home and still cannot get a signal. After reading a few websites some people suggested that the GPS works if using wifi. I can confirm that it indeed does. If I switch off the wifi to use 3G again it again doesn't pinpoint my location.

Aside from this, the whole GPS thing on the iPhone sucks without proper GPS navigation software. I thought I read TomTom managed to get their software to work on the phone. I would be sure to buy it if they ever released it.

Back to my question, anyone else's GPS not working either?

Firmware 2.2

I hear you - I honestly have been using Google Maps Mobile until Apple releases a TomTom app (if ever). Same great Tele Atlas maps, though no turn-by-turn. Worked great for me so far.

[waruikoohii]

Which iPhone? The iPhone 2G doesn't have a built in GPS reciever.

[Guest]

I guess if you read my post you would have seen I mention 3G. Some thing that too isn't one the first iPhone.

[[B00]]

Had no problem with my gps worked flawlessly when i went out into the back of beyond the other week :)

[Guest]

Tested again tonight with a mate's iPhone driving back from a job. Opened maps on both at the same time. His got the flashy pin thing within seconds. Mine only shows a target area of 6000 feet, so no pin. I've read a few other places on the net that people say they have the same problem. However there is no known fix. I find it odd I am the only person on this forum to have such an issue. Nothing on Apples support pages either.

[WyldPhoenix]

Do a Restore on your iPhone? See if that works!

[Guest]

Doing that now. Just need to wait 8 years while it syncs all music back up. :/

[LTD]

Did you do a hard reboot? Hold down both the Power and Home buttons.

[Guest]

Restore is still the same. I found today though. If I turn off 3G then use Maps I can get a signal. Turning on 3G once again stops it from working. Looks like a bug.

[Adam1V]

warranty job.

send it back.

[Guest]

Looks like most people started seeing this with firmware 2.0.1. Which from memory is the when I first noticed it.

TBH I am not all that bothered anyway as Maps is just awful.

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

TBH I am not all that bothered anyway as Maps is just awful.

Eh?! It's excellent!

[Guest]

Not for car navigation. Even if they just made the maps rotate so your always driving north on the screen would improve the maps by 100%.

[crazzyyfool]

Not for car navigation. Even if they just made the maps rotate so your always driving north on the screen would improve the maps by 100%.

The Maps app has never been advertised has having turn-by-turn navigation and also Google doesn't allow their Maps to be used for turn-by-turn purposes. It's against their EULA. You need a dedicated navigation Maps app for that ala TomTom, Garmin, NavMan etc.

[PL_ Veteran]

Not for car navigation. Even if they just made the maps rotate so your always driving north on the screen would improve the maps by 100%.

It's not meant for car navigation.

[Guest]

Which ala isn't available for the iPhone. The maps already offers routing from A to B. When the iPhone GPS is running you can follow the path. I wasn't suggesting a full blow sat nat, just a north facing map.

In regards to car navigation, there is an icon to change if your on foot or in a car. Sounds daft to have that if its not mean for car use.

[LTD]

Daft!

I love these English expressions! Daft! Toss! Tosser!

Although we speak the Queen's English up here, our expressions aren't nearly as interesting.

As for Google Maps, I do use it when behind the wheel, but you need to be extremely careful with it. I think the car feature is for when you're able to hand the unit to a passenger, which works quite well. But that's just an assumption.

I think even as we speak, someone's probably working on a voice turn-by-turn GPS app. It's only a matter of time.

[CPressland]

Well, I've tried out Google Maps and GPS loads of times and it's a 50/50 chance of it working. Sometimes Google Maps dosnt even work for me at all.

[LTD]

Well, I've tried out Google Maps and GPS loads of times and it's a 50/50 chance of it working. Sometimes Google Maps dosnt even work for me at all.

That's odd. Mine has worked all the time.

Might be a regional/UK issue?