IPhone 3GS w/3.1----GPS Doesn't Work
I discovered that the GPS didn't work on my phone under OS3 and OS3.1. I followed all the advice on this and other forums about turning the various network and locator settings off and on with no luck.
I went to my local Apple store where my Genius was unfamiliar with the GPS problem and didn't really know how to troubleshoot it. He ended up giving me a brand new phone.
The GPS worked fine until I returned home and restored my other programs--TomTom, GPS MotionX, GPS Kit, and Find My Car. The GPS crashed again.
I was able to restore it temporarily by turning off 3G and doing a locator restore. 24 Hours later, it has stopped working.
This seems to be a clear case of a OS bug and app compatibility since I've had the identical problem with two iPhone 3G.
Has anyone learned of a better more permanent fix? Does anyone know if Apple has acknowledged the OS problem and initiated a fix?
Hi to the forum. This is my first post - ever!
It's taken me 25 years of Apple equipment purchase and enthusiastic advocation to get to this point.
And what has got me here? 'The GPS on my iPhone 3G has doesn't work'. If you Google this statement you get 12 million hits. It seems to me that's probably 12 million people who have a problem with an Apple product they've purchased.
I've read a lot of the solutions that other users have come up with - dozens of different ones. I've updated the iPhone software as soon as I can, I've been patient, I've given Apple chance to sort it out. I've even gone back to printing out Google maps onto paper (remember 'paper') and taken those out with me in the car to find my way around town.
However - the southern hemisphere summer is coming and I want to use the (totally brilliant) Navionics chart/GPS App on the boat. No chance. According to the iPhone we're in Africa not New Zealand.
So what to do? I can't find any 'official' info from Apple. I've no idea how the politics of these situations work - and I don't care! 12 million hits can't be wrong. Apple needs to tell it's users what is happening (even if they're still working on it), and when we can expect a fix.
Come on Apple, keep us in the loop - we love your products - and we want to keep advocating for you!
PS - this is the best place I could find to have ths little discusion - if anyone has a more direct line to God (err I mean Apple) please let me know!
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