IPhone 4 - Problem with Wifi corrupting GPS

Hello All,
Here is my situation on my iPhone 4 with ios 7.02 (though the issue has persisted through all versions of iOS 6):
When I turn on a gps program (either waze or google maps) while within wifi range, and then go out into 3G land, I have either no GPS connectivity or sporadic connectivity.
Similarly, if I am using one of those programs in my car and then go into a wifi network, it will not successfully connect after I leave wifi range.
The only remedy I have found is to turn the phone off completely, and turn it on when I am outside wifi range in order for it to work. This works 100% of the time but is a major annoyance. Quitting the program doesn't help.
I usually only use waze. When waze gps is corrputed and I try to load up google maps, that program is bricked too, and vice versa.
Has anyone else had this issue? A friend of mine has a 4S and is experiencing it too.
It is most annoying when I am on a mission somewhere and need quick gps and forget that I haven't reset my phone.
I assume it is a hardware fault, and nothing short of a new chipset (read: new phone) would fix it.
I have searched the forums and can't find anything on point.
Thanks!

Hi -
No, never found a great solution. My phone seems to have this problem less often now with ios 7.
It is easier to flick up the utility screen and enter / leave airplane mode than it used to be.
Now whenever my GPS starts being finicky I just go into airplane mode for a 5 count, unselect it, and that usually clears the problem when I am out of wifi range.

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