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Hi all,
I have serious Problems using either GPS and Bluetooth with my iPhone 3GS. First I recognized that my Bluetooth headset was not working as before. For example the connection is dropped quite often and The quality is really bad.
Second I found that the GPS signal is such Bad that no APP like runkeeper or Nike+ can work with it.
Strange is that everything is working well after a reset to factory defaults using iTunes. But both BT and GPS are only working As designed for about 12 to 18 houers. After that timeframe The Device has to Be reseted with iTunes again :-(
Snce everything was working fine a few weeks ago, I guess it has to do somezhing with the latest firmeware.
BTW: The headset IS working fine with other devices and the googlemaps app, included in the iOS is showing a GPS signal (20 to 50 m radius)
Any help is welcome. Please respond to [email protected], thanks!
Thorsten

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