Find my iphone only works on wifi ?

[Che Castro]

Im testing the find my iPhone

Using my ipad to locate my iPhone 4
It only works when i turn wifi on in my iphone 4
Doesn't work on edge

Is this how is suppose to work or is something wrong here

 

[zachnelson]

Im testing the find my iPhone

Using my ipad to locate my iPhone 4
It only works when i turn wifi on in my iphone 4
Doesn't work on edge

Is this how is suppose to work or is something wrong here

Find my iPhone when not using WiFi, uses GPS.

 

[troop231]

Find my iPhone when not using WiFi, uses GPS.

Find my iPhone needs an internet connection to relay the GPS coordinates to you.

 

[zachnelson]

Find my iPhone needs an internet connection to relay the GPS coordinates to you.

Sorry I'm tired. What I meant to say was, that sending those coordinates might not be possible over edge (why I bolded it).

 

[troop231]

Sorry I'm tired. What I meant to say was, that sending those coordinates might not be possible over edge (why I bolded it).

It does work on Edge though, as it supports the first generation iPhone.

 

[zachnelson]

It does work on Edge though, as it supports the first generation iPhone.

But the first iPhone didn't have GPS.

 

[troop231]

But the first iPhone didn't have GPS.

It uses cell tower triangulation.

 

[zachnelson]

It uses cell tower triangulation.

Well I know that. Perhaps there is some limitation with being able to send GPS information over edge.

Or even, the phone couldn't get GPS or the edge connection was terribly slow. Lots of reasons I suppose. It'll take a bit of troubleshooting.

 

[Che Castro]

I rebooted the phone and now i can locate it on edge

This is my first restart since june , maybe i need to do it more often ?

 

[Applejuiced]

Well I know that. Perhaps there is some limitation with being able to send GPS information over edge.

Or even, the phone couldn't get GPS or the edge connection was terribly slow. Lots of reasons I suppose. It'll take a bit of troubleshooting.

Nope, my iphone 4S just located fine using findmyiphone on 2G Edge.
It took longer to report location than all other iphones listed there but 15-20 seconds later it showed up on the map at the exact location.

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I rebooted the phone and now i can locate it on edge

This is my first restart since june , maybe i need to do it more often ?

Yes, try rebooting a little more often than every 4 months

 

[nostresshere]

if all else fails, reboot.

Works on cable tv
works on new refrigerator
works on phones
works on computers
works on tablets
works on car
works on alarm system
works on wifi system

Just the answer to so many problems.

Reboot, reboot, reboot.

 

[madsci954]

Roy Trenneman: Hello IT. Did you try turning it off and on again?