The GPS is utterly broken!!!

[MadGoat]

I would not call the GPS accurate at all. I was driving in the center of Denver one day and it showed me as driving through lake a good 400 ft off to the left of me. It also frequently shows me as driving through peoples back yards. I think you meant to say it's accurate within 400 feet.

My Garmin GPS is what I call 100% accurate wiithin 5 feet or so,

Then I suggest you get your unit checked, as it seems to be defective.

Since myself and many others are happily using the GPS in the iPhone with high accuracy.

It shows me on google maps with the images enable about 8 feet from where I'm standing.

Last night it showed me on a wooded path I was walking on to hovering between 5-10 feet...

Do you not agree that, that is very accurate?

 

[kdarling]

I would not call the GPS accurate at all. I was driving in the center of Denver one day and it showed me as driving through lake a good 400 ft off to the left of me. ... snip

My first thought was to blame Google maps for being off, but then that would've almost certainly been noticed and fixed long ago because of all the previous GPS equipped phones.

 

[hexonxonx]

My first thought was to blame Google maps for being off, but then that would've almost certainly been noticed and fixed long ago because of all the previous GPS equipped phones.

Yeah, there are allot of people complaining about how it is not very accurate on the Apple discussion forums. As I said, I didn't buy it for the GPS because I have a Garmin. I just thought it was bad that the few times I did try it, it was horrible wrong. There were a few times it tracked me perfectly especially if I was parked.

 

[kdarling]

Another possible help datum from Apple's forum:

A claim that the GPS gets goofed if 3G is on and so is the passcode lock. When it locks, GPS stops working.

The claimed workarounds are to either ...

a) Turn location services off and on again... or

b) Turn off 3G, go locate yourself, then turn 3G back on.

 

[MemphisDave]

I use the GPS all the time and it work flawlessly. Yes, there isn't proper GPS software on there yet, but it still works.

Just because it isn't working for you doesn't mean that its an "Untested Piece of ****".

I 2nd that !

Another way to think about it > What mobile computer system doesn't have bugs? I can't think of one.

MemphisDave