GPS not working with iPhone 3G

Weird... same here. EDGE gets me as close as it used to when I had the original iPhone. 3G is way off, and GPS doesn't function.

Like i've said in a diff topic. I think its just the 3G network.. we are all Early Adapters.. Anyone who gets something "new" will run into these kind of roadblocks, but they are broken down within the first 2 weeks....

OK.. try this... it just worked for me for some reason. Set it to EDGE, locate. Let your phone go to sleep, and then start it back up again. GPS was working all of a sudden. May have just been my phone, but I tried it again.

Rebooted. 3G on, WIFI on, connected to AEBS: Actual location: Memphis, TN, iPhone says Stamford, CT, with no GPS lock.
Turned 3G off, WIFI on. Location is within the right area now. No GPS.
Turned 3G off, WIFI off. GPS works.

Try it and see if any of you guys have the same results.

I have iPhone 1 with the 2.0 update. The location option is way more accurate now.

Ray

Ya actually put it a lil north of my location... woo, but only if it worked on 3G and was closer, living in NY the location needs to be on my street, i dont get the pins, just a wide circle...

update: while typing it updated and moved ALL the way West. now its about 2 miles west...grr

Weird.. now its working.. go figure.. I sure hope this isn't a sign of things to come! First yesterdays fiasco at the Apple Store, then the MobileMe, now this..

Just got a 16gig black...GPS is not working...just spinning aimlessly in maps. This *****!

Mine has gone out a few times, I just turned the phone off completely and turned it back on. I think the issue is with some applications, maybe including the included maps one, not always releasing control of the GPS when it "quits" so it just hangs and nothing can access the GPS until the phone is restarted.

Or maybe not, I just know that turning off my phone and turning it back on has had perfect results the few times this has happened.

Woo, i got the 3G to work, and it pin pointed my EXACT location, i mean the Exact location that i am sitting at... took about 5 minutes cause my phone went idle..

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My iPhone 3G works flawlessly even with 3G enabled and wireless enabled... when out of range of the wireless network at home.

I just tried it out while I was out in the car, it was working perfectly until I walked back in the front door and it picked up the wireless network... Bing! Instantly back to thinking I'm in Manhattan. I'm actually in the UK.

Now the only thing I can think here is that I bought the Time Capsule/base station in Manhattan, and was staying in an apartment very close to where the iPhone now thinks I am. I have redone the network settings from scratch since I was over in the US.

Could the TC have something stored for its location?

i thought mine was broken too, but the first connection can take a lonnnng time
next time youre going to the store or driving somewhere a decent distance, fire up maps and hit the locator. somewhere along my ride it found me, and now works great

My GPS was also not functional when I purchased my iPhone Friday morning. This solution has been previously posted, but it worked for me so I thought I'd also post it:

1. Reboot iPhone with 3G ON and Wi-Fi ON.
2. Turn 3G OFF and Wi-Fi OFF.
3. Go outside to a place where you can see a lot of open sky.
4. Make sure "Location Services" in General settings is ON.
5. Go into Maps and click the locate button in the bottom left corner, GPS should start working immediately.

This worked for me, let me know if it works for anybody else.

When you use the edge network it is picking up your location based off of cell towers. So it is able to get your locations much better. When i connect from wifi at my house it tells me my location is in CA when I am located in MD.

My iPhone 3G works flawlessly even with 3G enabled and wireless enabled... when out of range of the wireless network at home.

I just tried it out while I was out in the car, it was working perfectly until I walked back in the front door and it picked up the wireless network... Bing! Instantly back to thinking I'm in Manhattan. I'm actually in the UK.

Now the only thing I can think here is that I bought the Time Capsule/base station in Manhattan, and was staying in an apartment very close to where the iPhone now thinks I am. I have redone the network settings from scratch since I was over in the US.

Could the TC have something stored for its location?

Maybe this will help
<http://skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/submit_ap.php>

Thanks for that. I'll give it a try 😀