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GPS Not Working Abroad

Hi All, I'm currently in Europe and I'm having problems with the GPS; it is not working at all. I cannot get a location in any of my Apps with it. Whenever I try to use it, it searches for a minute and then I get a message saying "Your location could not be determined". I do have data roaming turned off, but I don't think it should matter for the GPS, I've used the GPS with the phone on airplane mode in the US before, and it's not working when I am connected to wifi.

Thanks for you help.

iPhone 3GS, iPhone OS 3.0

Posted on Aug 14, 2009 1:17 PM

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Aug 14, 2009 3:31 PM in response to ostiarius

I believe the location system sometimes uses access points from which it receives signals to get a quick fix. It does this by sending the identification of the access point to a service like Skyhook. Skyhook actively maintains a database of access points and locations. If data roaming is turned off, location services can't get to Skyhook. I don't know how long locations service tries to get a true GPS satellite fix before deciding it's not worth the battery drain.

GPS Not Working Abroad

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