iPad 4 gps location erratic

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iPad 4 gps location erratic

My time capsule hard drive quit before being two years old. Using my Fios wireless router instead. Everything works fine except the GPS location service on my iPad 4. Keeps changing from TX, where I live, to an address in West New York, NJ. Changes back and forth with each login or position in the house. Sounds like a router issue except all other devices work fine including my wife's iPad mini. Went to Apple store without success. Help. Had Fios change IP address and have reset network and made all possible Tries within settings. What am I missing?

thank you for any ideas.

iPad, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Aug 18, 2014 1:59 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 18, 2014 2:01 PM in response to jlg159

Your new router has simply not made it into Apple's database yet. Give it some time and it will eventually find you.

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Answer 2

Aug 18, 2014 2:03 PM in response to jlg159

See this for more information about how Apple gathers WiFi and cellular locations: iOS 7: Understanding Location Services

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jlg159 Author

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Aug 18, 2014 2:12 PM in response to Alfred DeRose

Thank you. Saw this already But assumed that Apple discovered the router since it does know my address half the time and my wife's iPad works perfectly.

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Aug 18, 2014 2:20 PM in response to jlg159

Your welcome. Check back when things straighten out to give folks a chance to understand the timing. Good luck!

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jlg159 Author

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Aug 20, 2014 8:15 AM in response to jlg159

More info. Problem still has not resolved itself. However, plugged in the old time capsule ( the hard drive failed, not the radio) and iPad GPS works fine on it. Moreover, it works fine on the Fios router as long as the Time Capsule radio is on. Unplugging the time capsule power makes me go back to a location in NJ. Obviously, iPad is feeding off multiple signals and the Fios router is somehow the problem. Still perplexing as iMac, iPad Mini and Apple TV all working fine.

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Aug 20, 2014 8:18 AM in response to jlg159

Yes, it does locate you based on multiple metrics as I pointed out in that link I gave you. However it is perplexing given that not all devices behave similarly.

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tonefox

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Aug 20, 2014 8:21 AM in response to jlg159

Just to clarify, location by wifi and cell towers is one thing, but GPS is Global Positioning System, using satellites, and needs no wifi or cellular connection at all. You seem to know that, but others might be confused by the use of "GPS" in this thread.

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jlg159 Author

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Aug 20, 2014 8:36 AM in response to tonefox

tthank you for the clarification. It is, of course, all wifi based location. I will waste a few more hours with Verizon to better understand their router. I will also swap out to the old Verizon router and see what info this gives.

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Sep 30, 2014 5:28 AM in response to Alfred DeRose

Hello. As an update, my problem is not resolved. I went away for a month and iPad worked fine. When I returned the location worked correctly. After three weeks, it now shows me back at the same location in NJ ( again, where I have never been) instead of Texas. I give up. Neither Apple nor Verizon has been any help and it has been too long for my router to be "discovered".

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