Anyone having trouble with their GPS today?
 

I'm in Providence, and for whatever reason, the GPS on my iPhone won't get a decent fix. It seems to randomly pick some place about 1 mile away-

N?

Does GPS on an iPhone actually rely upon GPS signals, or just triangulation of cell towers?

Side note: I was talking with a surveyer on Friday. His GPS equipment is accurate down to 1 cm! It also costs something like $27K.

I think is uses the GPS sats? I turned off all my 3g and data service and still get a location, dont get the map overlays but the gps still works.

Shocking.

Sunspots. See Intense Solar Storm Could Disrupt Power, Communications; Auroras Expected

Ian

What Ian posted...

We had all sorts of problems yesterday. We kept loosing signal, and then it was unable to pinpoint our location, and for a period thought we were heading south, while we were actually heading north. Sun spots huh? Well , that would explain it.

Having trouble here in Ohio today.

It's going to be the norm for the next couple of years.

Great, now how am I supposed to find the kitchen?

Only the nose, knows...

Anyone having trouble with their GPS today?
 

I used mine for a 800 mile trip with no problems. My iPhone GPS worked as well.

Had a lot of trouble with my Sirius radio today. Could not get a signal. Home and in the car.

That Surveyor needs to step into the 20th century... We have TotalStations that are millimeter precise..Big Bucks...

It's the Chinese..they've repoed the satellite.