Can I ask, if you refresh your GPS what accuracy reading you get? Mine varies but on average is about 60 meters with 6 satellites which does not sound very accurate to me. Thanks
Thanks. I am asking because the satnav continues to throw in regular and very frustrating erroneous commands when I am in a built up area, which my Curve never did. I'll be driving along and it will basically suddenly think I am on a different (nearby) road! To me the most logical thing is the GPS is telling it I am twenty or thirty meters or whatever away from where I actually am.
I'm really keen to see what people specifically get when the GPS is refreshed in Advanced Options as if it does turn out the GPS is inaccurate on my Bold I will need to get the phone exchanged.
As I say, can I ask please specifically what reading you get if you go into Options > Advanved Options > GPS > Menu > Refresh GPS, what the Accuracy says. The best I have had is 25.38m (I am assuming this means meters) with 8 sats. I spoke to Vodafone and they say this is a normal average reading.
As I say, can I ask please specifically what reading you get if you go into Options > Advanved Options > GPS > Menu > Refresh GPS, what the Accuracy says. The best I have had is 25.38m (I am assuming this means meters) with 8 sats. I spoke to Vodafone and they say this is a normal average reading.
Since you put it that way, I'm in Orange County CA at work right now. Six satellites, 37.6 M. Problem is that BB Maps is just not very good.
Now this sounds consistent with what I am getting. The chap at Vodafone (who admitted he was not a BB expert) said he wonders whether the "M" after the 37.6 etc, might not be meters. Could it stand for something else, because these high numbers sound ridiculously inaccurate.
Now this sounds consistent with what I am getting. The chap at Vodafone (who admitted he was not a BB expert) said he wonders whether the "M" after the 37.6 etc, might not be meters. Could it stand for something else, because these high numbers sound ridiculously inaccurate.
You have to remember that when you look at the GPS feature in the advanced options, it's using BB Maps. Google Maps works excellent for me. I get about 4 meters usually wherever I am. But the "refresh gps" feature doesnt' use Google maps.
You have to remember that when you look at the GPS feature in the advanced options, it's using BB Maps. Google Maps works excellent for me. I get about 4 meters usually wherever I am. But the "refresh gps" feature doesnt' use Google maps.
I don't understand what you are saying. What I simply would like to know is what people get when they refresh the GPS - what the "accuracy" number is - to see if my phone is faulty or okay, as Vodafone are saying. Not interested in google maps or BB Maps, all I want to know is what figures people get when they go into Options > Advanced Options > GPS > Menu > Refresh GPS, what the Accuracy says.
I don't understand what you are saying. What I simply would like to know is what people get when they refresh the GPS - what the "accuracy" number is - to see if my phone is faulty or okay, as Vodafone are saying. Not interested in google maps or BB Maps, all I want to know is what figures people get when they go into Options > Advanced Options > GPS > Menu > Refresh GPS, what the Accuracy says.
I was expanding. Nevermind that I did. Your phone is fine.
LondonBB, your phone is fine. I expect everyone who is getting 3 meters with google maps, will be getting 40-60 meters using the regular refresh gps (powered my BBmaps apparently, learn something new every day here)