Pre3 GPS being crippled by AT&T !!

blue duck butter · 10/28/2011, 09:40 PM

I have the Pre3 running on AT&T and when I'm using the Bing Maps app, the GPS is fine for a few minutes but will stop tracking me after a while. I recently added the AT&T Navigator app to my monthly billing and have found that if I open the Navigator app, Bing Maps will find my location again. I know this was a known issue on Verizon with the Pre+. Can anyone else confirm this disastrous behavior?

Cantaffordit · 10/28/2011, 10:43 PM

I have an at&t pre3, and the gps continues to work. I don't think it's accurate to jump directly to accusing them of crippling something in your phone.

blue duck butter · 10/29/2011, 12:47 AM

I've been using it for 3 weeks now. My experience is real and i've been measuring it from Hollywood, CA to Medford, OR and all the way down to San Francisco, taking a completely different route. It is either a severe bug or a disgusting crippling of services. I'm surprised you're offensive about this when you know this was an issue on verizon. So anyway, anybody have any real input on this thoroughly tested issue?

blue duck butter · 10/29/2011, 01:17 AM

Cantaffordit: if it will please you, change the thread title to add a question mark after the (!!). I would like it to read the same.

netwrkr9 · 10/29/2011, 01:18 AM

I have an at&t Pre 3 and the GPS has been very accurate so far. I travel a lot and use the bings map frequently. I live in the SoCal area.

tampaguy75 · 10/29/2011, 08:47 AM

Interestingly, I have the Verizon pre3, and Verizon does NOT screw with the GPS on bing maps. I had the pre2 on Verizon, and they would interfere with the GPS until I bought Verizon navigator. That is so wrong for a company to do that!

Dsol · 10/29/2011, 09:01 AM

I am not having any issues either. I don't use the navigator service so maybe there is a bug but my gps is the best of any device I have ever had. Locks on right away, even indoors.

And yes this is an ATT 16 GB in the ATT network in north Los Angeles area.

blue duck butter · 10/29/2011, 11:44 AM

Very interesting. I live in the SoCal area as well. The issue started before I began using the navigator app. Bing maps does find my position VERY quickly, however, I've noticed it stops tracking my movement after a few minutes and will not find me until I open the navigator app. When I do, Bing instantly jumps to my current location.

10/28/2011, 09:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
blue duck butter Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 710 Likes Received: 28 Thanks: 171 Thanked 165 Times in 111 Posts	Pre3 GPS being crippled by AT&T !! I have the Pre3 running on AT&T and when I'm using the Bing Maps app, the GPS is fine for a few minutes but will stop tracking me after a while. I recently added the AT&T Navigator app to my monthly billing and have found that if I open the Navigator app, Bing Maps will find my location again. I know this was a known issue on Verizon with the Pre+. Can anyone else confirm this disastrous behavior?
	Liked by

10/28/2011, 10:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cantaffordit Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,149 Likes Received: 958 Thanks: 3,804 Thanked 3,910 Times in 2,776 Posts	I have an at&t pre3, and the gps continues to work. I don't think it's accurate to jump directly to accusing them of crippling something in your phone.
	Liked by

10/29/2011, 12:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
blue duck butter Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 710 Likes Received: 28 Thanks: 171 Thanked 165 Times in 111 Posts	I've been using it for 3 weeks now. My experience is real and i've been measuring it from Hollywood, CA to Medford, OR and all the way down to San Francisco, taking a completely different route. It is either a severe bug or a disgusting crippling of services. I'm surprised you're offensive about this when you know this was an issue on verizon. So anyway, anybody have any real input on this thoroughly tested issue?
	Liked by

10/29/2011, 01:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
blue duck butter Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 710 Likes Received: 28 Thanks: 171 Thanked 165 Times in 111 Posts	Cantaffordit: if it will please you, change the thread title to add a question mark after the (!!). I would like it to read the same.
	Liked by

10/29/2011, 01:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
netwrkr9 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,132 Likes Received: 154 Thanks: 453 Thanked 495 Times in 364 Posts	I have an at&t Pre 3 and the GPS has been very accurate so far. I travel a lot and use the bings map frequently. I live in the SoCal area.
	Liked by

10/29/2011, 08:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
tampaguy75 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 96 Likes Received: 8 Thanks: 9 Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts	Interestingly, I have the Verizon pre3, and Verizon does NOT screw with the GPS on bing maps. I had the pre2 on Verizon, and they would interfere with the GPS until I bought Verizon navigator. That is so wrong for a company to do that!
	Liked by

10/29/2011, 09:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dsol Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 723 Likes Received: 11 Thanks: 11 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts	I am not having any issues either. I don't use the navigator service so maybe there is a bug but my gps is the best of any device I have ever had. Locks on right away, even indoors. And yes this is an ATT 16 GB in the ATT network in north Los Angeles area. __________________ PDA Lineage: Palm Pilot, Palm V, Palm Tungsten, Treo 650 (Cingular), Treo 750 (AT&T), Treo Pro GSM (unlocked), Pre Plus (AT&T), Pre 2 GSM (unlocked), Pre 3 16GB (AT&T Branded) and Touchpad 32 GB
	Liked by

10/29/2011, 11:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
blue duck butter Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 710 Likes Received: 28 Thanks: 171 Thanked 165 Times in 111 Posts	Very interesting. I live in the SoCal area as well. The issue started before I began using the navigator app. Bing maps does find my position VERY quickly, however, I've noticed it stops tracking my movement after a few minutes and will not find me until I open the navigator app. When I do, Bing instantly jumps to my current location.
	Liked by

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode