Frustrated with moto droid gps

[madmacabre]

Before last night I had no problems with google maps and navigation. It was very accurate and usually got a signal within a minute.

Well last night I was driving up to Boston from providence. I tried turning on my gps and told me I was in Effing Chicago! I turned off my phone then back on but it never got it right. I got pretty lost in the process and was enraged. There was a storm over the area so perhaps that was the problem? Is there anything else I could have done to solve the problem if it happens again?

FYI it was working fine again today. I may buy a cheap gps as a back up.

 

[Romple]

When I went to Houston my Garmin GPS told me to drive 50 miles into the Gulf of Mexico. ;-p

I know some people have stated similar problems as yours but it's always temporary. Never hurts to have a backup.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Try this:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-general-discussions/32529-gps-not-accurate-any-fix.html

I also found that holding the Droid in my hand and spinning around in circles while holding it at arms length caused it to find my location instantly after it showed me about 100ft away.

 

[madmacabre]

perfect, thanks I've downloaded GPS status from the market as well. I just sold my old gps hoping that my phone would make a fine replacement, I hope Im still right about that

 

[ILovemyDroid]

yea i just bought a back up gps. There was a few times where the droid lost signal and i didnt know where i was. The droid nav is good in cities but not so good visting Aunt Rose in the boonies.

 

[Mule65]

yea i just bought a back up gps. There was a few times where the droid lost signal and i didnt know where i was. The droid nav is good in cities but not so good visting Aunt Rose in the boonies.

My backup GPS is a paper map!

 

[brochaos]

restarting the phone ALWAYS works for me. this needs to happen every 4-5 days.