Geocaching

[flabyboy]

Anybody having luck geocaching with their iPhone? I downloaded geocache app over the weekend and am having a hard time getting a lock on my current location

 

[Picazzo]

Anybody having luck geocaching with their iPhone? I downloaded geocache app over the weekend and am having a hard time getting a lock on my current location

Have you followed these guidelines here?

 

[flabyboy]

Have you followed these guidelines here?

I am getting the coordinates for the cache OK. its getting the coordinates for my location that has been the problem. I have been having a problem getting a lock on my location with the iPhone lately. I thought it had been fixed after 2.2 was released, but here I am having the same problems again

 

[dcom]

Try this site too:

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/19/iphone-101-geocaching-with-an-iphone-3g/

If I were going to start Geocaching, I wouldn't use the iPhone to find my way around. A dedicated GPS unit like the Garmin 60CSx is better for Geocaching since it has a more reliable receiver.

 

[Picazzo]

I am getting the coordinates for the cache OK. its getting the coordinates for my location that has been the problem. I have been having a problem getting a lock on my location with the iPhone lately. I thought it had been fixed after 2.2 was released, but here I am having the same problems again

Try reading this article here.

 

[flabyboy]

Thanks guys. I think the app that I bought out of the App Store called geocache solves a lot of the issues that some of these people had when using the iPhone as a caching device. it is an app made specifically for geocaching.com and works well. The only problem I am having is getting a lock on my current location when I am outside. Its like it is using the cell towers to find my location and the GPS chip is doing little else. Once I get my GPS function working I should be good. Thanks for your input

 

[Picazzo]

Thanks guys. I think the app that I bought out of the App Store called geocache solves a lot of the issues that some of these people had when using the iPhone as a caching device. it is an app made specifically for geocaching.com and works well. The only problem I am having is getting a lock on my current location when I am outside. Its like it is using the cell towers to find my location and the GPS chip is doing little else. Once I get my GPS function working I should be good. Thanks for your input

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