Well, well , well....! Thank you Tony
On 15 Dec 2010, at 10:21, Tony Crooks wrote: > > On 15 Dec 2010, at 09:09, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > >> I can't seem to get to the root of Maps to reset the location. I can by-pass >> it and set my true home as the start of a journey, but it's just a bit of a >> niggle, and I wondered if someone could advise how to fix it simply. > > I understand. As far as I'm aware there is no way of setting a default > location when you open the Maps app. The best you can do is use the > 'bookmarks' feature, the book icon in the search bar, select either a > bookmark for your home location, or select your home contacts entry from the > contacts listing. > > I'm not sure of the relevance to your problem but in this Apple Support post > there are problems with Location Services for the iPod Touch; > >> Many people (myself included) noticed that Location Services stopped working >> with the upgrade to iOS 4.0. The symptom is that Maps and other apps say >> "Your location could not be determined." even in areas that used to work. >> The problem is that starting in iOS 3.2 and iOS 4.0, Apple switched from >> using the SkyHook location database to using their own. Whereas the SkyHook >> database had the ability for users to add their own WiFi access points, >> Apple does not have anyway for us to do that. >> >> I just spent over an hour on the phone with Apple Support senior advisors, >> who initially wanted to restore my unit or even replace it (neither of which >> would have fixed it), until I found the news reports about Apples new >> location database. Eventually, I found a senior advisor who was able to >> track down the problem and admitted that, yes, since the switch from SkyHook >> to Apple's own database, many WiFi access points no longer work with >> location services. "Apple is working on the problem, and eventually it will >> be fixed, although there isn't any time estimate." I asked specifically if >> this meant that Apple was going to allow users to add their own WiFi access >> points, and she said "Yes." > > > -- > Tony Crooks > <mailto: [email protected]> > 53 Mendip Avenue > Eastbourne > BN23 8HP > > Mob: 07590508079 > Tel: 01323-460789 > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
