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." 
> 
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