Thanks Jason, but yes they have both been left for about 5 minutes.

My iPod is WiFi only and the iPad is WiFi + 3G.

As I said, both have been found by it in the past so I don't know what is going 
on .. maybe the satellite is broken or something ...

Stephen

On 13 Mar 2011, at 16:03, Jason Davies wrote:

> Have you left it a few minutes? GPS can have black-spots (timewise) due to 
> satellite movements.
> 
> Not sure what the iPad uses to geo-locate though. is it 3G or just wifi?
> 
> Stephen Watson wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Wondering if you have any advice.
>> 
>> I have setup everything on my iPad and iPod touch as Apple say:
>> 
>> WiFi enabled on both
>> Both awake
>> MobileMe paid subs in place
>> In Mail, Contacts, Calendars on both devices, "Fetch New Data" set to Push
>> In Mail, Contacts, Calendars on both devices, in MobileMe account settings, 
>> "Find my iPod/iPad" is on
>> Location Services ON on both devices
>> 
>> However, when trying to find either device (both of which are in the same 
>> room as me ... at the moment!) neither Apple's app on either device or "Fine 
>> my iPhone" on the MobileMe web site can find them. Red dots rather than 
>> green and "No location available" in red.
>> 
>> Is there a bug, do I need to know something else? This has worked when the 
>> feature was introduced but I've not tried it since all their updates and 
>> would like to have it working.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Stephen
>> 
>> 
>> "There's no time for mediocrity. This is no damned dress rehearsal. You've 
>> got one life, so just lead it. And try to be remarkable." - Anita Roddick



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