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dontwalkhand

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Jul 5, 2007
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Does anyone else have this issue? If I try to call an Uber or a Lyft either form Siri, or from using Apple Maps, it "drops the pin" somewhere totally off, or say, on the other side of a building which takes longer to get to, which then causes you to get charged as they wait for you to go to the other side of the building. If I use the respective app instead, I can drop the pin wherever I want, which means it is going to come right to the front door of the building I am in.

Another issue, is Valley Metro (bus and train here in Phoenix) has an app that locates nearby stops. I never can get this to work, but other people standing at the bus stop can pull it right up, many with iPhones. My phone will keep stating "No Stops are nearby"

And when driving, it sometimes says I am on a side street of a freeway, rather than on the road I am supposed to be on.

All of these issues in mind, makes me think my iPhone has a hardware GPS problem. Not sure what to make of this.
 
GPS on my X has been hit or miss. It seems random because when I first open the app it’s usually not super accurate. If I leave it on for a bit, it slowly zeros in and eventually shows my location accurately. Other times it works perfectly..
 
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