Help A500 - GPS issue

[dvmwj]

I switched off Wi-Fi and switched on GPS, started Maps app, got a message my location would be found quicket if Wi-Fi was on, skipped that message and got GPS within 30 seconds, accurate to about 5 feet!

Not bad.

 

[DCHDDS]

Just got a new A500 and was trying nav and maps and couldn't get GPS to lock on. Getting really irritated especially after reading posts and reading that others were taking some back. Downloaded GPS STATUS and could see that it was seeing satellites but just not locking on. Finally just left tablet outside for half an hour and it finally hooked on. It just took a lot of patience.

 

[ruffrideralec]

I have never been able to connect to GPS. AND to all posters you shouldn't have to be connected to WIFI for GPS to WORK. It's 2 seperate networks!! GPS has nothing to do with WIFI. GPS is satellites, and wifi is internet.
I'm gonna try some of your suggestions and leave mine on trying to connect for a while and see what happens. I've had my tablet since beginning of June and have never had success in connecting to GPS.

 

[cwoods]

My GPS constantly searches even when the GPS feature is off, can this be fixed

 

[dbldipp]

Ok, I'm an over the road truck driver so here's my story. I had been using a flytouch for my navigation purposes. It worked quite nicely. But I was getting razzed for using a tab from China. So the first day they released the A500 for sale I ran right out and bought one. I have been using ALK Co Pilot for many years on my laptop in the truck. They have truck spacific map programs as well as auto and rv . I installed the truck on my acer and it froze each time I used it. It worked but was a genuine pain. After the 3.2 update it worked flawlessly. More or less. I have noticed that the GPS seems to not want to find what they are looking for if it is very over cast with rian and clouds. It works but takes forever to actually be found. There are a couple of gps repair programs I got off the Google app store that were free and seem to get it to connect when noting else can. If you get some one from the stage 2 support team at Acer they will tell you the best ones to use.
The Co Pilot works with self contained maps and doesn't need an internet connection . It is stand alone and works better than the highest priced GPS devices out there.
I bought a windshield mount from www.dhgate.com that allows my tablet to set in my windshiled right in my line of sight and don't have to take my eyes off the road. Hope this helps.

 

[dbldipp]

Is anyone experiencing a problem with GPS locating your A500? I have all my location, wifi, and GPS settings on but Google Maps/Navigation cannot locate me, even with direct line of sight outside for hours. Has anyone else experienced this?

I have also downloaded GPS Test, with no luck of locating my GPS. Help!

You have to have internet connection for Google maps to work. It does not store your maps on your machine. If you want a map program that works without internet you have to use one like Co Pilot or one of the others that actually has the maps stored internally.