Around me app not being accurate?

[Infiniti7]

So I always use the around me app and it is very accurate and reliable but I went on vacation out of the state and I used the app to find some local stores like Cvs and walgreens and it was saying everything was 30 plus miles away and I passed a Walgreens and Cvs in the area and it was not showing up on around me. Why is that? Why does it say sometimes everything is farther away than it is?

 

[Rockdog97]

maybe some of those stores are so new that they are not "in the system" yet.. whatever the system is. not sure how businesses get geo-referenced to show up on certain programs or apps, like Poynt or other apps.

Did your Maps show you in the right place?

 

[Infiniti7]

Yes but just local stores I passed were not showing up in the app. Never happened before

 

[Infiniti7]

Around me has always worked for me and does. It's just I'm up in the mountains in new Hampshire and its saying most local stores are 20-30 plus miles away and I've passed a Walgreens that I was looking for and it was not showing up. But restaurants do. I'm just confused. Any thoughts?

 

[spinecho]

I am on vacation in Baltimore and I am having the same problem. Around me is sending me in the opposite direction of where the store I was looking for.

 

[Rockdog97]

Download Poynt and see if those same stores show up. Could just be the app you are using

 

[Infiniti7]

Even my gps' in this area doesn't work. War won't work really. My car gps. It's so weird. What could it be?

 

[Infiniti7]

Sorry not "war" ha I meant waze tw free gps on the phone

 

[Infiniti7]

Anybody know about this maybe?

 

[kch50428]

You mention being in the mountains... if you're in a valley when seeing the issue - it could be GPS receiver related - in that in mountains, and valleys - GPS signals are reflected, reducing accuracy... and also contributing may be a cell site providing inaccurate "Assisted GPS" data - and the phone can't resolve where it is due to that bad data, and unable to get a decent GPS satellite fix. Either one, if not both of those factors can contribute to the issues you're seeing.

 

[Infiniti7]

It's not the service. It's just lack on information. Its not pointing me in the right direction. But google maps on my phone does

 

[kch50428]

Apps can vary - some will only rely on 'assisted gps' data and never poll the device GPS - if you're getting bad 'A-GPS' data, the phone doesn't know where it is, and the app can't show you.

 

[Infiniti7]

It's just so confusing up here because it recognizes some restaurants/locations but the ones that you think it would for sure Walgreens cvs Walmart gas stations ect it says the closest ones are 40 plus miles away and I just passed a Walgreens!!! Haha anybody have an ideas?

 

[Rockdog97]

^^^

Have you tried Poynt? It's a free app... try it and report back...