BlackBerry Smartphones BB turn GPS is not very accurate

Hello. I've had my turn for a few weeks and I've been playing with the GPS, but it is not very accurate. I have Google Maps and location I get is often off by a few miles. I have also some apps that try to stall on my position, but can never really block on. I enabled GPS on the phone, so this isn't the problem. Anyway to solve this problem or to calibrate the GPS to make the apps and google maps work and are more specific to locate my position?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

I thank very you much.

It is a common misconception that your Google Maps is way off... when what you're doing isn't 'location' yourself via cell tower triangulation, GPS.

Google Maps uses cell tower (even on devices without GPS enabled) default setting. You will see a large blue circle to indicate the cell tower range in that you are.

When setting GPS on you, you will see a blue dot sold, to indicate your exact location, usually within 3-10 meters

Then, in turn, follow these steps:

First of all, go to Options > Advanced Options > GPS. Here, make sure that the GPS location Services on and help location = Enabled.

On any Blackberry model, first make sure that you in a area of signal coverage is good AND outside with a clear view of the sky view in an open no skyscraper area.

Your CDMA BlackBerry xx30 model, follow these steps:
Go to the Options icon > status
In the status screen on the keyboard type "test" (without the quotes!).
You will see a Test screen device Self. Click on the Menu button and choose Start. You will find a list of tests. The substantive test should be GPS, check it and click Menu > run. Remember location GPS is turned on. Go outside without obstacles or the tall buildings around or above you. Click the trackball, then click start fixing. is should do a test. Let it do its thing and it should tell you that a location coordinates.

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