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zdcatc12 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:2,147 Points:786,465 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 10:55:22 AM Ignore zdcatc12 Report Abuse When I travel, I don't have the GPS feature of my phone on, I use 3G. I always have an issue with a refresh. It brings up some stations that I passed an hour or so ago. I will continue to refresh or exit the app and restart, but sometimes even that doesn't work. It will bring up what it thinks are the closest stations, but the mileages will be 26.3, 26.8, etc. Does anyone know a workaround to this other than using GPS on the phone? Is there some kind of cache that remembers your last location and reloads that? Any help would be appreciated.

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When I travel, I don't have the GPS feature of my phone on, I use 3G. I always have an issue with a refresh. It brings up some stations that I passed an hour or so ago. I will continue to refresh or exit the app and restart, but sometimes even that doesn't work. It will bring up what it thinks are the closest stations, but the mileages will be 26.3, 26.8, etc. Does anyone know a workaround to this other than using GPS on the phone? Is there some kind of cache that remembers your last location and reloads that? Any help would be appreciated.

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ziyulu Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,495 Points:1,602,670 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 4:33:35 PM Ignore ziyulu Report Abuse Use the website version. It updates better.
Browncoat1 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,862 Points:1,070,100 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 8:32:18 AM Ignore Browncoat1 Report Abuse Sometimes when you refresh it doesn't. Yesterday I was on the north side of the city I live in, and then a while later I was in the southern parts of the city. The app - each time I refreshed - kept telling me I was still at the previous place, 10 miles away. I had to shut down the app and clear the cache to get it to work correctly.
smugutu1234 Sophomore Author Tallahassee Posts:216 Points:71,540 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 7:36:58 AM Ignore smugutu1234 Report Abuse Reload the app....some times that works.
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,457 Points:1,562,315 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2013 5:11:55 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse The last time I had a it-can't-find-stations-even-though-it-shows-exactly-where-I-am problem, reloading the app fixed it.
9C1 Champion Author Chicago Posts:22,854 Points:4,246,360 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2013 12:55:53 AM Ignore 9C1 Report Abuse My problem -- no refresh button -- was solved with the latest upgrade. Thanks
9C1 Champion Author Chicago Posts:22,854 Points:4,246,360 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2013 7:24:49 AM Ignore 9C1 Report Abuse I have iphone 5 and there used to be a refressh button ont he lower right of the nearby gas price screen -- now it is gon and the only way i have to refresh is to go back to the log-in screen and log in again. Near as I can tell GPS is on What has happened? Do I need to reload the app?
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,291 Points:3,253,470 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 9:58:38 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Problem solved! Time to lock 'er up!
zdcatc12 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:2,147 Points:786,465 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 8:14:03 PM Ignore zdcatc12 Report Abuse Thanks everyone. I am going to start leaving my GPS on when I am on the road. I never did, because of the battery usage, but I have it plugged in anyway in the car. The 3G always seems pretty good when I am not traveling and just doing my local stations, that is why I have never bothered with the GPS. It was just starting to get frustrating when I am traveling.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,291 Points:3,253,470 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2013 9:51:21 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Thanks for confirming what most of us thought, Don. I always have my GPS on. It really helps on this site and others as well and doesn't suck too much battery.
zdcatc12 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:2,147 Points:786,465 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2013 9:34:17 AM Ignore zdcatc12 Report Abuse I always have my GPS off on my phone. I have a Garmin that I use for navigation. I never have an issue picking up my location locally using 3G, it is when I travel that I have the refresh issues. I guess I will start using GPS for this when I am travelling.
Don Moderator	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 12:56:51 PM Ignore Don Report Abuse Hi zdcatc12, What you're describing sounds entirely normal if you have GPS turned off, the app will resort to using cell tower location (which is never guaranteed to be 100% accurate) - as a reminder, location data is always approximate no matter how accurate it appears to be. There is no real work around on getting more accurate location info if the most accurate method of getting location info is disabled. GasBuddy is a location based service, the app currently uses your device's location services to find prices near you, show distance to stations, give directions, show your location on the map and even follow you, showing prices on the map as you travel (when using "Follow Me", in the Map View menu). With this in mind, if you disable location services, the app will not work as intended in regards to the features listed above. To ensure that you have location services fully enabled: 1. From the home screen of your device, press the menu button and go to Settings 2. Select Location & Security 3. Under My Location be sure to check "Use Wireless Networks" and "Use GPS Satellites" If you're still having issues with your location updating after making changes, you might need to try closing the app, refreshing these location settings, and then trying again. Another thing you can try and do is open the app in Map View and wait for about 30 seconds to see if the device mapping app can zero in on your location. I hope this helps. Let us know if you have any further questions or problems. -Don
RogerB Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:18,061 Points:2,624,110 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 12:12:03 AM Ignore RogerB Report Abuse I'm confused! I don't understand why you would turn off your GPS, and expect the GB app to know where you are. Even with GPS on, I sometimes have trouble getting all of the nearest stations to show up in the "Find Gas Near Me" search. When traveling, I usually get the best results my switching to the map, and enabling the "follow me" feature. With that enabled, no refresh is necessary.
Byte_Doctor Champion Author Akron Posts:3,497 Points:717,540 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 7:02:31 PM Ignore Byte_Doctor Report Abuse "When I travel, I don't have the GPS feature of my phone on, I use 3G." "It is almost like it is using the last good 3G position hit and loading that, regardless of where I am at." Well, from what you've posted I'd have to say that is it exactly - what else should it do? If you have GPS off, the only thing it can use is a 3G fix, and those are notoriously inaccurate and slow besides. Maybe I'm missing something, but if you want to see stations nearest you with some level of expected accuracy, use GPS...
zdcatc12 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:2,147 Points:786,465 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 5:47:23 PM Ignore zdcatc12 Report Abuse That's the issue, I will reload it, but it doesn't always load the closest ones. Sometimes it loads the ones that I posted earlier, other times it reloads to the same ones, whether they are actually the nearest or not. Sometimes it works ok. It is almost like it is using the last good 3G position hit and loading that, regardless of where I am at. I can move to the map view and it is usually correct, but from the map view, if I hit list view, it will show the list with distances of 30+ miles even when sorted by distance.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,291 Points:3,253,470 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 1:04:00 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse On the Android version there is a Reload icon at the bottom left of the price screen.