topic Re: Xperia Z tablet failing to find GPS in Tablets

Xperia Z tablet failing to find GPS

Sheffmax — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:02:40 GMT

I have a SGP311GB Xperia Z tablet and it is failing to find my GPS location despite having taken it outside for over 30 minutes.

It worked in the UK but I am on holiday in France and it has consistently failed to find my GPS location and instead reverts to the one supplied by Wifi which is sveral hundred miles from my actual location.

Re: Xperia Z tablet failing to find GPS

kee-lo_ — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:58:36 GMT

Ah that's the problem in France, there are areas where you cannot get a GPS signal. Have you tried it in other locations around you?

Re: Xperia Z tablet failing to find GPS

Sheffmax — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:48:00 GMT

That explains it, but why there should be areas of France that cannot see the sky is beyond me. I gave up as I had a satnav in the car and the GPS on my tablet was just a nice to have. Thanks.

Re: Xperia Z tablet failing to find GPS

kee-lo_ — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:14:35 GMT

It's like TV signals, my gran was near a large town hall building and they couldn't get TNT- as they say, location location location.

Re: Xperia Z tablet failing to find GPS

davefrediam — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 16:56:25 GMT

That's because the tablets don't have GPS, surprised me to. Apparently only the LTE/3G versions have and no it's not shown in the specs on sony's site!