FabGuys.com forum: Please fix the location

By *kvanman OP Man
over a year ago

andover

Please fix the location when mobile sometimes it’s impossible to get the location your actually at

Perhaps it would be useful to have a set your location button

Then if I'm heading somewhere i can add myself to that location

Its not a problem with my mobile btw

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By *atesandmoreMan
over a year ago

crooked spire town

I have the same problem, it does eventually pinpoint me, but can take over an hour before it does it.

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By *kvanman OP Man
over a year ago

andover

"I have the same problem, it does eventually pinpoint me, but can take over an hour before it does it. "

Yes and by then you have missed loads of cock lol xx

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By *atesandmoreMan
over a year ago

crooked spire town

Exactly... thus totally missing the point of the location in the first place

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Would it be a signal problem?

Granted I don't usually travel too far and the signal is pretty good round here.

To the extent that when I'm on a bus or train and have the location function on, it renews quickly enough so I can see other guys location get closer and closer (until once it said 'very near,within metres' while the bus was syoped at a traffic light) and then usually and sadly they get farther and farther away.

You can bet that at that traffic light, I was craning my neck looking out the trying to see if anyone was in a car with his phone open on the site.

Of course I couldn't see anyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The site must be American owned, it shows Shrewsbury as in Wales!

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By *astle321Man
over a year ago

Pershore

"The site must be American owned, it shows Shrewsbury as in Wales!

Give them 5 minutes and they will have renamed it !

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By *ideruler58Man
over a year ago

Southampton

I travel quite a lot and it does take a while for the location to catch up

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By *etired TwinkMan
over a year ago

PETERSFIELD

"I travel quite a lot and it does take a while for the location to catch up "

Does seem to be a FG issue as other sites and map locations update in real time. Not holding my breath that it will be resolved but as another poster said makes the location feature become pretty useless.

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By *mma_EvansTV/TS
over a year ago

Colchester

Never have had a problem with it. It even worked abroad when I was on my holidays

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By *arrogateDadMan
over a year ago

Harrogate

Yeah, I travel around North of England a fair bit. Normally only takes a minute or two to reset …I find if you go on “Who’s near” then press Refresh , normally works almost instantly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never have had a problem with it. It even worked abroad when I was on my holidays

xx"

When I was on KOS, it said I was in Turkey!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yeah, I travel around North of England a fair bit. Normally only takes a minute or two to reset …I find if you go on “Who’s near” then press Refresh , normally works almost instantly. "

Same, I've never had an issue with my location... Could it be an issue with the mobile.

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By *etired TwinkMan
over a year ago

PETERSFIELD

"I travel quite a lot and it does take a while for the location to catch up

If it's my mobile why do google maps and the G site update immediately?

I think the who is near function only updates every 6 minutes so this may be the reason. From memory FS updates quickly but that site is being maintained!

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By *ickeMan
over a year ago

watford

I suddenly get loads messages from people in south east London

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have found this. I just log out and then back in and it finds my new location.

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By *usttrymeMan
over a year ago

kettering

Just go to account settings change your post code.. easy.. when back home change it back.. how simple

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By *ld and subMan
over a year ago

Perth

Agreed I’ve reset everything and it still won’t update my location. Ever. Not good. All other apps have no problem. Ever.

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By *ichael aka SallyTV/TS
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I've never had that problem fab location knows where I am ,if you go to another town or even county log out of your account then log back it must reset your location where you are at x

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By *ld and subMan
over a year ago

Perth

Thanks but logging out or even switching off my phone makes no difference. Heavy sigh!

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By *tremisMan
49 weeks ago

stansted

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By *tremisMan
49 weeks ago

stansted

my problem is similar. ok when out about but at home fab locates me in wc2 central london when i live 25 mile north of the m25 tried everything to sort no luck

fabswinger works fine.oh i haven'been to wc2 in a long time

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By (user no longer on site)
49 weeks ago

I have same problem but I think it's because it's through the website and not a direct app as when your mobile location is on it has to wait for the servers to pick up a location from the masts and there's a fair few in each town just a thought

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