MapMyRide Dropping GPS?

[loarmistead]

I've had an issue ever since getting my Maxx - my MapMyRide app, which worked flawlessly on my Droid and Droid 2, will sporadically drop GPS on the same routes that my previous phones had excellent service in signal. My metropolitan route involves a clear line of sight and excellent 4G service, but after my 20 mile ride, I will notice that the app stopped tracking at 3-5 miles, which really screws up my stats.

I've read around and found that other people are having similar GPS issues with their Razrs and Maxxs, and would like to know if anyone has found a solution to this? Most peoples' problems seem to have been cured with ICS - mine hasn't. It's just as broken as it was before.

Help? The GPS dysfunction is unacceptable.

Edit: And I will add that my GPS in general is very slow. For instance, I enable my GPS when I get in the car, just in case I need to start navigation on-the-fly. It doesn't do any good. Even after being in the car for 15-20 minutes, I will start Navigation, and will take sometimes several minutes to lock. Sometimes it never locks at all and I just give up. It was also doing this before and after ICS.

 

[barrycinti]

Try removing maps updates. I read about this elsewhere and I get an instant gps lock even in the house

 

[PeninaD]

It appears that since the ICS update, many people are having issues with GPS locking on. Strangely, a few of us find that toggling the BLUETOOTH on and off sometimes gets the GPS locking on to a signal pretty quickly. No explanation, but Motorola has begun to see these reports....why don't you register/log into the Motorola Owner's Forum and post your problem and observations. The more they see, the more data they will have to work on the solution.
Here's the current GPS thread over there: https://forums.motorola.com/posts/9bff027bae

 

[loarmistead]

I uninstalled Maps, as advised, reinstalled it, and now GPS is locking and Navigation is performing very quickly. I haven't tried using MapMyRide yet, but as soon as I do I will post the results.