allirab

yes, you can offset the MAPS relationship to the gps location. assuming you can find out what the offset is ;-) this is NOT for the official iphone app, but several of the much better others. Well, I'm here in Shanghai, and my iPhone app is definitely offset. I'm showing caches in the middle of the river (not just the puzzle cache!) or many streets away from the associated landmark. I did try the compass instead of the map, and it worked once (which seems odd, right?) but after that, no luck. Alas, I don't have an actual GPS, just the phone. Is there any way to change the settings on the phone or on the app itself? Or a recommended app where I could punch in coordinates and have them come up accurately on my phone? Such a pity - I was so looking forward to caching in a new city! thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Hello, I'll be visiting Shanghai next week, and am very excited to to find some caches. (I have been living in India the last few years, and geocaching here is quite difficult... I do not have a stand-alone GPS, and have been caching with my iPhone app for several year. The phone is unlocked and I'll be getting a local SIM card. I've heard that GPS results are offset in China - if I have the local SIM card and am not using google maps, will the geocaching app work there? thanks!

Although I have been geocaching for a year, I have only recently been reading the forums. I had no idea that visiting caches was a problem! Ihave been logging visits (individually and manually) for several reasons. I thought TB owners wanted their trackables to accumulate mileage. I am usually in cities, and I usually come across caches that are too small for travel bugs. I also like to put some thought into where I drop them off, so that they are likely to be picked up and moved on fairly quickly. Or perhaps a TB has a specific mission (wanting to visit stadiums or such) and I think I will be able to take it somewhere like that. I thought the owners wanted all the movement tracked. If there is something in the TB FAQ that I missed, I do apologize. The main reason though, is that I didn't realize the TB logs were not the same as the cache logs. I always post a message and often attach photos for the cache logs, but I thought they were automatically posted to the TB log as well. I guess I'm a technological idiot.