Find My nearest

[Guest bronksy]

perhaps slightly off topic...

Han anyone actually got the 'find my nearest' feature to show them anything that is within about 10 miles of where you are.. it tells me I'm about 8 miles from where I actually am.

It's rubbish

[Guest chucky.egg]

Yep, it's a turd.

I tested cell-based location systems for work (for lone worker safety) and found that it often reported them being at X "or within 1.5Km"... WTF! That's a radius of 1.5Km

The real problem though is that the places you're more likely to want it (out in the sticks) is the place where it's least accurate. If you're in/near town you can find stuff for yourself.