PS Vita Near : Could not obtain data for your location.

[iorkara]

Hello guys,

Is anyone else getting this error?

Does anyone know a fix?

Thank you.
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[admeister]

I've been getting that message exclusively. We're not the only ones, and there's no "fix" for it. It's a message that seems to come up when the Vita can't detect your location, though some think that it shows up when there's nobody in your area who has been playing a Vita.
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[iorkara]

Well, hopefully Sony release a System Update real soon. I really would live to use this feature.
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[admeister]

Well, it turns out that it does work. You just have to try it in different places. Near can't detect my location at home, but I've tried using the free Wi-Fi at 3 different McDonalds stores, and it works quite well. It finds my location and downloads data, and I've even received a few Game Goods. Hungry Jacks' Wi-Fi also works very well. If you have an iPhone 4 or 4S, you can create your own Wi-Fi hotspot when you're out and about, but if you don't, then just try to use any Wi-Fi network you can get access to. It will work.

With the Wi-Fi Vita consoles, they use the IP address of the Wi-Fi network you connect to in order to detect your location. If that location is not in Sony's database, then you will not receive any location data. This is a lot less accurate than the 3G consoles of course.
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[iorkara]

Mmm, lucky it worked out for you mate

I did try a local McDonalds. I got the same result.

I got the Wi-Fi model. I do have a iPhone 4. However having trouble getting that paired with my Vita.

Wish it would just work at home. Thanks for the tips mate!
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