hey
i used a wlan router in canada and i guess the google car drove by the house in that time...
but now i am back in germany and with me the router.
so now whenever i use wlan on my cell phone and then want to check the weather or something else using google maps or so it shows the canadian location. so im not getting the right weather im getting canadian weather.
is there anything i can do to to tell google that the location of my router has changed?
thanks nick
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Not sure if this is old information to you guys, but today I was able to get my location on google maps working on the Cavalier.
Here are the steps:
1. Turn on Wi-fi, (you don't have to connect to a network just make sure that wireless networks are AVAILABLE)
2. Run Google Maps and click the number "0" and VOILA my location within ____ meters :-D
I thought this was cool because you can get it even if you are not connected to a wireless network, I was on the road today and it was picking up lots of wireless networks (Secured and Non-secured) and it was working.
I imagine this wouldn't work in rural areas but it worked fine with me today in the city and in the suburbs!
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Not sure if this is old information to you guys, but today I was able to get my location on google maps working on the Cavalier.
Here are the steps:
1. Turn on Wi-fi, (you don't have to connect to a network just make sure that wireless networks are AVAILABLE)
2. Run Google Maps and click the number "0" and VOILA my location within ____ meters :-D
I thought this was cool because you can get it even if you are not connected to a wireless network, I was on the road today and it was picking up lots of wireless networks (Secured and Non-secured) and it was working.
I imagine this wouldn't work in rural areas but it worked fine with me today in the city and in the suburbs!
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Surely this just works via GSM triangulation the way it always did ? Or am I missing the point ?
No, it actually works via WI-FI triangulation instead.
For some reason, GSM or cellular tower triangulation does not work on the Cavalier
Hi...
I installed WM6.5 to my TP2. Worked great and it showed my home city under the flip clock and in the weather tab.
Removed it again and went back to WM6.1 but now I've installed WM6.5 again and now it's showing another city as My Location. I can add other cities in the weather tab but I can't change the My Location city.
And I can't remove the city...
My home city is Frederiksberg and that's the city which was shown the first time I installed WM6.5. Now it's showing another city and I can't even add Frederiksberg in the weather tab.
I'm running a stock ROM on a European unlocked TP2. Not branded by any carrier, just stock version from HTC.
Can anyone help ?
try in a different room/location. mine shows a city in bangkok (gmt +7) in one of my rooms and im in a beirut (gmt +2). if i try updating in another room or go to the balcony, problem is solved. also trying disabling htc location and enabling it again.
how to Fix "My Location" with Google Maps. (workaround)
I just got a handle on the Google maps "My Location" problem with the USA version of touch pro 2.
the cell tower triangulation only works in GSM mode (meaning GPRS/EDGE network). it does not work with 3G.
It appears that Google does not have the active towers maped. it has the old towers, but not new ones... however since I do not have an android device I can not confirm whose fault this is.
all I know is the workaround: turn off your 3G connection either with a modified Comm Manager, or the tedious way:
go to settings/ Personal/ Phone; select the BAND tab, and change the network from auto to GSM.
This will disable your 3G network and start EDGE instead. then Google Maps will be able to triangulate your position.
Hope that this helps... not really.
Hopefully, T-Mobile will resolve this issue with Google soon.
also, I can confirm that we are expecting a 6.5 update soon, although they did not give me a an actual date. My guess is January as sheduled (by rumors)
Thanks for the info, now my location is within 600 meters, it was within 43,000 meters under 3G in NYC area.
S.V.I said:
I just got a handle on the Google maps "My Location" problem with the USA version of touch pro 2.
the cell tower triangulation only works in GSM mode (meaning GPRS/EDGE network). it does not work with 3G.
It appears that Google does not have the active towers maped. it has the old towers, but not new ones... however since I do not have an android device I can not confirm whose fault this is.
all I know is the workaround: turn off your 3G connection either with a modified Comm Manager, or the tedious way:
go to settings/ Personal/ Phone; select the BAND tab, and change the network from auto to GSM.
This will disable your 3G network and start EDGE instead. then Google Maps will be able to triangulate your position.
Hope that this helps... not really.
Hopefully, T-Mobile will resolve this issue with Google soon.
also, I can confirm that we are expecting a 6.5 update soon, although they did not give me a an actual date. My guess is January as sheduled (by rumors)
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Hi guys. Simple question here:
Always thought it was strange but never had the time to check if it was actually a Apple service only. Is it possible to obtain "My Location" through Google Maps app or Latitude, whatever, only with 3G on. I mean having Wi-fi and GPS disabled, wasn't it supposed to 3G be enough to obtain my phone's location?
Yesterday my brother who owns an Iphone4 did it and i thought "how come i never couldn't with my xperia arc"?
Is it any wrong configuration on my phone, or a google configuration or is it just a service xperia arc/xperia/android phones don't have?
Thanks.
Google Maps - works over GPS or 3G(HSDPA,EDGE)
Latitude also can work like one above..
But, if you have wirelles, and GPS disabled...accuracy will be around 300-500m.
while GPS accuracy is 2m
I always use Google maps with the data switch on. I usually have the GPS switch on also. Using just the mobile phone tower to use google maps doesn't accurately represent your true location, only the closest mobile phone tower the phone is receiving the signal from.
I have done this in the past, meaning using Google maps while using only the mobile phone network, since my phone at the time did not have built-in GPS.
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Thanks, electrash, you are spot on!
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No problem, try it and let me know.
P.s (sometimes it takes longer to get your location max 1-2min)
So meaning that something is wrong in my phone. I have it updated and non root. I have 3G (HSDPA) on and the phone is unable to obtain "My Location" and asking me to turn wireless or GPS on. What can i do to fix it?
but do you have 3G MB packet (pay for 200mb or etc) or you have flat internet on phone like me?
I have a 300mb per month subscription. Is there a difference here? The 3G or data connection isn't the same in both cases?
yes, but sometimes if you run out of MB Packet this wont work, i dont know why.
I have to go now, when im back i will find some app to test your phone (market seacrh)
Till then, have a nice day
Everything is working now. I needed to check in the location configuration the use of wireless and data connection to obtain position. LOL My bad! Thanks for all the help anyway! Cumps
Glade to hear that
My GPS on google apps work fine . like maps ... but almost every other app I download off of the market when checking the GPS points my location to Cle Elum in Washington ...
I am literally thousands upon thousands of miles away from Washington ... WTF..!!!
and no I haven't downloaded any fake location apps of any sort ..
Do you have wifi on? For some reason if I have wifi on but not connected at work my phone thinks I'm in Nashville, TN. I work in St. Paul, MN.
I don't know what causes it.
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I do have it on and connected ...
I downloded two GPS apps . one points at my actual location , the other one in Washington ..
With wifi connected, it shows me in Chicago when I'm in Pittsburgh
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Google uses WiFi networks to try and determine your location. If you can change the SSID of your WiFi network, try adding "_nomap" at the end of your SSID.
This will stop Google from trying to use that wifi network for location and might correct your issue.
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Google uses WiFi networks to try and determine your location. If you can change the SSID of your WiFi network, try adding "_nomap" at the end of your SSID.
This will stop Google from trying to use that wifi network for location and might correct your issue.
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Actually the Google maps works fine , its the other apps that are messed up like weather widgets ...
The Problem persists even After a full wipe and installing a different ROM ..
it is NOT a GPS problem , If I turn off network location (( Mobile Data , Wifi )) the location is accurate but gets missed up when I turn it on ..
Problem is many apps go off the google location service like Google + . how DO I fix that ?
AbeMIH said:
Google uses WiFi networks to try and determine your location. If you can change the SSID of your WiFi network, try adding "_nomap" at the end of your SSID.
This will stop Google from trying to use that wifi network for location and might correct your issue.
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I Think that might fix the problem , How do I change that ?
Google location services crowd source the locations of wifi AP's, so for some reason it thinks one of these AP's near you is located in Cle Elum. This only happens when you are in the same place, right? Like at home, work, whatever.
I find when I travel that I come close to AP's that Google thinks is in another part of the country or even the world, especially at airports. So for a moment I will be momentarily in Singapore when I am in Charlotte. I think in the airports it is seeing other people's portable hot spots (like my phone usually is for my iPad and laptop). You would think the location s/w would do some smoothing to prevent this moving thousands of miles in an instant, but apparently not.
Some apps allow you to select which location source to use, so you could try turning off network location and use only GPS. This is really only a test though, because the app probably won't work very well with network location turned off all the time.
You could also try to let the phone sit with GPS locked on in this place where you get the bogus location data every chance you get. Theoretically, that data should make it back to Google servers and correct the location of the AP that Google thinks is in Cle Elum right now.
HTH
GR
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Fatelord said:
I Think that might fix the problem , How do I change that ?
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I don't think this will help because the bogus location data is likely coming from an AP you can't configure, and it doesn't even need to be the one you are connected to. Location services uses all AP's it can see, so it could be one of many AP's in your area.
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The problem is, my phone is showing I am located in Riverside, CA when I live in Detroit, MI. This is because I sent my router to Linksys repair in Riverside and they sent me a repaired and tested unit.
Now, whether it is Google Maps or GasBuddy, it shows my location is in Cali. However, when I connect to my other router, it gives me the correct location. How do I change my routers location?!
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albo23 said:
The problem is, my phone is showing I am located in Riverside, CA when I live in Detroit, MI. This is because I sent my router to Linksys repair in Riverside and they sent me a repaired and tested unit.
Now, whether it is Google Maps or GasBuddy, it shows my location is in Cali. However, when I connect to my other router, it gives me the correct location. How do I change my routers location?!
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Flash another firmware to your router. Check your router's website for an update. That's my only guess. However I don't see how a router's purchase location determines location. That's usually based off IP configuration on the modem.
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You could always just turn GPS on, right? Why bother going through hoops to get your location when you have a perfectly fine GPS radio built-in?
I remember finding a form to fill out on Google regarding Router Location Caching. Try searching for that, see what comes up, otherwise you have to wait to be reindexed...