Google Revises Maps Application, Includes Location Finder
BB Pearl works fine
I'm not sure how Google is implementing it software wise, but the large location ring could be due to the GSM network. In a GSM network, your phone "talks" to only one tower at a time. Therefore, you're limited to location generated off the cell sector and some basic time calcs for xmission.
In a CDMA network, your handset talks to several towers at a time, therefore giving a better chance at true triangulation.
That's IF Google is using this info to generate the location information.
I'd like to hear what experiences other users have had on GSM (ATT, TMobile) and C...
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I'm also getting 1700 meter resolution on my Tilt (with GPS turned off), and the center of the circle always seems to be in the same place. I'm guessing that's the physical location of the cell tower that I'm talking to, so the only thing the app can tell me is that I'm within range of that specific tower.
What's funny is that when I turn on GPS, it searches for satellites briefly and then tells me that my location isn't available. After a few seconds (once it locates the satellites), it "wakes up" and homes in on my GPS location perfectly. It seems like GPS and "My Location" don't play well with each other in some way.
As I stated earlier, mine is showing up with a 1700 meter approximation.
There were also a couple completely wrong plots. Those could be due to bad geolocation info.
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