Apps using location
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Balibe
iPF Noob
Maybe it is because your location is 200+ years behind the rest of the country 
Hmm, I Googled this and learned something new. Below is how the iPod Touch does it, iPad should be the same.
Source: It actually uses the SSIDs and hardware addresses of any WiFi access points it finds within range, and then looks up this information in an online database. Essentially, a company known as Skyhook Wireless has driven around North America cataloguing the locations of various WiFi access points and where they're reachable from, and then put this all into a database that can be used for triangulation.
Here is a video of how it works, flash required.
You can go to Skyhook and update your WiFi location if you know your MAC Address. The address should be on the device.
Sorry if this is too much info, hope it helps resolve your issue.
Hmm, I Googled this and learned something new. Below is how the iPod Touch does it, iPad should be the same.
Source: It actually uses the SSIDs and hardware addresses of any WiFi access points it finds within range, and then looks up this information in an online database. Essentially, a company known as Skyhook Wireless has driven around North America cataloguing the locations of various WiFi access points and where they're reachable from, and then put this all into a database that can be used for triangulation.
Here is a video of how it works, flash required.
You can go to Skyhook and update your WiFi location if you know your MAC Address. The address should be on the device.
Sorry if this is too much info, hope it helps resolve your issue.
MikesTooLz
iPF Novice
This all depends if you have a 3G ipad.
if its a wifi only ipad that there is no real way for it to find its location other than guessing. How does it guess? it looks at what wifi hotspots are in its area that it can see then checks online to see if the hotspots location is registered.
What happens if a hotspot (wireless router) moves? the ipads/ iphones will still detect as being int the hotspots original location unless the hotspots location is updated in skyhook.
if its a wifi only ipad that there is no real way for it to find its location other than guessing. How does it guess? it looks at what wifi hotspots are in its area that it can see then checks online to see if the hotspots location is registered.
What happens if a hotspot (wireless router) moves? the ipads/ iphones will still detect as being int the hotspots original location unless the hotspots location is updated in skyhook.
Balibe
iPF Noob
Not sure which access point you have, mine is a Linksys E3000. The MAC Address is found on the status page [screenshot attached]. The MAC Address is a unique number to all wireless devices, should also be printed on the tag somewhere.
Not sure if this is going to resolve your issue as I am no expert. I only posted some information that I googled which explained how it works.
Hope it helps & keep us updated ....
Not sure if this is going to resolve your issue as I am no expert. I only posted some information that I googled which explained how it works.
Hope it helps & keep us updated ....
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MikesTooLz
iPF Novice
its found on the status page of the router, also if you look on the sticker thats on the bottom of the router it will also list the MAC address.
MikesTooLz
iPF Novice
this is one of the main reasons I got a 3G model.
