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HoustonKV is offline HoustonKV
2010-02-25 , 15:22
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I just got my N900
and its perfect I love it

but unfortunately when ever i use location test or OVI maps
the gps "locks in" on china...

I live in toronto


please help
I really havent done much to this device that should effect my location ......

thanks!

H
 
flydeep is offline flydeep
2010-02-25 , 15:25
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Did you try installing the google location updater? You can get your location based on your ip address (if connected to wan) or triangulation of your cell signal. Fire up google maps on microb and see what that shows.

Just make sure you do not follow your Ovi maps directions, you might be in treat for the end of Chinese spring festival.

Originally Posted by HoustonKV View Post
I just got my N900
and its perfect I love it

but unfortunately when ever i use location test or OVI maps
the gps "locks in" on china...

I live in toronto


please help
I really havent done much to this device that should effect my location ......

thanks!

H
 
Kamikaze is offline Kamikaze
2010-02-25 , 15:27
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My OM Weather widget keeps on telling me I'm in Whitley Bay, where ever that is, but at it's in the right country on mine (I assume).
 
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noobmonkey is offline noobmonkey
2010-02-25 , 15:30
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Check the actual co-ordinates (My healthcheck app will read them out for you, but is in extras dev... Personally i think it is safe, but heeeed evil scary warnings....) - goto multimap or equivalent mapper and find your actual co-ords. if they are close enough... then it could be software/setup issues.....

(Just confirming where the problem lies)
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noobmonkey is offline noobmonkey
2010-02-25 , 15:30
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Originally Posted by Kamikaze View Post
My OM Weather widget keeps on telling me I'm in Whitley Bay, where ever that is, but at it's in the right country on mine (I assume).
whitley bay was the standard settings - means you havnt told it to use your gps or set it as a city yet?
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Kamikaze is offline Kamikaze
2010-02-25 , 16:38
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Originally Posted by noobmonkey View Post
whitley bay was the standard settings - means you havnt told it to use your gps or set it as a city yet?
Hmm, that's weird because it was saying "Whitley Bay (GPS)" and had two other location saved in before it. Must have jst been doing something dozy. Not to worry, showing the right location now
 
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2010-02-25 , 18:37
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Originally Posted by Kamikaze View Post
Hmm, that's weird because it was saying "Whitley Bay (GPS)" and had two other location saved in before it. Must have jst been doing something dozy. Not to worry, showing the right location now
Mine occasionally changes to Whitley Bay, usually when I'm on the train from London to Portsmouth and the cell reception is particularly sketchy. I'd always assumed it was because the N900 couldn't get a good lock on your location.
 
pinsh is offline pinsh
2010-02-25 , 18:47
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If the N900 says you are in China, then you are in China.

It's as simple as that.
 

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xd3813 is offline xd3813
2010-02-25 , 18:52
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change your location server. My n900 would tell me i'm on an island somewhere until i changed it. I have it set to supl.google.com works well
 

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2010-02-25 , 18:56
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Originally Posted by pinsh View Post
If the N900 says you are in China, then you are in China.

It's as simple as that.
No, the N900 wants to declare independent: it's a phone not a GPS device.
Is China still better than North Korea?
 
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