anyone on wi-fi in an urban area at the moment?

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does this work?

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:45 (eighteen years ago)

yes, but don't hit the back button after it does it crashes the browser

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:55 (eighteen years ago)

I can't get it to work. It's just bringing up a google map.

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:57 (eighteen years ago)

but what is it centred on?

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:58 (eighteen years ago)

The monitor of his computer

― StanM (StanM), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:13 (eighteen years ago)

It started at Dayton, Ohio.

When I searched, found and submitted my London location - it said this:

Thank you for the feedback.

We'll have our team look at the data and update the database accordingly.

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:13 (eighteen years ago)

It centred on my flat, just like that.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:14 (eighteen years ago)

it works based on wi-fi signals around you, not gps, so the more built up area you're living in, the better. good to see it worked for at least one person, I am probably including it in a piece I'm writing but I don't have wi-fi so wanted to check it out.

www.navizon.com

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:29 (eighteen years ago)

it asked if i wanted cookie or something. i'm leaching so said no. i mistrust technology.

― benrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:05 (eighteen years ago)

said I was in Maidenhead. I'm not.

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:58 (eighteen years ago)

im in macclesfield

― -- (688), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:51 (eighteen years ago)

fucking machines

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:54 (eighteen years ago)

I dont understand what this does. It found the area around me like that, pretty accurate. But what's it basing it on? How's it know where I am? *weirded out*

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:54 (eighteen years ago)

it knows you're afraid!

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 22:17 (eighteen years ago)

i'm on EVDO, with wifi on my powerbook turned off, and it won't work for me.

Make sure Wi-Fi is turned on and that you can see some wireless networks around you.

― lyra (lyra), Thursday, 9 November 2006 00:31 (eighteen years ago)

anyone else want to try?

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 9 November 2006 15:12 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah - I'm curious to know if it reads your i.p address rather than/as well as detects wireless networks.

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Thursday, 9 November 2006 16:11 (eighteen years ago)

gareth's "macclesfield" suggests it does...

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 9 November 2006 16:21 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah - I'm curious to know if it reads your i.p address rather than/as well as detects wireless networks.

my experience would suggest not. EVDO is a network connection, but not via a 802.x card. so I had an IP address, but it didn't see it, which I was really hoping it would.

― lyra (lyra), Thursday, 9 November 2006 23:44 (eighteen years ago)

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