FabSwingers.com forum: Help

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Blackberry 8520 tried every configuration and you still cannot find me. Always was good at hide and seek,better at doctors and nurses as I got older. Please help

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I answered a similar thread the other day but cant find it now….

But the BB you have does not have GPS.

The maps app in the phone may use positioning found via cell tower triangulation, but this may not be supported in the Fabs mobile site.

Im guessing a little, but I think that will be why.

Steve

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

http://www.fabswingers.com/forum/mobile/120195

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I answered a similar thread the other day but cant find it now….

But the BB you have does not have GPS.

The maps app in the phone may use positioning found via cell tower triangulation, but this may not be supported in the Fabs mobile site.

Im guessing a little, but I think that will be why.

Steve"

Thank you for the help, i assumed (dummy me) that because it could find map locations that fab could find me.

Once again thank you.

Keep Music Live

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By *heRainManMan
over a year ago

Warrington & Glasgow

"I answered a similar thread the other day but cant find it now….

But the BB you have does not have GPS.

The maps app in the phone may use positioning found via cell tower triangulation, but this may not be supported in the Fabs mobile site.

Im guessing a little, but I think that will be why.

Steve"
I had wondered if this was the problem, but, according to this post, in http://www.fabswingers.com/forum/mobile/120065, by "bangor up for a laugh"

"I think that I read on another thread that the 8500 doesn't have GPS. If you open your browser and browse to maps.google.co.uk, does it show your position?

Yes all maps show where I am

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the browser must be passing the location. Does anybody have a non-GPS BB that works with the "Who's Near" function?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Obviously, we await Admin answering, but I would imagine that apps need coding to work with cell tower locations…. Is the Fab Mobile site coded to work with that?

Cell tower info can be very accurate. Get an ipad (that hasnt got 3g/gps) and connect it to wifi…. open maps and it gets your location.

Get a mobile phone, turn off GPS, open maps, and it will still get a fairly decent location if you have enough masts nearby.

So, all depends on if the app is coded for non GPS locations.

Steve

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just turned GPS off and tried but got the Cannot Locate You warning.. Turned the GPS back on and ok ..

Funny thing is on my samsung I don't have GPS on yet it works ok

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I will wait patiently for technology to catch up with my phone.

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By *uckscouple2007Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

"I will wait patiently for technology to catch up with my phone.

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.. Or change your phone?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I will wait patiently for technology to catch up with my phone.

.. Or change your phone?

I'm sure this site is free

lol

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