Current Location Problems

[ladikara]

I have had a few new apps ask if they can use my current location. When I answer yes to them, it says my current location is Topeka Kansas. My location is in California. Any idea how I fix this?

[sgb1975]

Move to Topeka?

[ladikara]

Umm no thanks. (no offense to those who live there) I've lived in the midwest once, not really wanting to go back.

Anybody else have any ideas?

[chief]

Pretend you live in Topeka?

[ladikara]

No thanks.

Guess nobody knows....just amazed that nobody else isn't having this problem.

[krusej23]

A lot of people have this problem but it was noticed a long time ago when they first came out. You are probably behind a secure network arent you? If you are behind a secure network at your house, it probably wont find you. I have the same problem except I live in Iowa and it thinks I live in minnnesota(a little closer than california to kansas). There is a certain company that updates it but I can't think of the name. Just do a search on the forum for map problems and you will find it.

[krusej23]

Here is how to maybe fix it....


I just updated my iPod Touch with the new apps and tried out the new
wifi locator option. For some reason when I try this at home, its
showing the old location where I used to live. I just moved about ten
months ago, but im using the same wireless router. Is there something
I have to change in my router to get skyhook to locate me properly?
Thanks in advance!

Phoenix

Sent from my iPod Touch

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This was their reply..

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Hey Phoenix,

We are happy to help you add or update your personal Access Point to the
system. In order to do so you will need to provide us with the MAC Address
of the wireless access point and your location (as latitude/longitude)

1. Find your location as latitude, longitude
First we need to determine the location of the AP. Go to Google Maps
(http://maps.google.com) and find the location of your access point on the
map. Center the map (double-click on it) on the location and then enter the
following into your Address Bar:

javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().ge tCenter()));

This will open a prompt giving you the latitude,longitude of the center of
the map. Copy and paste that into an email. If you are having problems there
is a little more detailed tutorial here:
http://lifehacker.com/software/googl...e-and-longitud
e-267361.php

2. Find the MAC Address of your wireless access point
Next we need to get the MAC Address of your AP. This can be tricky, so its
best to use software to find it. We recommend NetStumbler and iStumbler on
Windows and Mac respectively. You can download the programs at the following
links:

Windows: http://www.netstumbler.com/
Mac: http://istumbler.net/

Find your AP in the list and the associated MAC address for it. Now paste
the MAC address in the email.

Now you should have a MAC address, latitude and longitude. Its good to
recheck the location by pasting the latitude, longitude back into Google
Maps to make sure its the right location. Once you verify it, send us the
information and we¹ll add them to the database. It may take up to a week
before the AP is available when using your iPhone or iPod touch. If it after
a few weeks you are still having problems, let us know.

Let me know if you have any questions, thanks for the support and happy
mapping

[ladikara]

Phoenix, thanks for this. Sadly I don't have a MAC so I got to finding my address on the google map and nothing else worked.

This is happening with all my apps that work off location. All of them place me in Kansas.

Anybody else have this problem?

[DeeterGP]

"MAC Address" doesn't refer to the IP Address of a Macintosh, it means Machine Access Code and it is a unique ID number that any network interface has. The tech support folks were talking about the unique ID address (MAC Address) that is associated with the WAN port on the router.

[krusej23]

You can usually find the mac address written on the bottom or back of a router/access point.

[hawaiianchimp]

Submit your access point and maybe a few of your neighbors and this should fix the problem.


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