I've recently upgraded to a 1 Gbps internet connection with Community Fibre (I'm getting 930 mbps down and 944 up!).
Admin was chaotic but helpful. The only technical problem is that instead of being irritated that location-based sites like TFL and openstreetmap placing me
next door, they now place me a good mile away!
So how does that work? Do they have to record my location coordinates, or is it derived somehow?
It could be that mobile phones passing near you pick up your SSID and
MAC address and pass the info back to Google to update their huge
database of WiFi access point locations. https://g adgetstouse.com/blog/2022/08/11/google-wifi-location-access/
I've recently upgraded to a 1 Gbps internet connection with Community Fibre (I'm getting 930 mbps down and 944 up!).
Admin was chaotic but helpful. The only technical problem is that instead of being irritated that location-based sites like TFL and openstreetmap placing me
next door, they now place me a good mile away!
So how does that work? Do they have to record my location coordinates, or is it derived somehow?
On 01/09/2023 13:51, Mike Clarke wrote:
It could be that mobile phones passing near you pick up your SSID and
MAC address and pass the info back to Google to update their huge
database of WiFi access point locations. https://g adgetstouse.com/blog/2022/08/11/google-wifi-location-access/
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On 01/09/2023 12:42, Philip Herlihy wrote:
I've recently upgraded to a 1 Gbps internet connection with Community Fibre (I'm getting 930 mbps down and 944 up!).
Admin was chaotic but helpful. The only technical problem is that instead of
being irritated that location-based sites like TFL and openstreetmap placing me
next door, they now place me a good mile away!
So how does that work? Do they have to record my location coordinates, or is
it derived somehow?
I live in Northampton.
Used to be on Virginmedia.
maps.google.co.uk placed me in Northampton.
I then switched to fibre on Vodafone which runs on CityFibre's network.
maps.google.co.uk plaes me in Leeds and has continued to do so for over
2 years!
Its annoying as I have to seach for "places to eat in northampton"
instead of "Places to eat near me" :-)
I've recently upgraded to a 1 Gbps internet connection with Community
Fibre (I'm getting 930 mbps down and 944 up!).
Admin was chaotic but helpful. The only technical problem is that
instead of being irritated that location-based sites like TFL and openstreetmap placing me next door, they now place me a good mile away!
So how does that work? Do they have to record my location coordinates,
or is it derived somehow?
I've recently upgraded to a 1 Gbps internet connection with Community Fibre (I'm getting 930 mbps down and 944 up!).
Admin was chaotic but helpful. The only technical problem is that instead of being irritated that location-based sites like TFL and openstreetmap placing me
next door, they now place me a good mile away!
So how does that work? Do they have to record my location coordinates, or is it derived somehow?
I've recently upgraded to a 1 Gbps internet connection with Community Fibre (I'm getting 930 mbps down and 944 up!).
Admin was chaotic but helpful. The only technical problem is that instead of being irritated that location-based sites like TFL and openstreetmap placing me
next door, they now place me a good mile away!
So how does that work? Do they have to record my location coordinates, or is it derived somehow?
Philip Herlihy wrote:
I've recently upgraded to a 1 Gbps internet connection with Community
Fibre
(I'm getting 930 mbps down and 944 up!).
Admin was chaotic but helpful. The only technical problem is that
instead of
being irritated that location-based sites like TFL and openstreetmap
placing me
next door, they now place me a good mile away!
So how does that work? Do they have to record my location
coordinates, or is
it derived somehow?
If you have an android phone, sharing an account with any google service account (e.g. gmail) you may be giving them strong clues (but
presumably not GPS level clues)?
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