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Why won't Twinkle find people near me, or even people far far away?
I have Twinkle on my iTouch and the Locator feature never finds anyone, no matter what range I select.
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?The iPod touch doesn't have a GPS chip, so you're at the mercy of the Skyhook Wifi-based geolocation. That works pretty well in major US metropolitan areas, but anywhere, it likely doesn't work very well, in which case Twinkle doesn't know where you are. Not much we can do about that.1 Comment
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I looked into Skyhook. I tried submitting my wireless access point to their database. Can you explain how Twinkle works with Skyhook? Can I simply add my access point to their database, and once I'm in their system will my accesspoint give Twinkle the info needed to find me? Or do I need several Wifi hot spots around me that all are in Skyhook's DB? Also do I need to be connected to an access point that is in Skyhook's DB to be found, or can the iTouch and Twinkle scan nearby access points that I am not connected to, to get a position? -
Inappropriate?I'm in a fairly metropolitan area, on Verizon FIOS. You could add a feature that lets us input our Zipcode so we could find people nearby that way. Wouldn't that be fairly easy? People could enter their location via Zipcode if they don't want to use the GPS, or this Skyhook thing. :P
I’m unsure
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Inappropriate?There's a post at Macworld about how to submit your home wifi to the Skyhook database.
http://iphone.macworld.com/2008/01/pu... -
Inappropriate?It looks like they have a form right on their website now to submit your access point: http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitw...
I submitted my two units. They said it could take a few weeks to take effect, so I'll see. Hopefully by then there will be a Twinkle update out and I'll be locating Twinklers nearby. :)
I’m excited
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