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Old 07-22-2009, 03:54 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Chirishman View Post
Problem Solved!

Ok, so i've gotten it working now by reasoning out how it must work. It based on my results it appears that the Kindle locates you passively. It doesn't send a ping out for your location when you hit the shortcuts, that would cost a fair bit of change and is pretty much restricted to Law Enforcement use. The kindle monitors signal strength from various towers (over a period of time for accuracy) and eventually deduces the location.
That's precisely the way that "Google Maps" on the iPhone figures out where you are, too.
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