Comments on: Firefox 3.5 does geolocation! http://squio.nl/blog/2009/06/09/firefox-35-does-geolocation/ Creative internet development Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:56:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe http://squio.nl/blog/2009/06/09/firefox-35-does-geolocation/comment-page-1/#comment-3670 Joe Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:54:03 +0000 http://squio.nl/blog/?p=356#comment-3670 Cool, thanks! It doesn't work out of the box on Android's Webkit browser on the G1, need Google's interface for that apparently. Cool, thanks!

It doesn’t work out of the box on Android’s Webkit browser on the G1, need Google’s interface for that apparently.

]]> By: Johan Sundström http://squio.nl/blog/2009/06/09/firefox-35-does-geolocation/comment-page-1/#comment-3667 Johan Sundström Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:13:38 +0000 http://squio.nl/blog/?p=356#comment-3667 Works fine in the iPhone 3G mobile Safari (OS 3.0) browser, too. Works fine in the iPhone 3G mobile Safari (OS 3.0) browser, too.

]]> By: Doug Turner http://squio.nl/blog/2009/06/09/firefox-35-does-geolocation/comment-page-1/#comment-3666 Doug Turner Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:14:01 +0000 http://squio.nl/blog/?p=356#comment-3666 exactly. if a wifi position is found, that is the location that is shared with the website. if no wifi position is found, a location based on IP is shared. Keep in mind, all of this is optional -- we don't share anything until you click "share location" in the notification bar. Hope that helps! Doug Turner exactly. if a wifi position is found, that is the location that is shared with the website. if no wifi position is found, a location based on IP is shared.

Keep in mind, all of this is optional — we don’t share anything until you click “share location” in the notification bar.

Hope that helps!
Doug Turner

]]> By: Joe http://squio.nl/blog/2009/06/09/firefox-35-does-geolocation/comment-page-1/#comment-3654 Joe Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:45:29 +0000 http://squio.nl/blog/?p=356#comment-3654 Update: indeed, the bug has been fixed in Firefox 3.5b99 - but some requests return a very unaccurate estimate, while others are perfect within only a few meters error. I guess in some cases Wifi is used, while in other cases generic Geo IP tables are used (e.g. if the Wifi lookup times out?). Update: indeed, the bug has been fixed in Firefox 3.5b99 – but some requests return a very unaccurate estimate, while others are perfect within only a few meters error.
I guess in some cases Wifi is used, while in other cases generic Geo IP tables are used (e.g. if the Wifi lookup times out?).

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