Hi Neil, Thanks for the email!
On Nov 4, 12:05 pm, npo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > I am trying to use the Geolocation API on Windows Mobile 6 on a Mitac > Mio A701 (with built in GPS). > > Unfortunately I cannot get the GPS to give me a position in Gears. > I have tried the example code and it returns my position using cell > info (well I assume that it does, because it has an error of 2670, and > is always a fixed location near where I am). I have > enableHighAccuracy set to true. > > I have copied the example code to my site and get the same problem: a > quick but inaccurate response. > My GPS is set up as per the instructions posted > onhttp://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/06/07/620387.aspx > The program port is on COM4 (actual hardware on my device is on > COM2). GPS Applications can use COM4 succesfully. > > I have also tried using gears to access the page offline, so that no > network request is attempted, but this only results in no position > being returned at all, not even a timeout. I have left it for over 10 > minutes, and it does not return. From the code, it appears as if the > timeout is set to 1 minute to connect and 5 minutes for a fix. > This is strange indeed and sounds like a bug. We'll try to get a Mio A701 and see if we can replicate this problem. Meanwhile, could you please try to set the PositionOptions::gearsLocationProviderUrls attribute to null to make sure that no network-based providers are used at all? Thanks, Andrei
