I can explain why one might want the ability to 'force' the use of Cell ID for obtaining a position fix. I am currently working on a product (not a cell phone) that has a Motorola G24 cellular radio in it. I can pull back cell ID, MNC, MCC, LAC and a variety of other things. The device does not need to know where it is located but it is reporting back that information to a server and the server would like to know where that device is located. I would like to be able to make an API call with only certain cellular parameters to figure out where that device is roughly located. I downloaded an Android Application called LocateMe that sort of gives me the ability to do what I want but it is a little too unprofessional.
On Oct 15, 10:22 am, Steve Block <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > The Gears Geolocation API uses a variety of methods to attempt to get > a position fix. These include IP and WiFi on desktop and IP, WiFi, > Cell ID and GPS on mobile devices. Gears will return the best position > from all of the available methods. You can't 'force' Gears to use only > Cell ID data, but you can pass options to the API calls in order to > enable or disable the use of GPS. > Seehttp://code.google.com/apis/gears/api_geolocation.html. > > Can you explain why you want to 'force' the use of Cell ID for > obtaining a position fix? > > Steve
