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Faux GPS for Your iPhone

Submitted by Michael Johnston on September 19, 2007 - 4:16pm.
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A neat little application called Navizon appeared on the iPhone Installer list this morning. It feels like GPS, but it's actually based off of peer-collected information. Navizon allows you to find your general location using a combo of Wi-Fi and Cellular tower location information. It's not as accurate as GPS, but it's arguably much better than nothing.

Supposedly the data is obtained by individuals who kindly link GPS data to cellular towers. So the cool thing is that it's pier driven which works great... usually. I say usually because it doesn't seem to work in neck of the woods. By woods, I mean a fairly urban city near Chicago. Brian Lam did get it going, so I trust that it actually works.

You can download a copy of Navizon via the Installer app under "Network" on your iPhone. The application requires a Navizon account, which you can sign up for (free) at Navizon.com.

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Used it

Submitted by toyguymarc on September 19, 2007 - 5:25pm.
I downloaded this app this morning just to check it out and it gets pretty close to my location. Once again this app is used just to locate your position, not for navigation purposes

Submitted by bboyredcel on September 19, 2007 - 5:30pm.
doesnt work

Submitted by Werto on September 19, 2007 - 5:33pm.
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doesnt work
Seems to work for me in Denver. Hit the "Directions" button on the lower left and the app will automatically put your current position in the starting position on Google maps.

Submitted by Pepper on September 19, 2007 - 5:50pm.
i'm not to far outside St. Louis and its not working out to well for me. Too bad.

Works GREAT!!

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on September 19, 2007 - 8:36pm.
So far it has pinpointed my location within 100 yards....

Keep in mind kids this is not to be used to navigation but more,where am I. then you can find thing near you. Starbucks train stations. so on and so forth.

Also this is the FIRST GPS application. Wait until the get the BT GPS devices working...... w00t

Submitted by cgavula (not verified) on September 19, 2007 - 11:02pm.
It doesn't seem to work in the Mobile, AL area.

works

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on September 20, 2007 - 3:33am.
Works near phila. airport good, but in my house it says no known cell towers/wifi found..

I will try when I am outside of my house.

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on September 20, 2007 - 9:03am.
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Originally Posted by cgavula View Post
It doesn't seem to work in the Mobile, AL area.
Same here in Mobile,Al

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on September 20, 2007 - 10:23am.
lol i am in manhattan, and it thought i was in scotsdale, az? im inside though, maybe ill try when i go out

Submitted by Hans on September 20, 2007 - 11:34am.
tried it yesterday morning at work and it was across the bay and a few miles down the shore. then again this morning when i came home, couldnt find me at all
its a no go in san diego