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When you use Navizon with a GPS device, every Wi-Fi access point and Cell tower that you pass by will be logged and turned into points on your account.
If they are discovered by you (If you are the first one to map them)
If they have already been mapped by someone else (except in a few areas)
Once you have 10,000 points, you can redeem them for a reward, and $15 will be wired to your Paypal account (minus the Paypal fee in the amount of $0.29).
The idea is fairly simple: some users who have GPS enabled phones, or a standalone GPS device map the wireless landscape (ie. the location of Cell towers and Wi-Fi Access Points) wherever they go, so that other users who don’t have GPS will be able to use a positioning system that works independent of GPS.
Like in every community, there are the people who do the work and others who benefit from it.
So users who don't want to map any points, but still want the full featured version of Navizon, need to buy it.
(and get 20% of the points they accumulate !)
1) Log on to the
member section 2) Send the referral code to your friends who you want to introduce to Navizon. (ask them to enter this information when they are creating their profile; there is a field for this referral code in the registration page).
As soon as they start mapping points, 20% will go straight into your account. So if you know people who drive a lot (Taxi drivers, Truck drivers, or salesmen for example), you will be able to sit down, relax, and earn money while they drive.
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Instead,
location is achieved by triangulating those same Wi-Fi and/or
Cellular signals, whose location is now known thanks to the "mappers."
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Q: What are the rules of the rewards system?
A: You get points for every new data point (cell tower or Wi-Fi AP) that you map on your account.
A: This is because you only earn points for any given Cell tower or Wi-Fi Access Point the first time you see it. So if you take the same route over and over again, you are mapping the same points over and over again.
But if you take a different route from point A to point B, you will see new points. So, try taking a different route each time. As long as it doesn't make you show up too late at work ;-)
Q: I see that someone else already mapped my area? Can I earn rewards if I map the same area?
A: Absolutely. You might earn fewer points than if you go to a place that has been unexplored by anyone, but you will get points. And even if you do go to a place that has already been mapped by someone else, people install new Wi-Fi access points every day (and cell companies are constantly expanding their coverage and installing new cell towers every day).
So you might still be able to collect new data points even if somewhere has already mapped that area.
A: Yes, only the data that has been mapped with Navizon (or with the Navizon API) qualifies for rewards. You can upload NetStumbler and WiFiFoFum for the good of the rest of the community but you won't earn rewards for those.
A: The Navizon program indicates the number of data points collected for the current session. But that doesn't mean that you have not already mapped those data points. Again, you only earn points once for any given Cell Tower or WiFi Access point.
While, the counter does gives you a good indication of the data that you have mapped since you started the Navizon program, the rewards page will only count points the first time you see them. (Don't worry, if the points have been mapped by someone else, that's OK: they still count).
A: We are totally transparent on the way rewards are calculated. If you think there has been an error, just go into the members section, hit "Coverage" then "My data". You will see all the unique data points that you have mapped.
Just compare that to the total number of points in your rewards page and you will see that the numbers are consistent.
Q: Is there a maximum number of rewards that I can earn?
A: Nope. The more you points you map, the more you earn.
Q: I created two accounts. Can I earn rewards twice for the same data points?
A: No you cannot earn points twice for the exact same data. However if you have two phones with two different operators or if one phone is mapping Wi-Fi, and one is mapping cell towers, then yes, your points can qualify for rewards. But they will need to be mapped with the same account.
Q: What if I use two accounts anyway to earn more rewards?
A: If you do that, we reserve the right to close your account. Pure and simple.
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