Navizon can
locate you with either your onboard or attached GPS, or with
our Virtual GPS if
your phone is not GPS equipped:
Navizon is a positioning system that works by triangulating
signals form
Wi-Fi* and
Cellular towers
(GSM and CDMA).
It calculates the location of a wireless device by using several
triangulation algorithms and a database of known
access points.
In other words, it uses Wi-Fi* and Cellular signals as opposed
to the satellite signals used for traditional GPS.
Simple, users who utilize Navizon
with a GPS enabled device map the wireless landscape
wherever they use Navizon.
That data is then
automatically shared with the rest of the
community.
Users
who don’t have a GPS enabled device can still use Navizon, because the virtual positioning
system can still locate them, just like a GPS would.
Users
who have a GPS enabled device can earn
rewards and
convert them into cash, all while enjoying all the fun
features of Navizon.
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In order
for Navizon to Work without a GPS enabled device, your
area needs to be covered by the Navizon database.
(To see how well your area is covered,
check out or coverage map).
Once you hit "Start", you should see the Phone light or
the Wi-Fi light blinking. This means that Navizon has
found your position thanks to Wi-Fi and cellular
positioning.
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If no lights are blinking it most likely means that no
one has mapped your area yet or that you are standing in
a place where no Wi-Fi or cell towers are visible.
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You can check the coverage in your area by creating a
user profile in the member section and hitting "my
coverage" once you are logged in, or by looking at our
coverage map
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*Wi-Fi Positioning available with the Full version (free
to try, $24.99 to buy).
