NEAR app horribly inaccurate

[XCrownedClownX]

So I launched the NEAR app to find that APPARENTLY I'm someone in South Korea near Seoul... which is not even close. I have the Wifi only Vita and I didn't expect pinpoint accuracy but I at least expected it to get the right city. How the heck does it mess up not only the city, the province, the country AND the continent and throw me across the Pacific ocean. Kind of defeats the entire purpose of the app if I'm not even being seen in the right area.

Anyone else tried this out yet?

And if you are wondering about my wifi only vita that's what came in the first edition bundle in canada due to Sony not having a 3G partner here.

[Pesico]

I also have a WiFi only version, and it wasn't very accurate for me either, but at least it was within 1 km Across the ocean seems a bit stretched. The router you connected to, has it been used in Seoul before?

[XCrownedClownX]

Uhh.... I'm gonna go with no. XD

[Hiruko_Spew]

I read a blog and or post on this like 3 weeks ago about wifi models and gps signals beening way off thats why i got me a 3g the gps on that is spot on right down to my front door on google earth and guessin on near aswell looks like 3g does have its perks for a bit more coin

[Psikorps]

Originally Posted by Hiruko_Spew

I read a blog and or post on this like 3 weeks ago about wifi models and gps signals beening way off thats why i got me a 3g the gps on that is spot on right down to my front door on google earth and guessin on near aswell looks like 3g does have its perks for a bit more coin

I recall reading something like that as well.

Unfortunatly in Canada we didn't get the 3G.

I still have 3.5 hours to wait for mine...then I'll see if it says I'm in the Brazilian rainforest or something.

[billyballs]

Originally Posted by XCrownedClownX

Kind of defeats the entire purple of the app

i laughed right there lol

also i thought that the wifi models didnt have gps functionality? i think it would go off your ip address or something

[XCrownedClownX]

Originally Posted by Psikorps

I recall reading something like that as well.

Unfortunatly in Canada we didn't get the 3G.

I still have 3.5 hours to wait for mine...then I'll see if it says I'm in the Brazilian rainforest or something.

Much appreciated to hear your results

Originally Posted by billyballs

i laughed right there lol

also i thought that the wifi models didnt have gps functionality? i think it would go off your ip address or something

ROFL nice catch, didn't even notice that XD

You'd think but even an IP isn't 100% accurate. For instance, if I plug my IP into an IP Tracer on the internet it puts me downtown when I'm in the east end of the city here. No. I did some digging and I guess it uses this 3rd party service called Skyhook which maps computers based on MAC addresses that are user submitted.

PlayStation® Knowledge Center | Answer
Skyhook: Location Technology > Coverage Area

[billyballs]

Originally Posted by XCrownedClownX

You'd think but even an IP isn't 100% accurate. For instance, if I plug my IP into an IP Tracer on the internet it puts me downtown when I'm in the east end of the city here. No. I did some digging and I guess it uses this 3rd party service called Skyhook which maps computers based on MAC addresses that are user submitted.

PlayStation® Knowledge Center | Answer
Skyhook: Location Technology > Coverage Area

yeah going by IP or anything is going to be only about as accurate as the service area that you are getting internet from. i dont think it would be a problem using some NEAR features (i would imagine you could still recieve gifts and such for uncharted) but you wouldnt be able to use all the features.

theres always update 2.00 lol

[Hayabusa85]

Not as spot on as my iPod Touch but it was pretty close for me. First time the street over, second time a few houses down and then third time back to the street over. Was surprised that within seconds of starting Near it it picked up 9 people really close to me already. Guess we like the Vita in this district

[Psikorps]

NEAR says I do not exist, I am without form, in the void, the land of the lost...I do not exist, I think, therefore I am not.

Not Brazil, not even South Korea...Im not even in this realm of existance apparently.

Thats ok though, I'm prob the only person within 20 miles with one of these anyways...so no gift dropping or anything.

Unless I went to the high school....might be some people there who got it...though then I might get the cops after me, thinking I'm some perv hanging out to oggle the school girls or something...some old guy walking around school grounds trying to get virtual presents...yeah right, Book 'em, Danno!

Then I would be in jail, and I dont think they have free WiFi... so, yeah...I'll just use the stat tracking stuff for NEAR that shows the friends list updates and stuff.

NEAR was never a selling point for me anyways lol.