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Updated bug references for open cdma bug and clarified status of neighboring cell support
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* Use opensignal.com website to check signal strength and cell tower locations.
* Use opensignal.com website to check signal strength and cell tower locations.
* Single requests from home depot, or other stores ( "Show me stores around me" feature on their web sites )
* Single requests from home depot, or other stores ( "Show me stores around me" feature on their web sites )
* http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/gmaptogpx/


== Testing ==
== Testing ==
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*** This should print content as much information of that layer of the device sees on cell tower id and wifi :
*** This should print content as much information of that layer of the device sees on cell tower id and wifi :
<pre> *** WIFI GEO: sending [a big set of JSON key,value pairs] </pre>
<pre> *** WIFI GEO: sending [a big set of JSON key,value pairs] </pre>
 
** https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1190337 : turn on gDebug_isLoggingEnabled for more logging.
=== Signals ===
=== Signals ===
==== MLS / Wifi ====
==== MLS / Wifi ====
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* When using mobile SIM:
* When using mobile SIM:
** geolocation should scan cell towers and try to use multiple
** geolocation should scan cell towers and use data from active cell connection
** currently on all devices seem to be only using one cell tower and not triangulating
** support for using multiple neighboring cells towers is not yet implemented (Bug 1032865)


* Test scenerios ( in conjunction to the testing above )
* Test scenerios ( in conjunction to the testing above )
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==== Existing Bugs ====  
==== Existing Bugs ====  
* Bug 1010345 - Network location providers sends wrong radio field, cell based lookups broken
* Bug 1010282 - No geolocation support on CDMA/EVDO networks


== Background info ==
== Background info ==
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