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Ian
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28th Dec 04 at 04:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Please ensure you are running Location Services and click here

[Edited on 28-12-2004 by Ian]
Matt H
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28th Dec 04 at 08:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ahhhhhhhhh


finally worked out how this location services works now. if everyone used it buying & selling would be alot easier
Matt H
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so does it only show the distance if they've registered their post code?
Adam-D
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28th Dec 04 at 08:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my post code isnt there
Matt H
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Ian has moved to Lancashire
Andrew
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Good on him. Liverpool is full of pikeys I'm moving too once i finish uni
Tom J
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Ian, it only appears to be working on the front page of classifieds, the one with parts offered/wanted/cars for sale mixed, and not on the individual sections
Nath
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I'm liking that function
mav
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28th Dec 04 at 11:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not bad not bad..............

I can click 'Fife' but not my town.......but next village to me is listed..

[Edited on 28-12-2004 by mav]
Nath
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The housing estate over the road is listed for me, so close to my own area. It's down as Milton Keynes either way
Ian
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28th Dec 04 at 13:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by flameredcorsab
Ian, it only appears to be working on the front page of classifieds, the one with parts offered/wanted/cars for sale mixed, and not on the individual sections
Yeah its only in the one place at the moment. It was more of a test to see if it was working and what the uptake on it was.
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It's accurate too!
IIRC when it was first brought in (before it popped up in Classifieds) it was a bit inaccurate?
Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
so does it only show the distance if they've registered their post code?
Indeed.
Ian
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28th Dec 04 at 13:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mav
I can click 'Fife' but not my town.......but next village to me is listed..
The data is missing a few places, I can add postcodes and districts if you know of any additions.
Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by James_DT
It's accurate too!
IIRC when it was first brought in (before it popped up in Classifieds) it was a bit inaccurate?
The distances are worked out as the crow flies and then there's a special secret magic formula that approximates the real distance. Its not 100% accurate, but its better than it was.

Getting it completely down to the nearest mile would need the map data, which is even bigger and more difficult to get hold of
Ian
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28th Dec 04 at 13:16   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
my post code isnt there
u2u me the code, district name, county and what other postcodes are nearby so I can give you a grid reference.
Tom J
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28th Dec 04 at 14:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
quote:
Originally posted by flameredcorsab
Ian, it only appears to be working on the front page of classifieds, the one with parts offered/wanted/cars for sale mixed, and not on the individual sections
Yeah its only in the one place at the moment. It was more of a test to see if it was working and what the uptake on it was.

looks good imo, quite useful
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Very good idea, it's a pain in the arse seeing something you like then finding out a few days later it's at the other end of the country
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looks like a top idea, would it be wise when new members sign up they have to fill in that info ?
Ian
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I'm going to do more with it, classifieds is getting re-written at some point anyway and when adverts are placed you'll be asked whether you would like to give a location for them.

The same technology is also going to appear in meets and events so you can see what is close of those as well.

 
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