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 ** AGPS server to speed up location finding; could potentially take 15 minutes.
-== Background info ===
+== Background info ==
-For those that care to understand the underlying technologies:
+=== Devices Specific information ===
-=== MLS ===
+==== Tarako ====
+* Tarako doesn't have GPS and relies on MLS and GeoIP
+** Some of the areas that may affect geolocation are:
+*** sim card : 0, 1, 2 sims (Bug 1014916)
+*** sim position for 1 sim
+*** wifi
+*** wifi throwing an exception
+*** wifi scanning
+*** Cell Tower Location 0, 1, 2, +
+*** type of SIM
+**** AWS SIM
+* Note :
+** normally geolocation doesn't work for AWS sim cards ; apparantly geolocation works with AWS sim card in Tarako
+** iPhone 5C are first to support AWS
+=== Technology Background Information ===
+==== MLS ====
 * http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mozilla_Location_Service
 * https://wiki.mozilla.org/CloudServices/Location/Software
 * https://location.services.mozilla.com/
 * https://location.services.mozilla.com/map#2/15.0/10.0
-=== AGPS ===
+==== AGPS ====
 * http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Assisted_GPS
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
-=== GPS ===
+==== GPS ====
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
-=== Cell Tower ===
+==== Cell Tower ====
 * http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mobile_phone_tracking