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When I enable geolocation, it is miles off. How can I help make geolocation better in Firefox?

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domingorogers
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When I enable geolocation, it is miles off. How can I help make geolocation better in Firefox?

When I enable geolocation, it is miles off. How can I help make geolocation better in Firefox?

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Hasan
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press CTRL + 0 (zero) to Reset Zoom

Clear Cookies & Cache

Clear the Network Cache

Websites look wrong

Check and tell if its working.

cor-el
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"Location-Aware Browsing" is only useful if you connect via a wireless access point.
Otherwise a reverse look up of your IP is used and that in usually not very accurate.