I'm in Mexico City and it's fairly accurate here (on fixed broadband and
mobile), only a few kilometers off. However, most of Mexico's
infrastructure is in Mexico City (it's 5 times larger than the next
largest city). I will ping some people in Mexico in the other regions
and see what they come up with.
I'll update the meta page with my results.
--Kul
On 8/11/10 12:42 AM, Prashanth NS wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> It gets the city wrong in the case of Antwerp, Belgium. Updated results
> on the site. Wonder if this is an isolated problem only with me, cos I
> was accessing through my Uni. But, if it happens even outside then it is
> off by about 50+ km!
>
> Have updated the meta page with the results.
>
> Regards,
> Prashanth
>
> > Hello all,
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