How to Enable GPS in a USB Modem
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a navigational device that detects the location of several satellites in space to triangulate a specific location on the ground. A USB modem is a network device that one can plug into a USB port of a computer. USB modems do not have the hardware to detect the location of satellites. They do, however, connect to NID (Network Interface Device), which is a terminal that your Internet service uses to connect a user into the Internet. A user can track the location of the NID to determine their location.
Instructions:
- Connect to the Internet. This will delegate an IP address to the USB modem, and connect to the NID.
- Go to IP Trace (see Resources). This traces the location of the NID, less than 6,000 feet (1.1 miles) from your computer.
- Click on the blue text that reads "Click for big IP address location image," located in the map on the right hand of the screen. This will open a satellite image of the NID.
