I've been receiving a lot of emails recently about why Nicetrack doesn't work on newer Windows Mobile devices. The last release of Nicetrack was a few years ago now, and it's been neglected because of my ever-growing family and a lack of time and energy that I can dedicate to it.

The problem is that Nicetrack uses a bit of a hack to gain access to the GSM modem in order to determine the Area/Cell ID. As with many hacks, this works on the majority of phones but some people have experienced problems. As more and more phones are running WM6 now, I'm hearing from more people who say it doesn't work. I am also aware of problems with 'the hack' and GPRS connectivity.

The solution is to develop a reliable way of getting the Area/Cell ID, maybe using RIL or some other API. I'd be glad to hear from anyone who has any ideas and who knows maybe I could be cajoled into firing up Visual Studio again!! Obviously someone who figures it out would not go uncredited!

Nicetrack is 100% freeware and the source code is published below, so feel free to have a look at the code and try and figure it out.

Finally, I'd like to thank everyone for there continuing interest in Nicetrack. It started off life as a 'proof of concept', and I'm really pleased that those who've managed to get it working have got some enjoyment out of it.

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