public class getMyLocation {
		final LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) MainTest.this
				.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

		final LocationListener locationListener = new LocationListener() {

			public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
				Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
						provider + " is disabled!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
				Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
						"Please standby..enabling " + provider,
						Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

				// explicitly enable GPS
				Intent enableGPS = new Intent(
						"android.location.GPS_ENABLED_CHANGE");
				enableGPS.putExtra("enabled", true);
				sendBroadcast(enableGPS);

				// explictly disable GPS
				/*
				 * Intent intent = new
				 * Intent("android.location.GPS_ENABLED_CHANGE");
				 * intent.putExtra("enabled", false); sendBroadcast(intent);
				 */

			}

			public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
				Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
						provider + " is enabled..", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

			}

			public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status,
					Bundle extras) {
				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
				/*
				 * System.out.println("val of status: " + status + " provider: "
				 * + provider);
				 */
				if (status == 1) {
					Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
							provider + " is enabled & available..",
							Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

					System.out.println(provider + " is NOT available!");
				} else {
					System.out.println(provider + " is NOT available!");
				}

				/* progressDialogGPS.dismiss(); */

			}

			public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
				// TODO Auto-generated method stub

				// ORIG CODE --BELOW--

				// moved lat/lon vars to top ^

				myCurrentLon = location.getLongitude();
				myCurrentLat = location.getLatitude();

				myCurrentLon = Double.parseDouble(new DecimalFormat("##.####")
						.format(myCurrentLon));
				myCurrentLat = Double.parseDouble(new DecimalFormat("##.####")
						.format(myCurrentLat));

				Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
						myCurrentLat + " " + myCurrentLon, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
						.show();
				System.out.println(myCurrentLat + " " + myCurrentLon);

				// --

				// get best out of 2 locs. --BEGINS--
				/*
				 * makeUseOfNewLocation(location);
				 * 
				 * if(currentBestLocation == null){ currentBestLocation =
				 * location; }
				 */
				if (myCurrentLon != null && myCurrentLat != null && isOnline()) { // added
																					// chk
																					// for
																					// online..
					gotLoc = 1;
					System.out.println("OK GOTLOC == 1 !");
					System.out
							.println("Got your Current Location..disabling GPS to save Battery Power..");
					// removing updates
					// locationManager.removeUpdates(locationListener);
					// explicitly turning off GPS
					Intent intent = new Intent(
							"android.location.GPS_ENABLED_CHANGE");
					intent.putExtra("enabled", false);
					sendBroadcast(intent);
					System.out.println("GPS disabled!");

					finalLatNow = myCurrentLat;
					finalLonNow = myCurrentLon;
					//
					// if(gotLoc == 0){
					if (level >= 8 && myCurrentLon != null
							&& myCurrentLat != null) {
						// locationManager.removeUpdates(locationListener);
						gotLoc = 1;
						Intent i = new Intent(MainTest.this, Ques1.class);
						i.putExtra("currUsrLon", myCurrentLon.toString()); // 2nd
																			// in
																			// seq.
						i.putExtra("currUsrLat", myCurrentLat.toString()); // 1st
																			// in
																			// seq.

						runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
							public void run() {
								try {
									// stuff here

									progressDialogGPS.dismiss();
								} catch (Exception e) {
									e.printStackTrace();
								}
							}
						});
						System.out.println("--Removing Loc. Updates--");
						remUpdates();
						startActivity(i);

					} else {
						if (level < 8) {
							showLowBattAlert();
						} else {
						}
						if (myCurrentLon == null && myCurrentLat == null) {
							// alert + GPS not locking on..do something()
						} else {
						}
						if (!isOnline()) {
							// alert + not online...do something()
							showNoConnAlert();
						} else {
						}
					}
					//
					/*
					 * } else{}
					 */

				} else {
					System.out.println("INSIDE ELSE -- GOTLOC");

				}
			}

		};

		// locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(locationManager.getBestProvider(new
		// Criteria(), true), 2000, 4, locationListener);

		// enable gps everytime we request location update
		/*
		 * Intent enableGPS = new Intent("android.location.GPS_ENABLED_CHANGE");
		 * enableGPS.putExtra("enabled", true); sendBroadcast(enableGPS);
		 */

		// ** ORIG Grequest location updates from GPS string

		/*
		 * locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(locationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
		 * ONE_MIN, 4, locationListener);
		 */

		// ** now remove updating of co-ordinates

		// locationManager.removeUpdates(locationListener);
		void getUserLoc() {
			if (gotLoc == 1) {
				locationManager.removeUpdates(locationListener);
			} else {
			}

			final Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
			criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_FINE);
			criteria.setHorizontalAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_FINE);
			// criteria.setVerticalAccuracy(Criteria.NO_REQUIREMENT);
			criteria.setAltitudeRequired(false);
			// criteria.setBearingAccuracy(Criteria.NO_REQUIREMENT);
			criteria.setBearingRequired(false);
			criteria.setCostAllowed(true);

			criteria.setPowerRequirement(Criteria.POWER_HIGH);

			runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
				public void run() {
					try {
						// stuff here
						/*
						 * progressDialogGPS = ProgressDialog.show(_activity,
						 * null, null);
						 * progressDialogGPS.setContentView(R.layout.loader);
						 * progressDialogGPS
						 * .getWindow().setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams
						 * .TYPE_KEYGUARD_DIALOG);
						 */

						locationManager
								.requestLocationUpdates(locationManager
										.getBestProvider(criteria, true),
										TEN_SECS, 4, locationListener);

						// remove updates #
						if (gotLoc == 1) {
							locationManager.removeUpdates(locationListener);
						} else {
						}
					} catch (Exception e) {
						e.printStackTrace();
					}
				}
			});

			/*
			 * try { Thread.currentThread().sleep(2000); } catch
			 * (InterruptedException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block
			 * e.printStackTrace(); }
			 */

		}

		void remUpdates() {
			locationManager.removeUpdates(locationListener);
		}
	}