the invention relates to a method of locating a wireless access node using a mobile device having wireless access technology . the mobile device carries out the following steps without using the wireless access technology : uses geolocation means on the mobile device to detect the position of the mobile device ; compares geolocation data from the geolocation means with access node entries in a store accessible to the mobile device , each access node entry associating a wireless access node with its geolocation data ; and automatically identifies a wireless access node which is indicated as a result of the comparison to be in the vicinity of the mobile device .