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GPS Discovered In Google Local For Mobile
Google Local For MobileWorks with certain handsets from Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and
T-Mobile USA. The software also allows users to search for driving
directions and zoom in and out of digital maps. Google doesn't charge for
the service, although data fees may be levied by the carriers. The service
isn't available on Blackberry devices made by Research in Motion or handsets
by Palm. |
TGIF
Nov 11
2005
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| Triangulation is very poor from cell towers. You are looking at signal
strength, and there may be very little difference between a couple of
towers. It is not like you have a directional antenna. If it was easy,
people could be found much easier. Case in the San Jose area of California,
about maybe 5 years ago. Lady ran off the freeway in to brush at an
interchange area. 2 days they looked for her. She described the area she
crashed in and finally the police asked her to honk the horn a lot. They
were looking in a 1 mile circle of her for the 2 days. As to Java, not
really required, makes web surfing easier, but if propriatary service, can
be done several different ways. The company I worked with had a GPS to tell
you where you are and a compass to tell which way the phone pointed. Point
the phone in the direction you wanted info on and request resturants, or the
history of the building you are looking at. The request is sent to the
supplies computer, it looks up the info, and sends back a message. Could be
text or Java. |
Bill
Nov 11
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| Why? |
Bill
Nov 11
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| Kevin is projecting again. |
P
Nov 11
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| Yeah, Bill is almost always wrong in some regard. The phone does,
however, need to be Java enabled. |
atl_man2
Nov 11
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| I have T-Mobile service (with T-Zones internet) and have used the Find-It
service you are talking about.
It's great gives me directions, a map (zoomable) and telephone # so I can
call some new business I am trying to find. GPS? GPS? We don't need no stinking GPS!!! "TGIF fishing tomorrow" <nospam@mail.com> wrote in message |
FREDO
Nov 11
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| Triangulation is actually fairly accurate. More than a "rough guess".
By the way, you act like you know what you're talking about, but you
failed to mention anything about the phone being used needs to be Java
enabled. |
atl_man2
Nov 11
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