built-in GPS on my samsung i500

What's the built-in gps for, other than 911? I have it enabled, but cannot
find any softwae that 'uses' it. Not even the mapping programs that are
available..

anyone?

NY'er

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None available. Sprint hasn't released the toolset for developers to
use the function. No ETA for when they'll be released.

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 16:53:12 GMT, "New Yorker" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>What's the built-in gps for, other than 911? I have it enabled, but cannot
>find any softwae that 'uses' it. Not even the mapping programs that are
>available..
>
>anyone?
>
>NY'er
>

Those sons-of-*****es.

"Nul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> None available. Sprint hasn't released the toolset for developers to
> use the function. No ETA for when they'll be released.
>
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 16:53:12 GMT, "New Yorker" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >What's the built-in gps for, other than 911? I have it enabled, but
cannot
> >find any softwae that 'uses' it. Not even the mapping programs that are
> >available..
> >
> >anyone?
> >
> >NY'er
> >
>

I think that's the only reason for it for now. They way I look at it though
is being a person with diabetes and advanced osteoarthritis if I have a
problem while not at home I can be located... I hope.

"New Yorker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> What's the built-in gps for, other than 911? I have it enabled, but
cannot
> find any softwae that 'uses' it. Not even the mapping programs that are
> available..
>
> anyone?
>
> NY'er
>
>

"Peterbilt" <amazon-*****@REMOVETHISeudoramail.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I think that's the only reason for it for now. They way I look at it
though
> is being a person with diabetes and advanced osteoarthritis if I have a
> problem while not at home I can be located... I hope.

Only if you dial 911, I think. I doubt whether Sprint has a way to
force-trigger the location mechanism without your dialing. Any Sprint
employee know for certain?

"New Yorker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Those sons-of-*****es.

I would use the simpler term, "Fools." Sprint's GPS system was an
incredible competitive advantage 1-1/2 years ago. Some sharp location-based
applications would have sold Sprint service like gangbusters. But instead,
Sprint has done absolutely *nothing* with its GPS capability for an entire
year-and-a-half.

Yep. They missed a powerful marketing opportunity. Two years ago,
developers were chomping at the bit to deliver these applications &
begging Sprint to release the API. Meanwhile, other carriers have
come out with usable location based services & Sprint has pissed off
the developer base.

Ahh, the execs at Sprint must be smelling the sweet smell of success.
IF their goal was to shoot themselves in the knee.

(Yes. Among other things, I am a Sprint PCS shareholder, and I'm not
amused. The whole Vision/SMS boondoggle also, in my opinion, shows
amazing ineptness in whoever is making these decisions.)


On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:06:52 GMT, "New Yorker" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Those sons-of-*****es.

I'm curious what marketing opportunities Sprint is missing.

Most people don't want their locations plotted every time they make a call.

--
Tom Denbo


"Nul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Yep. They missed a powerful marketing opportunity. Two years ago,
> developers were chomping at the bit to deliver these applications &
> begging Sprint to release the API. Meanwhile, other carriers have
> come out with usable location based services & Sprint has pissed off
> the developer base.
>
> Ahh, the execs at Sprint must be smelling the sweet smell of success.
> IF their goal was to shoot themselves in the knee.
>
> (Yes. Among other things, I am a Sprint PCS shareholder, and I'm not
> amused. The whole Vision/SMS boondoggle also, in my opinion, shows
> amazing ineptness in whoever is making these decisions.)
>
>
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:06:52 GMT, "New Yorker" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Those sons-of-*****es.
>

Interesting.

What leads you to believe that locations aren't already recorded
during a call? Call records already include which tower(s) the handset
is using, which gives an approximate location (the precision of the
approximation depends on the size of the cell). That technology has
been around for a long, long time. Given that E911 over-rides the
handset's privacy settings to give more precise location information,
it isn't hard to imagine other (Sprint approved, not generally
available) applications could also report to some nebulous government
agency.

No, what we're talking about is *location based services*. I want the
tracking capacity of the handset to benefit me, not just Sprint or the
CIA.

I want my phone to switch to a certain ringer set whenever I'm in my
office, returning to normal when I leave. I want to know the weather
forcast for my current location. I want to know where the three
nearest four-star Chinese resturants are. Given my current location, I
want directions to my destination. I want my home automation system to
know when I'm approaching my house & prepare to receive me (adjust
thermostat, lighting, etc.)

All of these applications would be pretty easy to create given access
to the API. A couple of years ago, Sprint could have taken the lead in
offering location-based services. Now, other carriers have such
offerings and Sprint missed the boat. (And, again, alienated
developers.)


On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:54:33 GMT, "Tom Denbo" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I'm curious what marketing opportunities Sprint is missing.
>
>Most people don't want their locations plotted every time they make a call.

She probably means after dialing 911 from her mobile and not stating her
location they would know where she was.


"Lawrence G. Mayka" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Peterbilt" <amazon-*****@REMOVETHISeudoramail.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I think that's the only reason for it for now. They way I look at it
> though
> > is being a person with diabetes and advanced osteoarthritis if I have a
> > problem while not at home I can be located... I hope.
>
> Only if you dial 911, I think. I doubt whether Sprint has a way to
> force-trigger the location mechanism without your dialing. Any Sprint
> employee know for certain?
>
>