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  1. #1
    (PeteCresswell)
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    I just saw this assertion:
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    Latest thing in the UK is to have GPS on your SIM Card of your cell phone.
    ----------------------------------------=

    I'm guessing this is available in the USA too.

    Would it be something where I'd get a third-party SIM card and then convince my
    carrier (tMob) to load my account info into it so it would work on their system?

    Any special cell phone required?
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  2. #2
    www.simcard.me.uk
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    Re: GPS In SIM Card?

    "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >I just saw this assertion:
    > -----------------------------------------
    > Latest thing in the UK is to have GPS on your SIM Card of your cell phone.
    > ----------------------------------------=
    >
    > I'm guessing this is available in the USA too.
    >
    > Would it be something where I'd get a third-party SIM card and then
    > convince my
    > carrier (tMob) to load my account info into it so it would work on their
    > system?
    >
    > Any special cell phone required?
    > --
    > PeteCresswell



    GPS on a sim card ? U mean Global Positioning Systems?


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  3. #3
    (PeteCresswell)
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    Re: GPS In SIM Card?

    Per "www.simcard.me.uk" <webmaster@(REMOVETHESPAM)tariff.me.uk>:
    >GPS on a sim card ? U mean Global Positioning Systems?


    Yes.
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  4. #4
    Todd Allcock
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    Re: GPS In SIM Card?

    At 07 Dec 2006 19:45:15 -0500 (PeteCresswell) wrote:
    > I just saw this assertion:
    > -----------------------------------------
    > Latest thing in the UK is to have GPS on your SIM Card of your cell
    > phone.
    > ----------------------------------------=


    I'm guessing that you or whoever made the assertion is misunderstanding it.

    GPS receivers have become much smaller in recent years, but I doubt
    they'd fit on a board the size of a SIM, nor would a phone not designed
    for such a bea t be likely to read any data from said SIM. IIRC, a GPS
    antenna itself is larger than a SIM.

    Perhaps this is a confusion based on the current availability of
    "location based" services now available from mobile phone operators?
    Often incorrectly referred to as "GPS," mobile phone operators can
    triangulate a phone's location based on it's distance from wireless towers,

    usually for emergency ("911") use.

    > I'm guessing this is available in the USA too.


    Location-based services are available- emergency 911-location, some
    carriers offer subscription services that display your family's phone's
    positions on your phone, Verizon sells a trip navigation service (similar
    to GPS navigation systems) etc.

    > Would it be something where I'd get a third-party SIM card and then
    > convince my carrier (tMob) to load my account info into it so it
    > would work on their system?


    Again, I doubt it has anything to do with the SIM per se, and, AFAIK, no
    carrier allows the use of a "third-party" SIM of any type.

    BTW, a Google search turned up nothing about a GPS built-into a SIM card.


    > Any special cell phone required?


    Many, if not all, modern phones are location-enabled, but they don't
    generally let you use the data directly- the carriers use it for e911 or
    subscription services. A few Windows-Mobile based phones have "real" GPS
    receivers built-in, and many bluetooth phones can connect to bluetooth
    GPS receivers (this is the method I use.)

    And, if I recall a recent article in RCR News correctly, Nokia was
    reportedly planning to make operator-location data available to users on
    future phones (so programmers could design GPS-like software for them.)




  5. #5
    www.simcard.me.uk
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    Re: GPS In SIM Card?

    "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Per "www.simcard.me.uk" <webmaster@(REMOVETHESPAM)tariff.me.uk>:
    >>GPS on a sim card ? U mean Global Positioning Systems?

    >
    > Yes.
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    > PeteCresswell



    Theres no way there GPS on a sim card.

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  6. #6
    Mike A
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    Re: GPS In SIM Card?

    There are many GPS enabled phones that use GPS and not triangulation (well
    my carrier uses a combination of both if gps information is unavailable due
    to being indoors, etc.) but as far as the SIM card, it is ONLY used to store
    account information and a small portion of it is dedicated to phone memory
    (contacts etc) nothing to do with GPS though.

    "Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > At 07 Dec 2006 19:45:15 -0500 (PeteCresswell) wrote:
    >> I just saw this assertion:
    >> -----------------------------------------
    >> Latest thing in the UK is to have GPS on your SIM Card of your cell
    >> phone.
    >> ----------------------------------------=

    >
    > I'm guessing that you or whoever made the assertion is misunderstanding
    > it.
    >
    > GPS receivers have become much smaller in recent years, but I doubt
    > they'd fit on a board the size of a SIM, nor would a phone not designed
    > for such a bea t be likely to read any data from said SIM. IIRC, a GPS
    > antenna itself is larger than a SIM.
    >
    > Perhaps this is a confusion based on the current availability of
    > "location based" services now available from mobile phone operators?
    > Often incorrectly referred to as "GPS," mobile phone operators can
    > triangulate a phone's location based on it's distance from wireless
    > towers,
    >
    > usually for emergency ("911") use.
    >
    >> I'm guessing this is available in the USA too.

    >
    > Location-based services are available- emergency 911-location, some
    > carriers offer subscription services that display your family's phone's
    > positions on your phone, Verizon sells a trip navigation service (similar
    > to GPS navigation systems) etc.
    >
    >> Would it be something where I'd get a third-party SIM card and then
    >> convince my carrier (tMob) to load my account info into it so it
    >> would work on their system?

    >
    > Again, I doubt it has anything to do with the SIM per se, and, AFAIK, no
    > carrier allows the use of a "third-party" SIM of any type.
    >
    > BTW, a Google search turned up nothing about a GPS built-into a SIM card.
    >
    >
    >> Any special cell phone required?

    >
    > Many, if not all, modern phones are location-enabled, but they don't
    > generally let you use the data directly- the carriers use it for e911 or
    > subscription services. A few Windows-Mobile based phones have "real" GPS
    > receivers built-in, and many bluetooth phones can connect to bluetooth
    > GPS receivers (this is the method I use.)
    >
    > And, if I recall a recent article in RCR News correctly, Nokia was
    > reportedly planning to make operator-location data available to users on
    > future phones (so programmers could design GPS-like software for them.)
    >






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