SameCell Cell Capture for phone GPS service?
Fri, 08/15/2008 - 10:54pm
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 14 years
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I have run across http://www.samecell.com/index.htm
and wonder if anyone on here has any knowledge of how well it works? They seem to offer a GPS service with a combination of cell tower and satellite reception. This is regardless of what your service provider includes in your package.
I think it only works with Blackberry models but before I left that website I was not sure which models.
Anyone with an opinion about it?
I *think ALL cell-phones now
I *think ALL cell-phones now days have GPS built in, however most are only used for E-911 (enhanced) therefore the provider tracks you via tower but that only puts you within a X radius (I think is 50m)
Wireless Enhanced 911
I *think ALL cell-phones now days have GPS built in, however most are only used for E-911 (enhanced) therefore the provider tracks you via tower but that only puts you within a X radius (I think is 50m)
See the section titled "Wireless Enhanced 911" for how the location of a mobile telephone is determined for 911 purposes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E911
It appears that SameCell is offering a service that permits this location information to be used for purposes other than public safety. It's not of much interest to me but I can see how it might be to others.