Re: GPS

I've seen hacks whereby one dials a 9xx number which the phone thinks is a
911 variant.  This causes the phone to access the GPS chip and record its
position.  The user then needs to use some arcance debug facility within the
phone to get at that last recorded position data.  Apart from the very
undesireable possibility that you will actually route to E911 is many
places, this is not even remotely convenient or useful.  More convenient
would be a java app that just accesses the GPS info and displays it on the
screen.  Even more convenient would be a cable that would allow my IPAQ 3100
to access my VGA1000 as a modem in order to feed my Microsoft Packet Streets
with the current position.

Can BitPim itself do something like this to feed a mapping program from a
USB connected cellphone?

If it were possible to have a bluetooth enabled phone which could just send
the coordinates to my IPAQ that would be worth considering, although I see
there are Bluetooth standalone GPS receivers for as low as $80.


On 11/27/05, Dustin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> If you have an LG phone and your area uses E911, you can usually access
> the GPS info. I've gotten it to work with my VX4500 and it was very
> accurate, really close to my actual GPS reciever. Not sure if you can access
> it from the computer or anything though.
>
> *The Doctor <[email protected]>* wrote:
>
> The last discussion about GPSDATE made me wonder if anyone knew the state
> of the alleged GPS receivers in many modern cell phones.
>
> Are these things really there?
>
> Are they potentially useable by anyone but the cell phone provider?
>
> Has anyone seen any software that might allow one to access it?
>
>
>
> Dustin Heimerl
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