Re: I can't be the only one.

I just installed this app (wheresmydroid) and it sent coordinates back 
to my desktop computer, which google maps converted to a beautiful 
picture of the back door of my house!

I'm impressed. No science fiction required.


On 27/02/14 10:07, Jake Anderson wrote:
> where’s my droid is what I use, I don't *think* it needs anything done 
> other than to be installed and it'll then answer an SMS with your 
> phones location.
>
>
> On 26/02/14 16:38, William Bennett wrote:
>> I've just had my smartphone stolen.
>>
>> I asked a friend to dial the number: I can hear it ringing.
>>
>> Asked the police forensic expert - can it be triangulated? Yes, but 
>> (always
>> there's a but). In the cities, where the uprights are in high
>> concentration, triangulation can be accurate to within a couple of 
>> metres.
>> In the country (where I live), with the uprights widely spaced, accuracy
>> goes out to a couple of kilometres.
>>
>> So I got to thinking. Isn't there an app, which, when installed on the
>> phone, enables you to contact the phone (ie., it must merely be on), 
>> send a
>> password/code (whether the phone is answered/not): the phone then 
>> takes a
>> GPS reading and transmits it to the caller?
>>
>> Or have I been reading too many sci-fi novels?
>>
>> Any help etc.
>>
>> Somewhat disgustedly,
>>
>> William Bennett.
>

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