Lat/Long co-ords

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Mitch

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Mark,

Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Mitchell......
 
Mitch wrote:
Mark,

Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Mitchell......
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Could've sworn I said *precisely* that the other day! :->

http://groups.google.com.au/group/aus.electronics/tree/browse_frm/thread/fe8d1ccf26dccc69/d83c0c1dbdbb3191?rnum=1&hl=en&_done=%2Fgroup%2Faus.electronics%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2Ffe8d1ccf26dccc69%2F619217ae83ac2e72%3F#doc_be0e08b39480f47f

Dave :)
 
David L. Jones wrote:

Mitch wrote:
Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.
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Dave wroteCould've sworn I said *precisely* that the other day! :->

But it doesn't work!
:-(
Fred
 
fred@invalid.com wrote:
David L. Jones wrote:

Mitch wrote:
Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Dave wroteCould've sworn I said *precisely* that the other day! :-

But it doesn't work!
:-(
Fred
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Are you with Telstra?

Dave :)
 
David L. Jones wrote
:

Fred wrote

But it doesn't work!
:-(
Fred

Are you with Telstra?

Dave :)
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No mate, does that make a difference? I was fascinated by that lat/long no.
idea, and most disappointed that it didn't work...
 
"Mitch" <mmoules@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

Mark,

Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Mitchell......


It does not currently work. I am with Telstra and get an SMS reply
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saying that it is an experimental service and not accessible but if I
am in trouble I should ring 000.
 
fred@invalid.com wrote:
David L. Jones wrote
:

Fred wrote

But it doesn't work!
:-(
Fred

Are you with Telstra?

Dave :)

No mate, does that make a difference? I was fascinated by that lat/long no.
idea, and most disappointed that it didn't work...
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Yes it does matter, as I mentioned in my original post linked above, it
is (was?) a Telstra service so only available to telstra mobile
customers.

A $100 GPS will get you a much more accurate Lat/Long than any such
mobile service will :->

Dave :)
 
David Segall wrote:
"Mitch" <mmoules@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

Mark,

Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Mitchell......


It does not currently work. I am with Telstra and get an SMS reply
saying that it is an experimental service and not accessible but if I
am in trouble I should ring 000.
Click to expand...
012 is better than 000 on a mobile!

Dave :)
 
David L. Jones wrote:
David Segall wrote:
"Mitch" <mmoules@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

Mark,

Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Mitchell......


It does not currently work. I am with Telstra and get an SMS reply
saying that it is an experimental service and not accessible but if I
am in trouble I should ring 000.

012 is better than 000 on a mobile!
Click to expand...
Doh!
Better make that 112!

Dave :)
 
"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote:

David Segall wrote:
"Mitch" <mmoules@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

Mark,

Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Mitchell......


It does not currently work. I am with Telstra and get an SMS reply
saying that it is an experimental service and not accessible but if I
am in trouble I should ring 000.

012 is better than 000 on a mobile!
I don't see why 112 is "better" than 000 since they both result in the
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same destination unless you mean that it is better to train yourself
to use 112 because it is universal. In any case, I was quoting from
Telstra's SMS.
 
See also http://www.virtualmedonline.com/medsms/locatewithsms.htm

"Mitch" <mmoules@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:s8ABe.48734$oJ.4938@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
Mark,

Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Mitchell......
 
I believe, if you lose network coverage from your home provider, 000 wont
work .. however 112 will work if you are within range of ANY network
coverage ..

ie, if your with vodafone, and leave a vodafone coverage area, 000 won't
work, where 112 will work if you are within say telstras's coverage area..



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"David Segall" <david@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote:

David Segall wrote:
"Mitch" <mmoules@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

Mark,

Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Mitchell......


It does not currently work. I am with Telstra and get an SMS reply
saying that it is an experimental service and not accessible but if I
am in trouble I should ring 000.

012 is better than 000 on a mobile!
I don't see why 112 is "better" than 000 since they both result in the
same destination unless you mean that it is better to train yourself
to use 112 because it is universal. In any case, I was quoting from
Telstra's SMS.
Click to expand...
 
David L. Jones wrote:

fred@invalid.com wrote:
David L. Jones wrote
:

Fred wrote

But it doesn't work!
:-(
Fred

Are you with Telstra?

Dave :)

No mate, does that make a difference? I was fascinated by that lat/long no.
idea, and most disappointed that it didn't work...

Yes it does matter, as I mentioned in my original post linked above, it
is (was?) a Telstra service so only available to telstra mobile
customers.

A $100 GPS will get you a much more accurate Lat/Long than any such
mobile service will :-

Dave :)
Click to expand...
Hi Dave.
Sorry! I thought you meant did I work for Telstra, and the answer to that is no.
But yes I have a Telstra service but there's no result to the number.
 
Lord-Data wrote:

I believe, if you lose network coverage from your home provider, 000 wont
work .. however 112 will work if you are within range of ANY network
coverage ..

ie, if your with vodafone, and leave a vodafone coverage area, 000 won't
work, where 112 will work if you are within say telstras's coverage area..


Not only that, 112 will work without a SIM card or even if the phone is
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locked. In other words you could turn on a unconcious victims phone &
use it without knowing any PIN or other security number.
It is a world wide standard.

http://www.aapt.com.au/customercentre/emergency_serv.asp

Kevin Martin
 
"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1121509713.447496.95350@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
David L. Jones wrote:
David Segall wrote:
"Mitch" <mmoules@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

Mark,

Sending a blank SMS to 1715678 used to give you the Lat/Long co-ords
of
the nearest mobile tower, although I've heard the service is
experimental and keeps changing.


Mitchell......


It does not currently work. I am with Telstra and get an SMS reply
saying that it is an experimental service and not accessible but if I
am in trouble I should ring 000.

012 is better than 000 on a mobile!

Doh!
Better make that 112!

Dave :)
Click to expand...
As long as you aren't using a CDMA as the 112 doesn't always apply to CDMA
networks, only 000 (my CDMA phone doesn't recognise 112 and neither does the
network).. Hmm, now you'd think they'd make just one 'standard', wouldn't
you? ;-)
 
fred@invalid.com wrote:

David L. Jones wrote:

fred@invalid.com wrote:
David L. Jones wrote
:

Fred wrote

But it doesn't work!
:-(
Fred

Are you with Telstra?

Dave :)

No mate, does that make a difference? I was fascinated by that lat/long no.
idea, and most disappointed that it didn't work...

Yes it does matter, as I mentioned in my original post linked above, it
is (was?) a Telstra service so only available to telstra mobile
customers.

A $100 GPS will get you a much more accurate Lat/Long than any such
mobile service will :-

Dave :)

Hi Dave.
Sorry! I thought you meant did I work for Telstra, and the answer to that is no.
But yes I have a Telstra service but there's no result to the number.
Click to expand...
Sorry all! Must have been sending a "blank" email that wasn't. It works now and
gives the lat/long (a bit wildly though - sill checking)
 
And, by the way, where can you get the $100 GPS you mentioned?

fred@invalid.com wrote:

David L. Jones wrote:

fred@invalid.com wrote:
David L. Jones wrote
:

Fred wrote

But it doesn't work!
:-(
Fred

Are you with Telstra?

Dave :)

No mate, does that make a difference? I was fascinated by that lat/long no.
idea, and most disappointed that it didn't work...

Yes it does matter, as I mentioned in my original post linked above, it
is (was?) a Telstra service so only available to telstra mobile
customers.

A $100 GPS will get you a much more accurate Lat/Long than any such
mobile service will :-

Dave :)

Hi Dave.
Sorry! I thought you meant did I work for Telstra, and the answer to that is no.
But yes I have a Telstra service but there's no result to the number.
Click to expand...
 
In the original version of the Simpsons in the US it was 912.

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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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In the original version of the Simpsons in the US it was 912.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
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Yep, definitely not 112, as 912.

Ken
 
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