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Re: How will the police find me.

From "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: How will the police find me.
Date 2024-05-21 08:49 -0800
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Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Bill Bradshaw <bradshaw@gci.net> wrote:
>> micky wrote:
>>> Going hiking tomorrow.  Finally realized I was sending my location
>>> to my ex-GF, but I hadn't told her how to see it.   Assuming the
>>> worst, that I break my leg and can't get off the trail, but the
>>> phone is broken or stolen, and assuming she actually notices it's
>>> 6PM and I still haven't texted her to say I'm done, she can see my
>>> phone's location using the simple instructions I found on the web.
>>
>> When I am out alone I always run a track on my GPS (not phone) which
>> I can follow back so I do not get lost because I am 78 years old.
>> If you are really worried you should look at something like a Garmin
>> inReach.
>
>  We also have an old (non-phone) GPS (Garmin), which can lay
> 'breadcrumbs' for backtracking. Got us out of a mess in outback
> Australia where there was a maze of non-signposted dirt tracks and our
> maps (paper and offline smartphone ones) failed us.
>
>  Two-way (text/SMS) satellite communication like the Garmin InReach is
> of course better, but also more expensive, because of the monthly
> costs for the subscription.
>
>  When we're in the boonies of Australia, we have a PLB (Personal
> Locator Beacon). That gives only a signal - not a message - and your
> location to the satellite, but doesn't need a costly subscription.
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_position-indicating_radiobeacon#Personal_Locator_Beacon>

I am sending this to you and Andrew.  If you do not have cell phone service 
how can you send somebody your location and problem?

<Bill> 

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How will the police find me.  micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-19 21:46 -0400
  Re: How will the police find me. knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2024-05-19 21:58 -0400
    Re: How will the police find me. Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-20 06:49 +0200
      Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-21 13:44 -0400
        Re: How will the police find me. Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-21 21:28 +0200
    Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-20 01:11 -0400
      Re: How will the police find me. Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-20 07:47 +0200
        Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-21 13:46 -0400
      Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-20 06:34 +0000
        Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-21 17:05 -0400
      Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-20 18:38 +0000
        Re: How will the police find me. knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2024-05-20 16:00 -0400
          Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-20 21:35 +0000
            Re: How will the police find me. knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2024-05-20 20:34 -0400
              Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-21 03:12 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-05-21 08:16 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-21 12:36 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-05-21 12:34 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-21 21:21 +0000
              Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-21 14:23 -0400
            Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-22 20:52 -0400
              Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-23 02:05 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-23 14:56 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-23 12:28 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-23 18:02 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-23 00:46 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-23 21:47 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-23 23:42 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-05-23 22:59 -0700
                Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-25 13:22 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-25 14:25 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-26 10:03 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-26 14:26 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-26 15:24 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-26 17:09 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-27 13:17 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 05:04 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-29 07:45 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-30 15:05 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-05-25 10:45 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-25 15:47 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2024-05-25 13:06 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-26 00:11 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. bad💽sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2024-05-25 21:43 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-26 06:22 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-28 10:33 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-25 21:16 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-05-25 22:16 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-26 18:46 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. bad💽sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2024-05-26 07:48 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-26 14:20 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-26 18:49 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-05-26 20:12 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. bad💽sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2024-05-27 04:29 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-05-25 22:13 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-26 21:19 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-05-26 22:07 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-27 14:44 -0400
                Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-26 15:18 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-05-26 16:05 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-27 06:44 +0000
        Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-21 14:10 -0400
          Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-23 21:33 +0000
            Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-23 23:46 +0000
              Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-24 21:07 +0000
        Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-23 02:12 -0400
          Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-24 21:58 +0000
            Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-25 21:12 -0400
              Re: How will the police find me. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-27 06:54 +0000
                Re: How will the police find me. Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-27 09:03 +0200
      Re: How will the police find me. AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-05-21 03:44 +0000
        Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-21 12:40 +0000
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      Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-20 21:47 +0000
    Re: How will the police find me. Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-05-20 08:06 -0400
      Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-21 16:08 -0400
    Re: How will the police find me. Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-05-24 12:30 +0200
  Re: How will the police find me. Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-20 06:47 +0200
    Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-21 14:44 -0400
      Re: How will the police find me. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-21 19:19 +0000
        Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-21 16:03 -0400
          Re: How will the police find me. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-22 13:39 +0000
            Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-22 16:36 +0000
            Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-22 11:13 -0400
              Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-22 14:02 -0400
              Re: How will the police find me. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-22 15:28 +0000
  Re: How will the police find me. "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2024-05-20 10:06 -0800
    Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-20 21:42 +0000
    Re: How will the police find me. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-21 15:33 +0000
      Re: How will the police find me. "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2024-05-21 08:49 -0800
        Re: How will the police find me. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-21 17:31 +0000
        Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-21 21:19 +0000
          Re: How will the police find me. "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2024-05-22 08:59 -0800
        Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-23 02:23 -0400
    Re: How will the police find me. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-21 14:48 -0400
  Re: How will the police find me. Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-05-21 10:29 +0200
    Re: How will the police find me. Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-21 12:46 +0000
  Re: How will the police find me. Harry S Robins <stanleyrobins@nothere.uk> - 2024-05-23 10:19 -0500

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