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| First post | 2024-05-19 21:46 -0400 |
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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
Re: How will the police find me. Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> - 2024-05-20 11:55 +0100
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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| From | Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-27 06:44 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v31a43$3tnr7$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #141462 |
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote: > On 5/26/24 8:18 AM, Chris wrote: > >> Having (supposed) college degrees and books doesn't make you a scientist. > > Course it does. You can be anything you want to be on Usenet... Very true.
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| From | micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-21 14:10 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <hhnp4jle32eslp2nqc9gq9n60c3k3otth5@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #141321 |
In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 18:38:25 -0000 (UTC), Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: >micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: >> In comp.mobile.android, on Sun, 19 May 2024 21:58:37 -0400, knuttle >> <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> On 05/19/2024 9:46 PM, 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. >>>> >>>> But if she's unable to explain to the police where I am, how do the >>>> police figure it out? Can they see everyone's location just by >>>> knowing their phone number? This would be bad if it were for suspected >>>> criminals and they didn't have a warrant, but if it's to save me, I'd >>>> sort of like for them to know where I am. And I don't want there to be >>>> a lot of time required to enable it each time for each new lost person. >>>> >>>> Or is my friend supposed to somehow send the location information she >>>> can see on her phone to their phone? How? >>>> >>>> >>>> BTW, I started doing this last fall, without realizing the plan was >>>> incomplete. Since then the AllTrails app has added the same feature to >>>> its maps. It probably piggybacks on Google maps. I'll know when I try >>>> the two tomorrow. The AllTrails app is fantastic in that you can use >>>> it for free if you have cellular signal where you are walking, and if >>>> you pay for a year, you can download all the maps you'll want to use >>>> (which I think continue to work even after your subscription has >>>> expired) and you can use them without a cell signal. AND, they show >>>> where on the trail you are. The maps zoom in more than google maps do. >>>> I think they'll even tell you when it's time to turn, but that's not >>>> something I'd likely want to use. >>>> >>>> I've come across a couple other non-Google maps that include GPS. I >>>> think the Yorktown battlefield in Virginia was one of them. You really >>>> have to give a lot of credit to the USA government for putting those >>>> satellites up there. Who would even have thunk it that this could work? >>>> >>>> OTOH, i've read that the whole thing is a scam, and GPS doesn't really >>>> show where you are. It just sends random locations, and people believe >>>> they are accurate. People are so suggestible. Many have drunk the >>>> kool-aid and they believe in GPS and vaccines. It's sad. >> >>> If you had Been in the Boy Scouts you would learn to live in the woods >>> without a electronic device of any type. You would learn about mark or >>> finding marks so you could retrace your path. You would learn about >>> finding your direction so you do not get lost. >>> >>> Learn to be in the woods before you go off wandering on a hike depending >>> on your cellphone. Knowledge of the Woods will save your life when your >>> batteries expire. >> >> I presume you're kidding, but just in case, I'll answer as if you >> weren't. >> >> I've been hiking in the woods alone since I was 6 years old. > >Then you should know that before you head off to tell someone your route >and approximate time you will be done by. Then if you're not back by the >time you said you would be that person can alert mountain rescue. I thought it was clear from my post that I did all that. >This has always been the case with no need for technology. No, the post revolved around knowing with some precision where I was, not just somewhere, anywhere, on a 2 to 10 miles trail, so that on a loop trail rescuers can go clockwise or counter-clockwise from the trail head, whichever is quicker. Or with yesterday's trai that went from one road to another 3 miles away and then via another route back to the first road, they can start at whichever road is closer to the person being rescued. Or, especially relevant yesterday when much of the trail on a hill near a river, even the path itself sloped to the side, if the person has rolled down a hill off the trail, so the rescuers don't walk right by him. >If you want to depend on fallible technology - requires battery, wifi, gps, Only GPS and battery, and I have plenty of battery and GPS is exceedinly reliable. There was no cell signal on 90% of the trail, and certainly no wifi. But I challenge your use of "depend on". You missed the part that I had told my friend where I was going on and how long it would take me. The technology part is a supplement, so that they will be find me faster. I don't know what someone on an Android group would have against using technology. >to work - then you share live location. You still need to pre-arrange with >someone to notify the authorities if you're not back when you said you >would be. Yes, of course. > >If you can't trust your ex to be able to read a map for the police then ask >someone else. I've thought about calling 311 to find out what the police do in this situation, but I think I know the ansewr. If a child is missing, I'm sure they go to the parents' home and look at the phone themselves. And that's probably what they would do for a hiker too, at least if the friend with his location is fairly nearby. I'll cover technical possibilities in another post. > >A non-map based option is WhatThreeWords. See if you can suit your needs. >The system has covered the whole planet surface in a grid of 3x3m squares >each defined by a unique combination of three words e.g. >The White House > >///metals.rated.purely >https://w3w.co/metals.rated.purely > >It is ideal for giving directions where there's no points of reference. > >> I never >> get lost, > >No-one does. Until they do. knuttle assumed with no basis that I was likely to get lost. You seem to think it's the problem too. What I said would be a problem was a broken leg or being unconscious, nothing to do with being lost.
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| From | Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-23 21:33 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v2ocmd$1ugvo$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #141349 |
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: > In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 18:38:25 -0000 (UTC), Chris > <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: > >> micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: >>> In comp.mobile.android, on Sun, 19 May 2024 21:58:37 -0400, knuttle >>> <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 05/19/2024 9:46 PM, 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. >>>>> >>>>> But if she's unable to explain to the police where I am, how do the >>>>> police figure it out? Can they see everyone's location just by >>>>> knowing their phone number? This would be bad if it were for suspected >>>>> criminals and they didn't have a warrant, but if it's to save me, I'd >>>>> sort of like for them to know where I am. And I don't want there to be >>>>> a lot of time required to enable it each time for each new lost person. >>>>> >>>>> Or is my friend supposed to somehow send the location information she >>>>> can see on her phone to their phone? How? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> BTW, I started doing this last fall, without realizing the plan was >>>>> incomplete. Since then the AllTrails app has added the same feature to >>>>> its maps. It probably piggybacks on Google maps. I'll know when I try >>>>> the two tomorrow. The AllTrails app is fantastic in that you can use >>>>> it for free if you have cellular signal where you are walking, and if >>>>> you pay for a year, you can download all the maps you'll want to use >>>>> (which I think continue to work even after your subscription has >>>>> expired) and you can use them without a cell signal. AND, they show >>>>> where on the trail you are. The maps zoom in more than google maps do. >>>>> I think they'll even tell you when it's time to turn, but that's not >>>>> something I'd likely want to use. >>>>> >>>>> I've come across a couple other non-Google maps that include GPS. I >>>>> think the Yorktown battlefield in Virginia was one of them. You really >>>>> have to give a lot of credit to the USA government for putting those >>>>> satellites up there. Who would even have thunk it that this could work? >>>>> >>>>> OTOH, i've read that the whole thing is a scam, and GPS doesn't really >>>>> show where you are. It just sends random locations, and people believe >>>>> they are accurate. People are so suggestible. Many have drunk the >>>>> kool-aid and they believe in GPS and vaccines. It's sad. >>> >>>> If you had Been in the Boy Scouts you would learn to live in the woods >>>> without a electronic device of any type. You would learn about mark or >>>> finding marks so you could retrace your path. You would learn about >>>> finding your direction so you do not get lost. >>>> >>>> Learn to be in the woods before you go off wandering on a hike depending >>>> on your cellphone. Knowledge of the Woods will save your life when your >>>> batteries expire. >>> >>> I presume you're kidding, but just in case, I'll answer as if you >>> weren't. >>> >>> I've been hiking in the woods alone since I was 6 years old. >> >> Then you should know that before you head off to tell someone your route >> and approximate time you will be done by. Then if you're not back by the >> time you said you would be that person can alert mountain rescue. > > I thought it was clear from my post that I did all that. > >> This has always been the case with no need for technology. > > No, the post revolved around knowing with some precision where I was, Which in the scenario you provided of your phone being stolen or broken is impossible. > not just somewhere, anywhere, on a 2 to 10 miles trail, so that on a > loop trail rescuers can go clockwise or counter-clockwise from the trail > head, whichever is quicker. Or with yesterday's trai that went from one > road to another 3 miles away and then via another route back to the > first road, they can start at whichever road is closer to the person > being rescued. > > Or, especially relevant yesterday when much of the trail on a hill near > a river, even the path itself sloped to the side, if the person has > rolled down a hill off the trail, so the rescuers don't walk right by > him. > >> If you want to depend on fallible technology - requires battery, wifi, gps, > > Only GPS and battery, and I have plenty of battery and GPS is exceedinly > reliable. There was no cell signal on 90% of the trail, and certainly > no wifi. Well that's useless for anyone but you. Your ex nor the police will ever where you are from your phone 90% of the time. > But I challenge your use of "depend on". You missed the part that I had > told my friend where I was going on and how long it would take me. Good. > The > technology part is a supplement, so that they will be find me faster. Not without a data connection they won't.
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| From | Andrew <andrew@spam.net> |
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| Date | 2024-05-23 23:46 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v2okgp$38j$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> |
| In reply to | #141398 |
Chris wrote on Thu, 23 May 2024 21:33:01 -0000 (UTC) : >> No, the post revolved around knowing with some precision where I was, > > Which in the scenario you provided of your phone being stolen or broken is > impossible. If the phone is broken or stolen, the next best bet is a HAM or Satellite radio in the backpack. Now if even the backpack is stolen or crushed.... then I'm out of ideas for micky's situation. >> Only GPS and battery, and I have plenty of battery and GPS is exceedinly >> reliable. There was no cell signal on 90% of the trail, and certainly >> no wifi. > > Well that's useless for anyone but you. Your ex nor the police will ever > where you are from your phone 90% of the time. In order for him to communicate, he's gonna need either a radio, or, if they're looking for him, a mirror or bright flashlight. Lots of people have spelled HELP in the sand on an island also... but that's far out of the realm of the comp.mobile.android newsgroup I think. >> But I challenge your use of "depend on". You missed the part that I had >> told my friend where I was going on and how long it would take me. > > Good. I have a similar issues as micky does, in that I hike alone and I'm well into my age of breaking bones being easy - so that's why I have SOS mechanisms on my phone (which require cellular signal of course). I also keep a small ham radio in a plastic bag in the backpack. >> The >> technology part is a supplement, so that they will be find me faster. > > Not without a data connection they won't. Actually, he doesn't need a "data" connection, per se, since SMS doesn't need cellular data - where all he has to do is send a text but if he's out of cellular connection - that text will wait until his phone floats downstream in a plastic bag until it finally reaches civilization.
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| From | Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-24 21:07 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v2qvho$2gbgs$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #141401 |
Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote: > Chris wrote on Thu, 23 May 2024 21:33:01 -0000 (UTC) : > >>> No, the post revolved around knowing with some precision where I was, >> >> Which in the scenario you provided of your phone being stolen or broken is >> impossible. > > If the phone is broken or stolen, the next best bet is a HAM or Satellite > radio in the backpack. Now if even the backpack is stolen or crushed.... > then I'm out of ideas for micky's situation. He also mentioned unconscious... >>> Only GPS and battery, and I have plenty of battery and GPS is exceedinly >>> reliable. There was no cell signal on 90% of the trail, and certainly >>> no wifi. >> >> Well that's useless for anyone but you. Your ex nor the police will ever >> where you are from your phone 90% of the time. > > In order for him to communicate, he's gonna need either a radio, or, if > they're looking for him, a mirror or bright flashlight. He doesn't want to communicate. He wants a system where it'll do everything for him if he becomes incapacitated. > Lots of people have spelled HELP in the sand on an island also... but > that's far out of the realm of the comp.mobile.android newsgroup I think. > >>> But I challenge your use of "depend on". You missed the part that I had >>> told my friend where I was going on and how long it would take me. >> >> Good. > > I have a similar issues as micky does, in that I hike alone and I'm well > into my age of breaking bones being easy - so that's why I have SOS > mechanisms on my phone (which require cellular signal of course). > > I also keep a small ham radio in a plastic bag in the backpack. > >>> The >>> technology part is a supplement, so that they will be find me faster. >> >> Not without a data connection they won't. > > Actually, he doesn't need a "data" connection, per se, since SMS doesn't > need cellular data Micky doesn't want to be able to send a message.
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| From | micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-23 02:12 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <3cnt4j191vqg30mcrog9ukukinm08uugru@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #141321 |
In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 18:38:25 -0000 (UTC), Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: > > >A non-map based option is WhatThreeWords. See if you can suit your needs. I looked at it quite a bit and it woudln't be suitable for me. I don't have any way to generate the 3 words while I'm hiking, and every 10 feet I'd need another set of 3 words. Plus there is no relationship between the words for one location and the adjacent locations. Plus if I could generate the words, my friend would not know what they mean, and I doubt the local police would understand them either. So how could they rescue me? However, it's definitely interesting >The system has covered the whole planet surface in a grid of 3x3m squares >each defined by a unique combination of three words e.g. >The White House > >///metals.rated.purely >https://w3w.co/metals.rated.purely > >It is ideal for giving directions where there's no points of reference.
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| From | Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-24 21:58 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v2r2ik$2gqt3$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #141395 |
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: > In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 18:38:25 -0000 (UTC), Chris > <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> A non-map based option is WhatThreeWords. See if you can suit your needs. > > I looked at it quite a bit and it woudln't be suitable for me. I don't > have any way to generate the 3 words while I'm hiking, and every 10 feet > I'd need another set of 3 words. Plus there is no relationship between > the words for one location and the adjacent locations. > > Plus if I could generate the words, my friend would not know what they > mean, I was thinking more for your friend to be able to relay your location more easily than google map coordinates. > and I doubt the local police would understand them either. Why? Many rescue services are fully aware. > So how > could they rescue me? You could ask them. > However, it's definitely interesting > >> The system has covered the whole planet surface in a grid of 3x3m squares >> each defined by a unique combination of three words e.g. >> The White House >> >> ///metals.rated.purely >> https://w3w.co/metals.rated.purely >> >> It is ideal for giving directions where there's no points of reference. >
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| From | micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-25 21:12 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <46155j905f832ftci8d7gufib1e67bk287@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #141414 |
In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 24 May 2024 21:58:45 -0000 (UTC), Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: >micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: >> In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 18:38:25 -0000 (UTC), Chris >> <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> A non-map based option is WhatThreeWords. See if you can suit your needs. >> >> I looked at it quite a bit and it woudln't be suitable for me. I don't >> have any way to generate the 3 words while I'm hiking, and every 10 feet >> I'd need another set of 3 words. Plus there is no relationship between >> the words for one location and the adjacent locations. >> >> Plus if I could generate the words, my friend would not know what they >> mean, > >I was thinking more for your friend to be able to relay your location more >easily than google map coordinates. Oh, that makes sense. But getting her to learn it would be difficult. She's very busy, and I'll be lucky if she notices that I didn't come home at the end of the day. > >> and I doubt the local police would understand them either. > >Why? Many rescue services are fully aware. Well, maybe they are. If it were less hypothetical, I'd call and ask. >> So how >> could they rescue me? > >You could ask them. Oh, you addressed that. Well, not until she knows how to do it. ;-) But in general, I looked up where I was hiking and Little Gunposder Falls Park is only about 4400 feet wide for most of its length, inc. where I was. And on either side are houses, suburban style, not just farms. Of coure that doesnt' mean they have cell coverage. And I looked up the range of 4G cells. About 10 miles, it said. And I looked up the T-mobile coverage map, and it includes every place I was and every place nearby. Still, when the webradio stopped working, I looked at the top line and it showed zero bars. (I didn't use the apps I have that measure cell signal.) So how could that be if T-mobile says it's covered. I don't know. And finally I looked for a cell tower map and the only one I could find was created by users, not the cell companies: https://www.cellmapper.net/map?MCC=310&MNC=260&type=LTE&latitude=39.47766648552397&longitude=-76.40962748753074&zoom=17.73195256160045&showTowers=true&showIcons=true&showTowerLabels=true&clusterEnabled=true&tilesEnabled=true&showOrphans=false&showNoFrequencyOnly=false&showFrequencyOnly=false&showBandwidthOnly=false&DateFilterType=Last&showHex=false&showVerifiedOnly=false&showUnverifiedOnly=false&showLTECAOnly=false&showENDCOnly=false&showBand=0&showSectorColours=true&mapType=roadmap&darkMode=false&imperialUnits=false And it shows quite a few cell towers with 2 miles of where I was, not in the woods but along Jerusalem Road and Harford Road. I didn't see them, and there may be redundant reports by the volunteer contributors, but the river valley was quite shallow where I was and I should have had cell service like the T-mobile coverage map says I did. . Next time, though I don't want to spend more time fiddling with my phone, I'll try sending texts or something when I'm in this situation, I wish I were going back to this very trail, but there are a lot of trails I haven't been to**, and I'd rather do them. When I was activities chairman or president of my hiking club, we had people coming from DC and this area is on the far side of Baltimore for them, so we skipped this area. >> However, it's definitely interesting >> >>> The system has covered the whole planet surface in a grid of 3x3m squares >>> each defined by a unique combination of three words e.g. >>> The White House >>> >>> ///metals.rated.purely >>> https://w3w.co/metals.rated.purely >>> >>> It is ideal for giving directions where there's no points of reference. >> > >
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| From | Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-27 06:54 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v31ano$3tqtt$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #141438 |
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: > In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 24 May 2024 21:58:45 -0000 (UTC), Chris > <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: > >> micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: >>> In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 18:38:25 -0000 (UTC), Chris >>> <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I was thinking more for your friend to be able to relay your location more >> easily than google map coordinates. > > Oh, that makes sense. But getting her to learn it would be difficult. > She's very busy, and I'll be lucky if she notices that I didn't come > home at the end of the day. Sounds like she is the issue here, not your app requirements. > > And I looked up the T-mobile coverage map, and it includes every place I > was and every place nearby. Still, when the webradio stopped working, > I looked at the top line and it showed zero bars. (I didn't use the > apps I have that measure cell signal.) So how could that be if > T-mobile says it's covered. I don't know. The maps are a prediction. Reality is often different. Especially at the edges.
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| From | Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> |
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| Date | 2024-05-27 09:03 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <v31b8d$3tt9i$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #141483 |
On 27.05.24 08:54, Chris wrote: > micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: >> In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 24 May 2024 21:58:45 -0000 (UTC), Chris >> <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: >>>> In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 18:38:25 -0000 (UTC), Chris >>>> <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I was thinking more for your friend to be able to relay your location more >>> easily than google map coordinates. >> >> Oh, that makes sense. But getting her to learn it would be difficult. >> She's very busy, and I'll be lucky if she notices that I didn't come >> home at the end of the day. > > Sounds like she is the issue here, not your app requirements. It is a running gag for years that micky tries to solve his social issues with Android apps. -- "Alea iacta est." (Julius Caesar)
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| From | AJL <noemail@none.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-21 03:44 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v2h5b8$dte9$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #141310 |
On 5/19/24 10:11 PM, micky wrote: >In case I'm unconscious or my phone is >broken, it's foolish not to take advantage of the tech marvels of the >age, so that if I don't come back when I plan to, a friend can send >someone to look for me, rather than my lying there all night (possibly >in the rain). <https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/climber-dead-denali-north-america-tallest-peak-rcna153197>
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| From | Andrew <andrew@spam.net> |
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| Date | 2024-05-21 12:40 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v2i4nj$1bj9$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> |
| In reply to | #141330 |
AJL wrote on Tue, 21 May 2024 03:44:40 -0000 (UTC) : > <https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/climber-dead-denali-north-america-tallest-peak-rcna153197> Data from a satellite communication device indicated the device hadn�t changed locations since Thursday, suggesting a fall from the Denali Pass traverse took place on that day, Denali National Park and Preserve said.
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| From | Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-20 11:55 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <svam4j1g3npadtcak63u7m4h8ndj4ajcfa@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #141306 |
On Sun, 19 May 2024 21:58:37 -0400, knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> wrote: >On 05/19/2024 9:46 PM, 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. >> >> But if she's unable to explain to the police where I am, how do the >> police figure it out? Can they see everyone's location just by >> knowing their phone number? This would be bad if it were for suspected >> criminals and they didn't have a warrant, but if it's to save me, I'd >> sort of like for them to know where I am. And I don't want there to be >> a lot of time required to enable it each time for each new lost person. >> >> Or is my friend supposed to somehow send the location information she >> can see on her phone to their phone? How? >> >> >> BTW, I started doing this last fall, without realizing the plan was >> incomplete. Since then the AllTrails app has added the same feature to >> its maps. It probably piggybacks on Google maps. I'll know when I try >> the two tomorrow. The AllTrails app is fantastic in that you can use >> it for free if you have cellular signal where you are walking, and if >> you pay for a year, you can download all the maps you'll want to use >> (which I think continue to work even after your subscription has >> expired) and you can use them without a cell signal. AND, they show >> where on the trail you are. The maps zoom in more than google maps do. >> I think they'll even tell you when it's time to turn, but that's not >> something I'd likely want to use. >> >> I've come across a couple other non-Google maps that include GPS. I >> think the Yorktown battlefield in Virginia was one of them. You really >> have to give a lot of credit to the USA government for putting those >> satellites up there. Who would even have thunk it that this could work? >> OTOH, i've read that the whole thing is a scam, and GPS doesn't really >> show where you are. It just sends random locations, and people believe >> they are accurate. People are so suggestible. Many have drunk the >> kool-aid and they believe in GPS and vaccines. It's sad. > >If you had Been in the Boy Scouts you would learn to live in the woods >without a electronic device of any type. You would learn about mark or >finding marks so you could retrace your path. You would learn about >finding your direction so you do not get lost. > >Learn to be in the woods before you go off wandering on a hike depending >on your cellphone. Knowledge of the Woods will save your life when your >batteries expire. It's not so easy to do all that with a broken leg.
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| From | Andrew <andrew@spam.net> |
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| Date | 2024-05-20 21:47 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v2ggdm$glo$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> |
| In reply to | #141313 |
Chris in Makati wrote on Mon, 20 May 2024 11:55:59 +0100 : >>Learn to be in the woods before you go off wandering on a hike depending >>on your cellphone. Knowledge of the Woods will save your life when your >>batteries expire. > > It's not so easy to do all that with a broken leg. As Chris said, if you're not ambulatory, your options are limited to being found, which we already covered with the SOS apps, satellite connections and HAM radio communications (all of which will need signal of some sort). In addition, if you can drag yourself out, often the way you came in is the best route so it helps, as Keith suggested, to habitually save your track. I've never found a GPS track saver that I liked, but here are the ones I tested, which all do the job but which have issues in them I don't like. FOSS GPS Logger by BasicAirData 4.3 star 2.37K reviews 100K+ Downloads free adfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.basicairdata.graziano.gpslogger FOSS OpenTracks by Dennis Guse 4.0 star 53 reviews 500+ Downloads free adfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.dennisguse.opentracks.playstore https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.dennisguse.opentracks/ (it's payware on the google play store but open source freeware on F-Droid) GPSLogger II - AIO by Matthias Marquardt 4.3 star 127 reviews 10K+ Downloads free adfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emacberry.gpslogger FOSS OSMTracker for Android by Laboratorio Experimental 3.8 star 228 reviews 50K+ Downloads free adfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmtracker Geo Tracker - GPS tracker by Ilya Bogdanovich 4.6 star 88K reviews 5M+ Downloads free adfree inapp purchases https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilyabogdanovich.geotracker GPSLogger A lightweight GPS logger, battery efficient, GPX/KML, add notes, share, upload. https://gpslogger.app/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.mendhak.gpslogger/ https://github.com/mendhak/gpslogger FOSS GPS Logger by BasicAirData 4.3 star 2.37K reviews 100K+ Downloads free adfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.basicairdata.graziano.gpslogger FOSS OpenTracks by Dennis Guse 4.0 star 53 reviews 500+ Downloads free adfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.dennisguse.opentracks.playstore https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.dennisguse.opentracks/ (it's payware on the google play store but open source freeware on F-Droid) GPSLogger II - AIO by Matthias Marquardt 4.3 star 127 reviews 10K+ Downloads free adfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emacberry.gpslogger FOSS OSMTracker for Android by Laboratorio Experimental 3.8 star 228 reviews 50K+ Downloads free adfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmtracker Geo Tracker - GPS tracker by Ilya Bogdanovich 4.6 star 88K reviews 5M+ Downloads free adfree inapp purchases https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilyabogdanovich.geotracker GPSLogger A lightweight GPS logger, battery efficient, GPX/KML, add notes, share, upload. https://gpslogger.app/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.mendhak.gpslogger/ https://github.com/mendhak/gpslogger LD-Log Lite - GPS Logger by A.Wedemeyer - Outdoor & Sailing Apps 4.4 star 231 reviews 10K+ Downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aw.ldlogFree Wadlbeisser by Marco Pfattner 4.6 star 778 reviews 50K+ Downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.pfattner.speedo.android Trailblazer by Andrew and Derek 4.7 star 7 reviews 100+ Downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andrewandderek.trailblazer GPSToolbox by Beijing Tele Industry Information Technology Ltd. 1K+ Downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.gotele.gpsbox OSC - Hiking, Running, Cycling by Eliakim Schuenemann 1K+ Downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eschuenemann.outdoorsportscompanion Earth Explorer by software1001developer 50+ Downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earth.explorer Sondel-Buddy pro - Tool for m by Django's Android Apps 100+ Downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DjangoLaunchpad.Sondel_Buddy Here's a free ad free inapp free app for SPEAKING GPS directions (when walking). Trail Guide by Jordi Boixadera Planas 3.2 star 13 reviews 1K+ Downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jordiboixadera.trailGuide And here's a free ad free inapp free app for DRAWING & EDITING GPS tracks GPXLAB - The GPS Track Editor by LCX Ventures Ltd 4.1 star 8 reviews 100+ Downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lcxventures.gpxlab.app BikeGPX is a super simple app for putting GPX route files on your phone and following them on your bike. Download it now free for iPhone and Android. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bikegpx https://bikegpx.com/ RunGo is the most popular running app for discovering the best routes in the world with turn-by-turn voice navigation. Build your own route. https://www.rungoapp.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=com.rungo Bike Tracker https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pcability.biketracker GPX Viewer Topo GPS by rdzi
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| From | Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> |
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| Date | 2024-05-20 08:06 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <62cf52d8-3f23-d139-395c-fef09714c2ae@invalid.nospam> |
| In reply to | #141306 |
On 5/19/2024 9:58 PM, knuttle wrote:
> If you had Been in the Boy Scouts you would learn to live in the woods
> without a electronic device of any type. You would learn about mark or
> finding marks so you could retrace your path. You would learn about
> finding your direction so you do not get lost.
>
> Learn to be in the woods before you go off wandering on a hike depending
> on your cellphone. Knowledge of the Woods will save your life when your
> batteries expire.
Also of note is that Micky's sample scenario starts
with him having his cellphone either broken or stolen.
He then goes on to enjoy a high-tech trail map and expects
the police to find him via GPS, presumably because his
cellphone number alone always shows where he is.
I think that the way it turns out is that Micky's ex
figures out the GPS and helps the police track down the
criminal who stole Micky's cellphone. She ends up a hero.
Meanwhile, Micky has a broken leg. He's stuck on the
trail, bending the ear of a weary grizzly bear who's trying
desperately to find an excuse to leave. "Whoa! Sorry Micky.
I think I just saw a salmon walk by. Gotta go!"
But Micky
does finally get saved, because an alien spaceship on
patrol in those woods happens to notice that Micky's
cellphone number has been stopped on a trail for hours
without moving. In the end it all ends well. Micky is awarded
an honorary Eagle Scout medal and gets a lucrative contract
working as a translator at Area 51....
Don't miss Season 2 of Micky Gets By, when Micky struggles
with humidity possibly affecting his computer and takes his
emergency to 9 newsgroups. It's non-stop action.
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| From | micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-21 16:08 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <ugvp4jddaumbjoasei19v65etdm1jt523m@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #141314 |
In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 08:06:37 -0400, Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> wrote: >On 5/19/2024 9:58 PM, knuttle wrote: > >> If you had Been in the Boy Scouts you would learn to live in the woods >> without a electronic device of any type. You would learn about mark or >> finding marks so you could retrace your path. You would learn about >> finding your direction so you do not get lost. >> >> Learn to be in the woods before you go off wandering on a hike depending >> on your cellphone. Knowledge of the Woods will save your life when your >> batteries expire. > > Also of note is that Micky's sample scenario starts >with him having his cellphone either broken or stolen. Yeah, it was silly to include "stolen". If someone steals my phone maybe they can track down the thief and he can tell the police where he left me lying in the woods. OTOH, I don't think getting my phone stolen while hiking is much of a risk. If the phone is broken, I think it continues to show the last location when it worked. >He then goes on to enjoy a high-tech trail map and expects >the police to find him via GPS, presumably because his >cellphone number alone always shows where he is. > > I think that the way it turns out is that Micky's ex >figures out the GPS and helps the police track down the >criminal who stole Micky's cellphone. She ends up a hero. >Meanwhile, Micky has a broken leg. He's stuck on the >trail, bending the ear of a weary grizzly bear who's trying >desperately to find an excuse to leave. "Whoa! Sorry Micky. >I think I just saw a salmon walk by. Gotta go!" Could be. > But Micky >does finally get saved, because an alien spaceship on >patrol in those woods happens to notice that Micky's >cellphone number has been stopped on a trail for hours >without moving. In the end it all ends well. Micky is awarded >an honorary Eagle Scout medal and gets a lucrative contract >working as a translator at Area 51.... > > Don't miss Season 2 of Micky Gets By, when Micky struggles >with humidity possibly affecting his computer and takes his >emergency to 9 newsgroups. It's non-stop action. LOL
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| From | Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> |
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| Date | 2024-05-24 12:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <6rq05j1kti7a31slub0e304tvm273ensk1@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #141306 |
On Sun, 19 May 2024 21:58:37 -0400, knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> wrote: >On 05/19/2024 9:46 PM, 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. >If you had Been in the Boy Scouts you would learn to live in the woods >without a electronic device of any type. You would learn about mark or >finding marks so you could retrace your path. You would learn about >finding your direction so you do not get lost. And of course being in the Boy Scouts would enable (apologies to AmE speakers for whom "enable" is a dirty word, what do you use instead?) you to grit your teeth and be prepared to hop, skip and jump with a broken leg. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
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| From | Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> |
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| Date | 2024-05-20 06:47 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <v2ekko$3qn85$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #141305 |
On 20.05.2024 03:46, 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. *OT* -- "Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutant!"
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| From | micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> |
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| Date | 2024-05-21 14:44 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <b3qp4jd7k8cfmoa5t5cvhfulto3fotnoue@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #141308 |
In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 06:47:20 +0200, Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote: >On 20.05.2024 03:46, 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. > >*OT* Of course it's on topic. (and far, far more than knuttle's post that you praised.) Google maps is an Android app that everyone has, and how to relay to the police what the maps app says about a missing person's location is a question about more than the maps app. It's about Android usage in general. I think the only current way to do this would be to take a screen shot, or several at different levels of zoom, and send that to some police number that accepts email. I think I've heard that 911 will accept emails at least in parts of the country/world, but if it won't, the police will give you a number that will. How to take a screenshot and then find the file or the file name and how to "share" that with the police is another set of Android questions. My friend is one county away from where I live, so I think the easiest thing in my case would be to send the Carroll County or state police to her home and look at the map there. If someone used a friend 1000 miles away, when a friend is missing, it would then be worth learning how to take and email screenshots. Or one could borrow another cellphone and photograph the screen of the first one and send that picture.
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| From | Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> |
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| Date | 2024-05-21 19:19 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v2j32h.sbc.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #141351 |
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote: [...] > Of course it's on topic. (and far, far more than knuttle's post that you > praised.) Google maps is an Android app that everyone has, and how to > relay to the police what the maps app says about a missing person's > location is a question about more than the maps app. It's about Android > usage in general. > > I think the only current way to do this would be to take a screen shot, > or several at different levels of zoom, and send that to some police > number that accepts email. I think I've heard that 911 will accept > emails at least in parts of the country/world, but if it won't, the > police will give you a number that will. > > How to take a screenshot and then find the file or the file name and how > to "share" that with the police is another set of Android questions. > > My friend is one county away from where I live, so I think the easiest > thing in my case would be to send the Carroll County or state police to > her home and look at the map there. If someone used a friend 1000 miles > away, when a friend is missing, it would then be worth learning how to > take and email screenshots. > > Or one could borrow another cellphone and photograph the screen of the > first one and send that picture. I assume you use the location sharing feature of Google Maps. Assuming your ex-girlfriend knows how to use Google Maps, she can see your last known location. She can 'pin' that location by long-pressing it and then she can 'Share' (see bottom of screen) that location by any of the available sharing methods, i.e. SMS, email, instant messaging (WhatsApp), etc., etc.. The sharing goes via the Google Maps URL [1] of the location. Sadly, I do not see a method to share the actual coordinates, which would be better. Also see Chris' earlier reference to WhatThreeWords. BTW, do *not* use a screenshot if the above methods are available. The screenshot might not contain enough of the surroundings to pinpoint the location and even if it does, it's uneccessarily hard to determine the actual coordinates (within some reasonable accuracy). If your ex-girlfriend does not know how to use Google Maps, it's best if she goes to the police or they come to her, and take it from there. [1] Example: <https://maps.app.goo.gl/2TpN5LggxDJNQN7F6> (which is The White House).
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