Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]


Groups > comp.mobile.android > #141341

Re: How will the police find me.

From Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: How will the police find me.
Date 2024-05-21 15:33 +0000
Organization NOYB
Message-ID <v2ilt4.r38.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> (permalink)
References <9r9l4j1dauquc3vrg6bghhp6cerpsq01a9@4ax.com> <lb1hpcFm8iU1@mid.individual.net>

Show all headers | View raw


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>

-- 
Frank Slootweg, smartphone, maps, GPS, compass and PLB.

Back to comp.mobile.android | Previous | NextPrevious in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread


Thread

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

csiph-web