Comments on: iPhone in the City: Navizon – Location and Buddy Tracker

By: Andreas

Andreas — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:41:00 +0000

> This is the first example we have seen of near real-time location tracking of people on a consumer device.

Japan’s DoCoMo, AU and SoftBank have had similar offerings for a while: http://jp.blognation.com/2007/09/24/find-your-friend-gps-now-available-on-japan-mobiles/

By: Ze Stuart

Ze Stuart — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:45:00 +0000

Aye that is true, but T-Mob and O2 sport very generous data packages for £7.50 or free, depending. And you get bookmarks on Google Maps iPhone.

Unless I'm mistaken in my understading, sorry: the network data usage of AGPS wasn't enough to show up after 2 weeks roaming using it most days... (Google Maps is another matter altogether!)

Meh: I just wanted to make sure people didn't labour under the misaprehension that the n95 is slow to lock on to GPS, when in fact it (along with its AGPS Bretheren) are some of the fastest devices on the market to deliver precise position information.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:24:00 +0000

True – but that requires network data usage (?) and that is expensive in the UK making it almost unusable unless you upgrade your contract.

The refreshing thing about the iPhone is the unlimited data package…

By: Ze Stuart

Ze Stuart — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:02:00 +0000

Just a pointer: the current firmware for the N95 (available since July last year) gets a fix in 10-20s, thanks to the addition of AGPS. And this fix actually tells you where you are. 😉