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KLR
Found this (quite by accident) on a camping/4wd site
Assuming this doesnt simply just give the co-ordinates of the tower
you are connected to -
How exactly does this work - if it does give an actual location, or
more importantly - are there currently mobile phone locating systems
currently in the system, if so - how do they work (triangulation?) and
how accurate are they ?
I cannot test this immediately as I have CDMA not GSM.
http://www.noboundaries.com.au/Hints and tips.htm
"Haven't got a GPS to find out where you are? Then use your mobile
phone. Found this on the MSN Group Sites: 'Golddetecting' and '4WD
Australia'. To get your GPS position send an SMS message (without
any text typed) to 1715678 and you will receive a message back with
your GPS Lat/Long. position, have a pen ready to write it down. I'm
on the NSW Central Coast area and this is what I received 33.511938,
151.326392. Works on GSM using the Telstra Mobile Network."
Assuming this doesnt simply just give the co-ordinates of the tower
you are connected to -
How exactly does this work - if it does give an actual location, or
more importantly - are there currently mobile phone locating systems
currently in the system, if so - how do they work (triangulation?) and
how accurate are they ?
I cannot test this immediately as I have CDMA not GSM.
http://www.noboundaries.com.au/Hints and tips.htm
"Haven't got a GPS to find out where you are? Then use your mobile
phone. Found this on the MSN Group Sites: 'Golddetecting' and '4WD
Australia'. To get your GPS position send an SMS message (without
any text typed) to 1715678 and you will receive a message back with
your GPS Lat/Long. position, have a pen ready to write it down. I'm
on the NSW Central Coast area and this is what I received 33.511938,
151.326392. Works on GSM using the Telstra Mobile Network."