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GPS Tracking: A Comparison of SPOT and iPhone w/Google Latitude
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<blockquote data-quote="gixxerjasen" data-source="post: 973148" data-attributes="member: 20220"><p>Nice, I've been using latitude for a while. My wife watches my commute home and sometimes opens the garage door when she sees me getting close. We've used it for trips such as our every other year trip to Florida to see my family for Christmas. Mom can keep an eye on us and know when to expect us.</p><p></p><p>It also was very helpful in keeping my wife happy in knowing I was on the move on my SS1K, which consisted of all highways so I knew I'd be close to a cell tower at all times. This was much more convenient for me than a previous trip where I phoned her every gas stop with my exit number so if I didn't check in she'd have my last known location to give to authorities.</p><p></p><p>I agree, spot would be waaaaay better, especially if things go pear shaped. But for general use, latitude works out pretty well.</p><p></p><p>If you only need to share your info for a short time (less than four hours) then you should also check out glympse. Be forewarned though, it CAN give out too much data, so you might look at the settings before sending that invite. My wife called me on one one time to thank me for slowing down for that nasty curve. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Nice to know that spotwalla supports latitude. I'll have to check that out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gixxerjasen, post: 973148, member: 20220"] Nice, I've been using latitude for a while. My wife watches my commute home and sometimes opens the garage door when she sees me getting close. We've used it for trips such as our every other year trip to Florida to see my family for Christmas. Mom can keep an eye on us and know when to expect us. It also was very helpful in keeping my wife happy in knowing I was on the move on my SS1K, which consisted of all highways so I knew I'd be close to a cell tower at all times. This was much more convenient for me than a previous trip where I phoned her every gas stop with my exit number so if I didn't check in she'd have my last known location to give to authorities. I agree, spot would be waaaaay better, especially if things go pear shaped. But for general use, latitude works out pretty well. If you only need to share your info for a short time (less than four hours) then you should also check out glympse. Be forewarned though, it CAN give out too much data, so you might look at the settings before sending that invite. My wife called me on one one time to thank me for slowing down for that nasty curve. :D Nice to know that spotwalla supports latitude. I'll have to check that out. [/QUOTE]
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