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Old May 15th 11, 01:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mario[_2_]
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Default Small outlanding help for Android

On May 13, 6:18*pm, Ramy wrote:
On May 13, 12:35*pm, Johny wrote:

How about sending an SMS to your crew with your GPS position after an outlanding? See Android Market, search for outlanding.


For iphone users, I found the free (if I recall correctly) app "SMS
GPS" very handy for sharing your location via SMS, Email or Facebook.
In all cases it sends a google map link, not like the Spot which from
some reason beyond me, only send google map link by email, not by SMS.
When I asked them, they claimed that "most people don't use smart
phones"... Right, people who use spot are not using smartphones...

Ramy


Ramy,
Have you seen EmergenSee? E-mails and SMS messages are automatically
delivered to your contacts. How does it compare with "SMS GPS"?
It is free for a limited time only.
Mario
http://www.emergenseeapp.com/
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Old May 16th 11, 09:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Ramy
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Default Small outlanding help for Android

On May 14, 5:10*pm, Mario wrote:
On May 13, 6:18*pm, Ramy wrote:

On May 13, 12:35*pm, Johny wrote:


How about sending an SMS to your crew with your GPS position after an outlanding? See Android Market, search for outlanding.


For iphone users, I found the free (if I recall correctly) app "SMS
GPS" very handy for sharing your location via SMS, Email or Facebook.
In all cases it sends a google map link, not like the Spot which from
some reason beyond me, only send google map link by email, not by SMS.
When I asked them, they claimed that "most people don't use smart
phones"... Right, people who use spot are not using smartphones...


Ramy


Ramy,
Have you seen EmergenSee? *E-mails and SMS messages are automatically
delivered to your contacts. How does it compare with "SMS GPS"?
It is free for a limited time only.
Mariohttp://www.emergenseeapp.com/


This sounds like a useful app as well. I would keep both though, since
for non emergency (e.g. landout) I wouldn't want to send an emergency
alert to all my emergency contacts, just an SMS message with my
coordinates to my crew (who may not necessarily be in my emergency
contact list). For this purpose, I think SMS GPS is better thanks to
it's simplicity. It is also useful for other non emergencies when you
try to meet/find someone, or want to update your location on your
facebook wall.

Ramy
 




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