Comments on: Cell Phone Early Warning System http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/11/09/cell-phone-early-warning-system/ by Stephen E. Arnold Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:07:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: sperky undernet http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/11/09/cell-phone-early-warning-system/comment-page-1/#comment-78732 sperky undernet Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:36:02 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=9312#comment-78732 Martin Griffies: Thank you for your explanations! Martin Griffies: Thank you for your explanations!

]]> By: Martin Griffies http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/11/09/cell-phone-early-warning-system/comment-page-1/#comment-78585 Martin Griffies Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:50:52 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=9312#comment-78585 Sperky - My understanding of this technology is that it relies on the proximity of the phone to a transmission mast / cell centre. Phones indicating their position as being within the cell will be warned but those that aren't, won't. It's similar to the mobile push ads which can tell which phones are close to (say) a specific retail outlet and send them offers etc. The system would not be able to predict when phones are moving in or out of an area, but would be able to monitor vehicle positions if they are equipped properly. (In many countries buses' positions are monitored so that passengers can be told how long they have to wait for a bus to arrive) Sperky -
My understanding of this technology is that it relies on the proximity of the phone to a transmission mast / cell centre. Phones indicating their position as being within the cell will be warned but those that aren’t, won’t. It’s similar to the mobile push ads which can tell which phones are close to (say) a specific retail outlet and send them offers etc.

The system would not be able to predict when phones are moving in or out of an area, but would be able to monitor vehicle positions if they are equipped properly. (In many countries buses’ positions are monitored so that passengers can be told how long they have to wait for a bus to arrive)

]]> By: sperky undernet http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/11/09/cell-phone-early-warning-system/comment-page-1/#comment-78374 sperky undernet Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:26:07 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=9312#comment-78374 Will this system be able to distinguish between residents who live in the affected neighborhood but who are elsewhere and people visiting? Can the system note people on the move, who by the time of strike, will be out of range? Can such a system be used to monitor, for instance, public bus or train positions? Will this system be able to distinguish between residents who live in the affected neighborhood but who are elsewhere and people visiting? Can the system note people on the move, who by the time of strike, will be out of range? Can such a system be used to monitor, for instance, public bus or train positions?

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