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Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 317 Joined: 31st August 2007 From: Edinburgh Member No.: 294,928 Device(s): MDA Vario III  |
If you want a long way send it up to me in Edinburgh. I'd happily pass it on
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Jan 23 2008, 17:01
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 The Main Man  Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,038 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
That'd be cool, drop me a PM letting me know what I need to do!
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Jan 23 2008, 18:04
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If you want the furthest south westerly member, I'm in Penzance, Cornwall so here would be a good point to turn it around to head up back north again! Great idea Paul.
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Jan 24 2008, 11:29
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,038 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
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-------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jan 24 2008, 11:29
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,038 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Travel survival kit - how appropriate
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jan 24 2008, 12:20
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 1 Joined: 2nd January 2008 Member No.: 339,795 Device(s): Nokia E70 |
If you really need some miles, I'm in Cape Town, South Africa
Although i suspect that would be outside Navizons supported area. Also, we'd need a really good battery for the trip. Great project though. Graham This post has been edited by Gam123: Jan 24 2008, 12:22 |
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Jan 24 2008, 13:19
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 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 208 Joined: 6th December 2002 From: Marylebone, London Member No.: 787 Device(s): HTC Vox |
Paul, although I think it sounds a like a really fun thing to do, I'm afraid you'll find the route somewhat boring if you post it in the UK. It'll probably be very predictable roads between the following points:
1. Your local post office 2. Nearest sorting office to #1 3. Highway to #4 4. Sorting office nearest to destination 5. Recipients house |
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Jan 24 2008, 13:29
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TOMnia ! Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,048 Joined: 26th November 2007 From: Right Here, Right Now! Member No.: 326,361 Device(s): Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia |
Anyone know a London cabbie that we could "give" a system to? Tell him its just sat nav, but make the system report back location !
Plus think of all the hotspots and towers he/she will find! This post has been edited by WearTheFoxHat: Jan 24 2008, 13:29 -------------------- --
My Toys: Omnia: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia - 8GB SD HC O-SeXy Advent 4211 - 2GB Ram - 250GB HDD - Running OSX Leopard like a dream! Doris She has bewbs! (Not her real name tho!) |
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Jan 24 2008, 13:39
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QUOTE(dearsina @ Jan 24 2008, 13:19)  1. Your local post office 2. Nearest sorting office to #1 3. Highway to #4 4. Sorting office nearest to destination 5. Recipients house While you might be right, remember the large royal mail van do go around and picking up mail from different post office before going to the sorting office. Then when it is being transported, yes, it might be a short or long drive, it will still gather info anyway. Then when it's being sent out, i.e by postman's van, he would go around different houses before it got to the recipient house. So, it will be an very interesting routes! -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jan 24 2008, 13:42
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TOMnia ! Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,048 Joined: 26th November 2007 From: Right Here, Right Now! Member No.: 326,361 Device(s): Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia |
QUOTE(tsutton @ Jan 24 2008, 13:39) While you might be right, remember the large royal mail van do go around and picking up mail from different post office before going to the sorting office. Then when it is being transported, yes, it might be a short or long drive, it will still gather info anyway. Then when it's being sent out, i.e by postman's van, he would go around different houses before it got to the recipient house. So, it will be an very interesting routes! Unless you were unlucky enough to be first on Pat's delivery round! -------------------- --
My Toys: Omnia: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia - 8GB SD HC O-SeXy Advent 4211 - 2GB Ram - 250GB HDD - Running OSX Leopard like a dream! Doris She has bewbs! (Not her real name tho!) |
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Jan 24 2008, 16:05
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 Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 239 Joined: 6th January 2003 Member No.: 1,648 |
And suddenly it doesn't seem so good...
QUOTE WiFi AP discovered by you: 3 Points
Cell Tower discovered by you: 15 Points Wifi already mapped: 1 Point Cell tower already mapped: 2 Points |
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Jan 24 2008, 16:20
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 21 Joined: 18th October 2006 Member No.: 210,761 Device(s): Vario II |
Oh yes nice plan would be very interesting to see what route the royal mail send it on!
Stuart -------------------- |
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Jan 24 2008, 16:28
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,038 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
That's still cool
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Jan 24 2008, 20:15
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 AKA 'jlowap' MoDaCo Old Skool Group: Moderator Team Posts: 3,540 Joined: 12th February 2003 From: North Devon, UK Member No.: 2,777 Device(s): glofiish X800 + HTC Diamond |
hey paul, that looks like the same as one of my external battery packs.
the problem is i could not get mine to supply enough power to keep the phone charged> have you tested it yet? -------------------- James Lovell
Microsoft Windows Mobile Specialist 2008 And ive got a certificate to prove it :P Get Your HTC DIAMOND or TOUCH HD HERE! |
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Jan 24 2008, 20:32
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Regular Group: MoDaCo Ad Free Posts: 141 Joined: 11th July 2006 From: Sunny Island Member No.: 197,771 Device(s): HTC TYTN II |
If we could also add some sort of accelerometer in the package will let us know just how much rough handling our mail experiences and if we can tie the output to time we can reference it to location so we would know if the sorting office or the delivery man is the guilty party.
There must be a cheap 5v powered accelerometer kit somewhere although a quick google didn't turn any up. 
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Jan 24 2008, 20:37
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AKA 'jlowap' MoDaCo Old Skool Group: Moderator Team Posts: 3,540 Joined: 12th February 2003 From: North Devon, UK Member No.: 2,777 Device(s): glofiish X800 + HTC Diamond |
transducers eh!
i work for the following:-www.beran.co.uk (Vibration monitoring) and www.helitune.com (Helicopter vibration blancing) -------------------- James Lovell
Microsoft Windows Mobile Specialist 2008 And ive got a certificate to prove it :P Get Your HTC DIAMOND or TOUCH HD HERE! |
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Jan 25 2008, 14:13
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,038 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Posted on James' behalf:
 Wicked! P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jan 25 2008, 14:17
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
Does the GPS/phone signal still go through OK from that foam?
Looking good... -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jan 25 2008, 14:27
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 MoDaCo Group: Posters Posts: 382 Joined: 1st December 2003 From: London Member No.: 22,960 Device(s): iPhone on Vodafone |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Jan 25 2008, 14:13) Sweet. Have you done any testing? --------------------  |
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Jan 25 2008, 14:40
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,038 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Not yet
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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