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crabbyob

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what.three. words
« on: Apr 27, 2021, 09:54:00 AM »
has anyone tried this amazing app?
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« Reply #1 on: Apr 27, 2021, 10:58:26 AM »
No.. Is it any good.What is it about..?
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« Reply #2 on: Apr 27, 2021, 11:01:47 AM »



I have just had a look..  Never get lost again..!!
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« Reply #3 on: Apr 27, 2021, 11:09:09 AM »
Just had a look. Seems a brilliant idea. Can’t understand the claim - if I have read it correctly - that it doesn’t depend on phone coverage. I think the example quoted is misleading
Fascinated that they only needed to use 40,000 words, but the system is effectively using 40,000 cubed, which is a very big number
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« Reply #4 on: Apr 27, 2021, 11:55:39 AM »
Yes, fantastic app.

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« Reply #5 on: Apr 27, 2021, 12:01:45 PM »
I looked at it a while ago. Never actually used it though.


if I have read it correctly - that it doesn’t depend on phone coverage.

To use it with no phone signal you'd need to have the area map stored on your phone and a working GPS sensor - cheaper phones don't always have those and rely on google positioning from nearby WiFi signals which does need an internet connection.
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« Reply #6 on: Apr 27, 2021, 12:31:42 PM »
not sure I understand - but then, modern technology and my antediluvian mindset don't interface too well
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« Reply #7 on: Apr 27, 2021, 12:40:17 PM »
I have it on my phone, it's real handy if your motor decides to break down in the middle of nowhere. You look on the app and see what square your showing on, and you can tell the breakdown folk the three words that are showing, and they will use their app to find you.

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« Reply #8 on: Apr 27, 2021, 12:45:14 PM »
It is quite straightforward....

The three words are translated into coordinates by the app.

Knowing where you are relies on either GPS or Google positioning. When the Streetmap cars do their rounds or when you have GPS and WiFi Google's cunning stunt is to have an Android phone note the WiFi signals and where you are and pass that back to Google. It will doubtless be mentioned somewhere in the depths of their privacy policy. That means Google knows where you are and what adverts to bombard you with even without GPS available on your phone. Apple only sell expensive phones and tablets and they will have GPS.

To put those two locataions ( yourself and magic.location.words ) on a map you need the map. That can be downloaded if you have intternet access by WiFi or 4G. If you don't then the map needs to be on the phone already which you'd likely do when you were on WiFi.

So yes it can work with no phone signal but there will be limitations.
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« Reply #9 on: Apr 27, 2021, 12:55:22 PM »
I do wish I understood all this
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« Reply #10 on: Apr 27, 2021, 01:00:05 PM »
Sorry but if you cannot understand what I wrote then I can't think of any simpler way of explaining it. Why not give that gooble site a try?  :)
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« Reply #11 on: Apr 27, 2021, 01:01:47 PM »
I did. Hence my confusion
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« Reply #12 on: Apr 27, 2021, 01:10:34 PM »
the thing is if you use my post code it covers several houses
but three words covers our front room never mind our house
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« Reply #13 on: Apr 27, 2021, 01:11:53 PM »
Yes, I get that. It’s the mechanics that leave me floundering
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« Reply #14 on: Apr 27, 2021, 01:14:07 PM »
why must you know the fiddly bits to use the thing...?
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