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TomDavison
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 Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject: Use of Buddies |
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| On the newer models and updated software, there is the ability to input Buddies, and find their location. Is there any way that you could "buddy" with a friend, and then have that friend locate your satnav covertly if it were stolen. I realise that the new owner would have to link it to his phone for traffic info or hands free for this to work, but it seems better than nothing. |
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PaulB2005
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JockTamsonsBairn
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If I understand the way the Buddies system works, at least on TomTom, every so often, your GPS sends a text messages to the GPS of your chosen Buddies (who, presumably, have to be using a similar model). You can track, on your GPS, the physical location of your Buddies. I can't see, therefore, why this wouldn't work to help track a stolen unit, except that thief/new "owner", could remove your Buddy from their list.
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mikealder
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| As this system uses the GPRS connection via Bluetooth and a mobile phone you would need to have the lowlifes (thief) phone configured to track a stolen device in this way, not something I think that would work in practice - Mike |
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PaulB2005
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| Quote: | PaulB2005 wrote:
GPS Systems do not bradcast their position from the unit (they just know where they are and apply that to a map) so there would be no way for one unit to locate another.
See also
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=37137
If I understand the way the Buddies system works, at least on TomTom, every so often, your GPS sends a text messages to the GPS of your chosen Buddies (who, presumably, have to be using a similar model). You can track, on your GPS, the physical location of your Buddies. I can't see, therefore, why this wouldn't work to help track a stolen unit, except that thief/new "owner", could remove your Buddy from their list. |
Another example of where i speak without fully knowing what i was talking about. My apologies. I didn't realise this was what the Buddies feature did - thought it was some sort of IM (Instant Messenger)!! |
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tomreames
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject: need a buddy ;) |
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just got tomtom navigator 6 and the new tomtom buddies thing sounds cool....but i can't test it as dont know any other tomtom buddies users...... please anyone willing to add me or me you so i can see it in action?  Tom (London) |
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Tim Buxton
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: need a buddy ;) |
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| tomreames wrote: | | just got tomtom navigator 6 and the new tomtom buddies thing sounds cool....but i can't test it as dont know any other tomtom buddies users...... please anyone willing to add me or me you so i can see it in action? Tom (London) |
You need to reveal your Buddy email address, which is the one you used to sign up to TomTom Plus.
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tomreames
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:38 pm Post subject: buddies |
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tomreames @ hotmail .com
yours? any others? |
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Tim Buxton
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: Re: buddies |
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| tomreames wrote: | tomreames @ hotmail .com
yours? any others? |
Unfortunately some lowlife scum pinched my Nokia N91 on Tuesday so I can't play buddies until I decide what to get. I might wait for the N93 to come down a bit....
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tomreames
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject: n80 |
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| recommend n80...great so far |
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Tim Buxton
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Correction, mine was an N90. Still umming and ahing.
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