Re: Another Franeknseries machine missing! Arrgh!

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Most modern cell phones have a GPS locator onboard. This was
required by the FCC in order for the cell phone companies to
put E-911 in place.

If you notice your cell phone bill, they have been charging
for 911 for quite a while, even though they did not have the
ability to put it in place.(Love those FCC laws)

http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/product/detailsPf.jsp?globalObjectId=161

The GPS phones have been around for a year or more that I
know about.



smorrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Circuit Cellar magazine had an article a few years ago about a package 
> someone developed to do this. They interfaced a GPS to a cellphone, and it 
> would call home anytime it noticed it's location had changed.