(keitai-l) Re: GPSone or GPS based chips ready for Deployment ???

From: Nick May <nick_at_kyushu.com>
Date: 07/01/01
Message-id: <fc.000f761000058d393b9aca00ab6ddbfa.58d3a@kyushunet.com>
keitai-l@appelsiini.net writes:
>> To access the service, users simply go to the i-mode portal site
>> and click "i-area" to view a menu of available information. Since
>> i-mode base stations automatically recognize the handset's location,
>> users do not need to indicate the area.

Does anyone have any clue as to when this will be available in English?

>> The i-area service itself is free, but some providers may charge
>> a fee for certain information.

Are they providing information as such - or just directing you to a
partner-site in the area you are? (The latter I assume)

I suppose we will find out tomorrow.

Nick


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Received on Sun Jul 1 17:15:10 2001