Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

2007-07-30 Thread ramsesoriginal
This suggests that altitude might be something to check as well, though as someone else pointed out that's a little late to enable flight mode :) Why do you always think of planes when speaking of altitude? What about Mountain-climbing? Paragliding? Deltaplanes? Private Ultralight-Planes?

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail (Power usage)

2007-07-30 Thread Visti Andresen
While I do find most of the GPS based ideas intriguing I do have one comment. Power usage! I wonder if you have realised that the GPS consumes large quantities of current. (45 mW according to

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail (Power usage)

2007-07-30 Thread Giles Jones
On 30 Jul 2007, at 16:45, Visti Andresen wrote: While I do find most of the GPS based ideas intriguing I do have one comment. Power usage! Then you simply have an update timer. Tell the phone to update it's position at a configurable time period, say every 5 minutes.

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail (Power usage)

2007-07-30 Thread Visti Andresen
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:59:51 +0100 Ian Stirling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Visti Andresen wrote: While I do find most of the GPS based ideas intriguing I do have one comment. Power usage! I wonder if you have realised that the GPS consumes large quantities of

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail (Power usage)

2007-07-30 Thread Ian Stirling
Visti Andresen wrote: On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:59:51 +0100 Ian Stirling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Visti Andresen wrote: While I do find most of the GPS based ideas intriguing I do have one comment. Power usage! I wonder if you have realised that the GPS consumes large quantities

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail (Power usage)

2007-07-30 Thread Giles Jones
On 30 Jul 2007, at 17:54, Visti Andresen wrote: But does a GPS not require large amounts of time to get a new fix? Hot startup 12s, average Warm startup 38s, average Cold startup 60s, average (random data from http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/11694061/ Bluetooth_GPS_Receiver.html) Depends

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

2007-07-29 Thread Michael Welter
You're confusing GSM (Global Systems Mobile) with the gsm codec in Asterisk. They have different meanings. The codecs used by your mobile phone are not the same as the gsm codec in Asterisk. Shachar Shemesh wrote: Ian Stirling wrote: There are 2 D/A, 2 A/D flexibly routed, and one D/A that

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

2007-07-29 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Michael Welter wrote: You're confusing GSM (Global Systems Mobile) with the gsm codec in Asterisk. I find that highly likely. I'm pretty new to Asterisk. They have different meanings. The codecs used by your mobile phone are not the same as the gsm codec in Asterisk. But it does use some

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

2007-07-29 Thread Ian Stirling
Shachar Shemesh wrote: Michael Welter wrote: You're confusing GSM (Global Systems Mobile) with the gsm codec in Asterisk. I find that highly likely. I'm pretty new to Asterisk. They have different meanings. The codecs used by your mobile phone are not the same as the gsm codec in

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

2007-07-29 Thread Kyle Bassett
Mark, I love the idea! And maybe a feature like dumping the call to a BT headset device if present. I am curious, I assume there would be a config option or something, because how would it tell if you are the driver? A preference per contact could be used as well. ie. I don't mind if my

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

2007-07-28 Thread Ian Stirling
Mark Eichin wrote: Use case: When I'm walking around, I'll answer the phone. When I'm driving, I won't (one phonecall == two beers worth of distraction)... but am willing to pull over if the caller thinks it's important enough. I shouldn't have to *tell* the phone what mode I'm in:

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

2007-07-28 Thread Eric van Horssen
Mark Eichin wrote: Use case: When I'm walking around, I'll answer the phone. When I'm driving, I won't (one phonecall == two beers worth of distraction)... but am willing to pull over if the caller thinks it's important enough. I shouldn't have to *tell* the phone what mode I'm in:

Re: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

2007-07-28 Thread Andy Powell
On Saturday 28 July 2007 21:17, Eric van Horssen wrote: Something like Asterix (don't know the full possibilities of Asterix though) He was a character in popular French cartoon by Goscinny and Uderzo, he could do lots and lots of things... He probably would have used Asterisk if it had

RE: another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

2007-07-28 Thread David S Gathright
Some friends at work and I were talking about a speed-sensitive configuration option, too--one that selects ringing profiles. For example, when you're at a speed greater than, say, 20 mph, more than likely you're in a noisy environment and you'd want your phone to ring slightly louder. When