Comments on: Location Based Services Becoming Real: Nokia Acquires Plazes http://www.techcraver.com/2008/06/23/location-based-services-becoming-real-nokia-acquires-plazes/ Craving tech, craving life! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:27:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Aspects Of Love » Blog Archive » Location Based Services Becoming Real: Nokia Acquires Plazes http://www.techcraver.com/2008/06/23/location-based-services-becoming-real-nokia-acquires-plazes/#comment-957 Aspects Of Love » Blog Archive » Location Based Services Becoming Real: Nokia Acquires Plazes Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:45:49 +0000 http://www.techcraver.com/?p=229#comment-957 [...] Location Based Services Becoming Real: Nokia Acquires Plazes …services like Plazes (along with Loopt and Whrrl).  I love the concept … unit.  Perhaps the new team can help add some social aspects to the [...] [...] Location Based Services Becoming Real: Nokia Acquires Plazes …services like Plazes (along with Loopt and Whrrl).  I love the concept … unit.  Perhaps the new team can help add some social aspects to the [...]

]]> By: Elibom http://www.techcraver.com/2008/06/23/location-based-services-becoming-real-nokia-acquires-plazes/#comment-953 Elibom Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:28:39 +0000 http://www.techcraver.com/?p=229#comment-953 One example here. The US VZW also provides lots of mobile location-based services. One of them is called navigation services. it is about $5+ per month. However, as you know, the GPS service itself is free to public and a GPS receiver is as low as $200 with a pretty decent screen and airtime charge. (More decent than a mobile phone.) It is really difficult for me to choose the VZW navigation service instead of buying a GPS receiver. On the other hand, the VZW GPS is a A-GPS/AFLT based hybrid solution under the tight control of the operator. If you travel out of the VZW network coverage, you will be out of luck. However, with a standalone GPS receiver, you have no problem. One example here.

The US VZW also provides lots of mobile location-based services. One of them is called navigation services. it is about $5+ per month. However, as you know, the GPS service itself is free to public and a GPS receiver is as low as $200 with a pretty decent screen and airtime charge. (More decent than a mobile phone.) It is really difficult for me to choose the VZW navigation service instead of buying a GPS receiver. On the other hand, the VZW GPS is a A-GPS/AFLT based hybrid solution under the tight control of the operator. If you travel out of the VZW network coverage, you will be out of luck. However, with a standalone GPS receiver, you have no problem.

]]> By: Edgar http://www.techcraver.com/2008/06/23/location-based-services-becoming-real-nokia-acquires-plazes/#comment-952 Edgar Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:30:26 +0000 http://www.techcraver.com/?p=229#comment-952 LBS has been around for years, but it takes a launch like the iPhone app store to really get the ball rolling. Now everyone will want to get there hands on LBS and they can, now that it's available to the masses. I still think the leader in LBS is WHERE by uLocate. I bet they'll have an iPhone app too. LBS has been around for years, but it takes a launch like the iPhone app store to really get the ball rolling. Now everyone will want to get there hands on LBS and they can, now that it’s available to the masses. I still think the leader in LBS is WHERE by uLocate. I bet they’ll have an iPhone app too.

]]> By: Elibom http://www.techcraver.com/2008/06/23/location-based-services-becoming-real-nokia-acquires-plazes/#comment-945 Elibom Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:18:16 +0000 http://www.techcraver.com/?p=229#comment-945 I have read the similar news many times these days. Is there any relationship between the new iphone debut and this? Strang enough, suddenly mobile LBS starts flying. I have read the similar news many times these days. Is there any relationship between the new iphone debut and this? Strang enough, suddenly mobile LBS starts flying.

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