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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (25722)	8/21/2002 11:46:17 PM
From: quick_thinking	Read Replies (2) of 196652

> thanks for info from Japan. > Any thought on GPS and how each of the 3 carriers intend on > using this app? > I understand KDDI is planning something this October, not > sure about the other two. Both DoCoMo and KDDI have been selling GPS products and services for quite a while. J-Phone as far as I know do not have GPS built in, but they use a triangulation method for their handsets, so they also offer pretty precise (to within a few 100 meters/years/feet) location information in almost all their handsets. I am not sure where you have that information from about some KDDI product release in October and what that means. My guess is: don't believe what that guy/lady tells you! Generally in Japan carriers keep very secretive about new product releases and specs, so if somebody whispers you about a product release in October from KDDI or DoCoMo it might be just that person pretending to know more than he/she actually knows (those people really directly working with DoCoMo or KDDI have pretty strict NDAs), especially, since KDDI has been selling GPS handsets for quite some time now - see the shamail-FAQ: eurotechnology.com You can ask the person who whispered you things about October, whether he/she knows that KDDI handsets already have GPS built in for quite a while, and that carriers in Japan already offer a wide range of location based services for a long time now! Also: it's quite a lot of time until October, and handset development times in Japan are short and the competitive pressure is very high. So my guess is, that KDDI can change a lot of plans and specs until October! my 2 cents from Tokyo - quick_thinking

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