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    Quote Originally Posted by Xtreme View Post
    W3W doesn't need or use a GPS. All you need is your phone and the what3words app.
    Maybe the following will enlighten you regarding how W3W works
    How to use what3words in an emergency?

    • Find the 3 word address for your current location on the free what3words app for iOS and Android. ...
    • Share your 3 word address over the phone to the call handler.
    • The emergency service can then coordinate a response directly to the exact location where help is needed.

    Doesn't use a GPS? Needs a phone (with a GPS). Also needs a third party app.

    Use what you're comfortable with I guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BradC View Post
    Doesn't use a GPS? Needs a phone (with a GPS). Also needs a third party app.

    Use what you're comfortable with I guess.
    It uses device GPS of course.

    However, it’s very simple. And to use GPS coordinates on your phone requires and app to extract the dataset anyway.

    What it does achieve is simplicity. Instead of reading a series of numbers from the screen to the operator….

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    would have us saying gday at the local jetty….

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    Thanks for spelling it out so clearly Tombie.
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    One of the issues I see with something like W3W is the quality of spelling these days in the wider society, but particularly in the younger age group. And then there is the peril of the spellchecker/auto-correct hammer.

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    I thought that this thread was about something for the "Oldies"?

    At least some of us old farts can still use a paper chart/map to plot a course on land and sea and still get exactly where we want to go using dead reckoning and a compass

    Most of the younger fishermen today couldn't find thier own bum with both hands without a GPS
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    It uses device GPS of course.

    However, it’s very simple. And to use GPS coordinates on your phone requires and app to extract the dataset anyway.

    What it does achieve is simplicity. Instead of reading a series of numbers from the screen to the operator….

    ///summoning.quantified.shimmering

    would have us saying gday at the local jetty….
    So Tombie, pardon my ignorance if I'm wrong, but when you state 'Operator', I'm then assuming that you need mobile phone reception.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saitch View Post
    So Tombie, pardon my ignorance if I'm wrong, but when you state 'Operator', I'm then assuming that you need mobile phone reception.
    Most smart phones and tablets these days have an inbuilt GPS which works without phone reception
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    Most smart phones and tablets these days have an inbuilt GPS which works without phone reception
    Yes, but they rely on dedicated GPS satellites, which are not used for comms. My question is, how does your phone send your position to an operator?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saitch View Post
    Yes, but they rely on dedicated GPS satellites, which are not used for comms. My question is, how does your phone send your position to an operator?
    I am pretty sure that when Toomie mentioned "Operator" he meant the person using the phone Not the operator at the telphone exchange
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    I am pretty sure that when Toomie mentioned "Operator" he meant the person using the phone Not the operator at the telphone exchange
    Thanks, Trout. In 'Operator' I was thinking more Triple 0, S&R or VMR

    So, you can navigate with it, such as finding your location and adding waypoints for a course. However, for emergency assistance, you would need phone reception.
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