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Would this be useful to you?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Willem Muller, Jun 5, 2015.

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  1. Jun 5, 2015 #1
    Willem Muller

    Willem Muller Bobtail Member

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    Hi Drivers & Owners

    I'm working on an app that lets callers know where you are when can't take their call. Good for distracted driving and letting whoevers calling know you're on the way.
    Is this something that you feel would be useful as a driver?

    Willem
     
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  3. Jun 5, 2015 #2
    mrbamcclain

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    Honestly...NO
    If I didn't answer it's probably because I didn't want to
     
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  4. Jun 5, 2015 #3
    Willem Muller

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    Thanks mrbamccclain thats good to know!
     
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  5. Jun 5, 2015 #4
    TruckerPete1990

    TruckerPete1990 Road Train Member

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    So your trying to make what the government wants to know? This is what most ELD's do. they will track you. If they wanna know they can call and u can call back when you get the time.
     
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  7. Jun 5, 2015 #5
    Green State Trucking

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    How would it work?
    I know iphones have a option to send a pretyped messge, you can select from when you cant answer a call.
     
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  8. Jun 5, 2015 #6
    Willem Muller

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    It's essentially a voicemail app with a location sharing feature.

    Whenever you miss a call, the caller is presented with the choice to leave you a message or get your location. If they choose your location, it gets the GPS location from the device and sends it the caller via SMS. For landline callers it gets read back in the phone conversation.

    It does not continually track you and therefore has no impact on battery life. Only when someone calls, you don't answer and they request your location is the whole process kicked off.

    Willem
     
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  9. Jun 5, 2015 #7
    zinita17601

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    The goverment already knows where u at
     
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  10. Jun 5, 2015 #8
    Green State Trucking

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    Sounds pretty useful. I would use it. Except i would want to be the one to decide whether to send them my loction.
     
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  11. Jun 5, 2015 #9
    zinita17601

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    A suggestion:give the app user the option to choose who's allowed to get the location and whos not.like when im in my girlfreind house i dont want my wife to know where im at cause i told her im two states away and almost out of hours
     
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  12. Jun 5, 2015 #10
    Willem Muller

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    Yes - you would be able to select contacts from your address book who automatically get your location.

    Anyone else can request your location during the phone cal, but you have to confirm before they get it.
     
    Willem Muller, Jun 5, 2015
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