Comments on: 12 Alternative Uses For Your Cell Phone As A Location Independent Professional http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/ A community of professionals who live and work from anywhere they choose. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:22:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: gps compass http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/comment-page-1/#comment-255 gps compass Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:49:33 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/#comment-255 <strong>gps compass...</strong> The built in proximity alert system lets you set alarms when you get close to these areas. That allows you to avoid the headaches that might come from traffic or speeding through a school zone.... gps compass…

The built in proximity alert system lets you set alarms when you get close to these areas. That allows you to avoid the headaches that might come from traffic or speeding through a school zone….

]]> By: David Clarke (Lea's Dad) http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/comment-page-1/#comment-253 David Clarke (Lea's Dad) Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:14:15 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/#comment-253 A thirteenth rather more prosaic but very good use for your mobile is...a torch (flashlight). I was sitting in my hotel room in Vienna last week bashing in a text message when there was an area power cut. But there was enough light coming out of the screen to see around the otherwise completely dark room. Quite useful since the outage was for about 15 minutes. Of course Lea, you'll never need worry about an outage in Dubai, there's so much ambient light from the millions of megawatts they consume every day that it could never be truly dark. Well done with all the other things on the list; I'll need you to explain some of them to me! A thirteenth rather more prosaic but very good use for your mobile is…a torch (flashlight). I was sitting in my hotel room in Vienna last week bashing in a text message when there was an area power cut. But there was enough light coming out of the screen to see around the otherwise completely dark room. Quite useful since the outage was for about 15 minutes. Of course Lea, you’ll never need worry about an outage in Dubai, there’s so much ambient light from the millions of megawatts they consume every day that it could never be truly dark. Well done with all the other things on the list; I’ll need you to explain some of them to me!

]]> By: Lea Woodward http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Lea Woodward Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:58:47 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/#comment-252 @Never The Same Place Twice - thanks for the link. I'm now in Dubai and tested out Twitter...seems to work here and I've had some replies that people can also hear me tweet - altho not from the US...trying to figure out whether that's cos my twitter buds in the US can't actually hear me tweet or they just can't be bothered to reply!! @Chris - thank you! I know what you mean about lists so am glad you found them useful. @Conrad - No problem...and thanks too for the additional resources. @Laura - thanks! glad you found the info useful. @Never The Same Place Twice – thanks for the link. I’m now in Dubai and tested out Twitter…seems to work here and I’ve had some replies that people can also hear me tweet – altho not from the US…trying to figure out whether that’s cos my twitter buds in the US can’t actually hear me tweet or they just can’t be bothered to reply!!

@Chris – thank you! I know what you mean about lists so am glad you found them useful.

@Conrad – No problem…and thanks too for the additional resources.

@Laura – thanks! glad you found the info useful.

]]> By: Laura Mitre http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Laura Mitre Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:50:08 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/#comment-254 The information is amazing, this is definitelly a reason why cell phones are so expensive. Too bad most people use them for fashion only. I love the tips you give. Thank you. The information is amazing, this is definitelly a reason why cell phones are so expensive. Too bad most people use them for fashion only.
I love the tips you give. Thank you.

]]> By: Conrad Hametner http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Conrad Hametner Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:38:23 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/2007/12/12/5-cool-uses-for-your-cell-phone-whilst-travelling/#comment-250 Thanks for including qipit! Here are 3 additional mobile services I like: Frucall - Free comparison shopping with your cell phone when you're in a store. Text the barcode, ISBN, or brand and model of the product (such as NIKON D40X) to FRU11 (37811) - http://frucall.com/ Zillow - Ever drive past a home and wonder what it's worth? With Zillow Mobile, you can enter the address into your cell phone or handheld device and get the answer instantly (U.S. Only). - http://www.zillow.com/labs/ZillowMobile.htm EQO (prounced Echo) Free mobile IM, Cheap International Calls and Cheap Text messaging with Mobile VOIP Client (it's like SKYPE on your mobile phone) - http://www.eqo.com/ Thanks for including qipit! Here are 3 additional mobile services I like:

Frucall – Free comparison shopping with your cell phone when you’re in a store. Text the barcode, ISBN, or brand and model of the product (such as NIKON D40X) to FRU11 (37811) – http://frucall.com/

Zillow – Ever drive past a home and wonder what it’s worth? With Zillow Mobile, you can enter the address into your cell phone or handheld device and get the answer instantly (U.S. Only). – http://www.zillow.com/labs/ZillowMobile.htm

EQO (prounced Echo) Free mobile IM, Cheap International Calls and Cheap Text messaging with Mobile VOIP Client (it’s like SKYPE on your mobile phone) – http://www.eqo.com/

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