Re: [tlug] The Android Has Landed

[Shawn Brown <big.coffee.lover@example.com>]

> I'm currently thinking about grabbing an Android or an iPhone. I'm not
> sure yet which one to pick, but I feel like getting more and more
> dragged into the Linux side of the former one :)

Is GPS important to you -- for instance, would you want to track a
child?  If so, you may want to NOT use softbank.  Apparently  GPS
satellites (of all providers) shift to reposition themselves
occasionally.  During that time, the GPS information will not be
accurate.  Unfortunately, Softbank does not display a warning on the
screen that the information at that time may not be accurate.

This happened to a friend who was tracking their child and alarmed
when their child went out of the boundary they had set up and so the
parent received notification, was alarmed and thought their child had
been kidnapped because the child was not going the direction they
should be.  They then called the child, found out the story and
inquired to Softbank as to why.  I've heard Docomo and AU disclose
that the GPS info may be wrong but don't know from experience.

Shawn