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wuxing · 12-12-2006, 12:36 AM

Is there any known way that the Blackberry 8700c can be used as a kind of Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) or Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) so you could be located if necessary when a cell phone is out of tower range? Does already having a GPS make this possible in any way? Is there software available that might do this?

Thanks!

12-12-2006, 12:36 AM	#1
wuxing New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Model: 8700c Posts: 1	Blackberry and GPS/EPIRB? Please Login to Remove! Is there any known way that the Blackberry 8700c can be used as a kind of Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) or Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) so you could be located if necessary when a cell phone is out of tower range? Does already having a GPS make this possible in any way? Is there software available that might do this? Thanks!
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