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Control your car by XDA

Problem:
there is a GSM Module in my car. It has three functions:
1) Send alarm warnings (when someone is trying to steal the car or CD player) to my phone (XDA2) as a SMS.
2) Retermine car's location, when it is stolen
3) Remote control of Webasto heater (when standard radio remote control can't reach the car - max. distance is 800m)
Each of these function has a small problem:
ad1) XDA just once silently beeps when SMS is received. It is fine for regular messages, but not for that message saying "Someone si trying to steal your car!". So I need a different sound for received messages, depending on sender - the sound for SMS sent by my car must be louder and longer, than SMS sent by my wife! How to do that?
ad2) I'm using T-Mobile Locator service for that. I don't know if TMO offers it in all countries, but here, if you know LocatorPIN of some mobile phone, you'll immediately receive a SMS containing location of that phone. I also have a great navigation software and maps (2CDs) from TMO - so when your phone is connected to the PC, you can track location of your car (or even of your wife). But without the PC, you'll only receive a text message with approximate location (calculated from one BTS). On PC you'll get more precise position calculated from more BTSes. So I need to use my XDA as the PC - I want to see accurate position on the map. But I'm not sure if some PocketPC navigation map software (such as TomTom) is able to read the coordinates automatically from SMS in inbox. On PC you can use any GPS software with "T-Mobile Locator", because TMO provides a driver, which simulates GPS, but in fact it sends SMS location requests, reads the SMS responses and sends coordinates from them to the navigation software.
ad3) To start or stop or control other heaters functions, you need to send a SMS to your car in special format (syntax). There must be a 7-digits password for the car's GSM gate and SMS also must contain commands for the heater in proper syntax. So I'd love some application simillar to those applications for infrared remote controls - the fullscreen panel with buttons such as "Start heating", "Stop heating", "Turn winter mode on", "Turn summer mode on", "Auto switch-off after XXX minutes", etc... (all commands accepted by heater and/or climatronic). I'd define SMSes in proper format under these buttons (just once) and then I would be just pressing these buttons and XDA will automatically send the SMS. Is there such a piece of software (remote control software sending SMS mesages instead of infrared beams)?
In a worst case I would create that software by myslef. I just received a DVD with latest VisualStudio.NET from M$, I also have the devkit for WM2003. But I don't know, how to send SMS, how to read it from inbox, atc...

1 you need a 3th party program written by yourself or somebody else which pass all your emails looking for a code or frace which makes the xda react diffrently then when it gets other sms's
so you got alot of work ahead if you are doing it yourself or you may have to pay somebody money to make it or if you are really lucky there already is a program free or otherwise which you can use
2 i would look in the gsm api for any function you may also need to keep a list of locations to match what the gsm provider give you with something you can use for anything
not to mention using that list to make some map program know where you are at
3
well here all you have to do is make a today plugin which auto send predefines sms msg when you press them
i would think that all these wishes would require some programming some of them some serious programming
of cause i could be wrong and there already is a super tool which does all these things and make toast
good luck

I can't believe there's no such app!

Have you tried doing a search ?
I am pretty sure that exactly the same question came up a little while back.
Rgds,
Rob.

What is the GSM Module? Also does it have a GPS module as well and can you connect it to the XDA II to give a GPS feed for Sat Nav purposes?
I am after a device similar to the one you've described but I want it to also feed GPS data.

Show Cell Broadcast / Cell Info Display / Area Info

Sorry, mates, that may be a rather silly question, but I couldn't find anything...
On my NOKIA I always had the location / area in my display. Jow do I get my XDA II to do that? Is there any setting or key combination that would enable it?

Yes,there is,but it is not functional how on Nokia phones because you will contiunue to receive messages on xda with your cell-location.
To enable Cell-location or other services on your operator go to:
Start-Settigns-Phone-More,Enable Broadcast channel,Settings-New,Channel number 050.
Enjoy.
Regards

Hehe, very funny, mate. Yep I do receive a notification every 30 or so seconds... Best part is that is tells me first my suburb, next time the suburb east, then mine again and then the one south :shock: while I just sitting here at my desk :lol:
OK, after the good laughter - is there not something as I used to have it on my mobile phone :?:

unapproachable2kx said:
Yes,there is,but it is not functional how on Nokia phones because you will contiunue to receive messages on xda with your cell-location.
To enable Cell-location or other services on your operator go to:
Start-Settigns-Phone-More,Enable Broadcast channel,Settings-New,Channel number 050.
Enjoy.
Regards
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Maybe this doesnt work with O2 in the UK. I recieve no information.
Is there a list of the channel numbers and their functions?

normally it is channel 50, but upto know it will provide too many messages instead of traditional bar view.

dial now link for location field of calendar event

This is driving me batty so I am keeping my fingers crossed that I just have not used the right search term to find the answer.
One feature I can not seem to get working on my 8125 that I used constantly on my old smartphone was the ability to have phone numbers entered into the location field of a calendar invite automaticaly dialed when clicked / tapped.
I have on average 6 conference calls a day entered as calendar events and it is standard practice for our company to put the conf call number in the location field. Having to edit the event, copy the number then go to the phone and dial it is driving my nuts.
Anybody know a way to get the feature I used to use so much from WM 2003 working my WM5?
Thanks in advance.

You might be SOL...
My limited tests show that you have to come up with some way to send yourself an email reminder and dial from the email....
You said that you used to be able to do this in PPC2003 but I think it is a feature of the Smartphone edition. WM5 on Wizard is PPC version.

You are correct
In further review my old phone was using smartphone 2003 not a full windows mobile client. This was a GREAT feature hopefully they will get this into windows mobile soon.
Thanks

I have the same need. I sure hope someone can provide that. I tried Pocket Informant 2007, but the capability is missing there as well.

I found AgendaOne has just what I needed for this and more at:
http://www.developerone.com/agendaone/index.htm
It's a commercial program, but does alot more. Specifically designed for both Windows Mobile 5 PPC as well as Smartphones. You can try it first.
- Joe

2 probs: google map pre d/l? sms confirmation ?

hi
1) can i pre download google maps? eg if i am going to thailand, is there a way to d/l the map first? accessing internet while roaming is expensive!
2) can i set so that prior to the sms being sent out, i get a confirmation box?
sometimes i accidentally touch the send portion and out it goes..

anyone? please...

I haven't found a way to preload maps for google. The only way i suppose is to hook up to your house internet, scroll and pan the maps on your desired zoom level painstakingly. note, different zoom level count as different maps.

i dont liek the idea of d/l on demand.. prefer things like d/l first.. aka nokia maps.. can we BUY nokia maps for wm6?
or is there any good program i can BUY? i dont think there is any good freeware for such..
i need maps in southeast asia... singapore / malaysia / thailand
2) anyone got solution for sms confirmation b4 send?

Gps position though sms

HI,
DOES ANYONE KNOWS ANY APP THAT CAN JUST SEND THE GPS POSITION THROUGH SMS? (NO USE OF A GPS KNOWN SOFTWARE LIKE TOMTOM OR IGO)
THANKS

Try forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549517