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> * if one needs a DATA CONNECTION to find out their current w3w address, they can damn well find the GPS coordinates Not arguing your other points (in fact, I
by silvester23 7y ago
> * if one needs a DATA CONNECTION to find out their current w3w address, they can damn well find the GPS coordinates
Not arguing your other points (in fact, I agree), but if you have the app installed on your phone, you do not need a data connection to find your current w3w address.
- kingosticks 7y agoIt's also a lot easier to remember (and verbally communicate) 3 words than long/latitude. If I'd just legged it down a mountain to tell the police where my injured friends are I'd have a low chance recalling the numbers (assuming I wasn't able to write it down for some reason).
- pgeorgi 7y agoYou have some device complex enough to tell you the words, surely it can store them. Same for OLC or any other scheme more complex than Lat/Long (and even then it's not the early 90s anymore).
- kingosticks 7y agoTrue. But who knows why I can't store the data in this abnormal emergency situation. Maybe I left the only working device with my friends. It doesn't really matter, 3 English words are still easier to remember and communicate than codes.