What three words

Why is it always blue? Maybe it’s because my uniform was blue and I still wear mainly black or blue t shirts.
 
Coolcats said:
Once you dial 999 the Operator will identify your approximate location, which, if you’re calling from a mobile phone, they can detect by identifying which phone mast your mobile is connected to. Most Android smartphones can be located to an area less than half the size of a football pitch using GPS signal and Wi-Fi location data. If you’re calling from a landline, they can consult a database of addresses linked to phone numbers.

anyway back to work enough of this frivolity have a great day and hope no one has to call emergency services, if you do enjoy using W3W you know you want to 😎
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Most landlines use caller line identity which is instant. Not always though, can be wrong which is why they immediately confirm the number upon receipt of the 999.

Mobile triangulation is possible but takes time to start getting near anything usable to find people and has to be done by mobile phone operators and then back to control again.

In an urban areas forget it as it can include 50 houses. Therefore I love what three words which is instant and really accurate in just three words.
 
Coolcats said:
this is my last post on the subject and will say W3W is an alternative and just one option for stating a location point.
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That's absolutely correct. It's great to have options.

(BTW - 8 posts since that post!! I've got too much time on my hands :LOL::LOL:)
 
Just by chance , the wife stopped to help a neighbour who had broken down , the neighbour was on the phone to the AA recovery but was struggling to get located , My wife took the phone to help , after a few minutes of getting nowhere my wife says to the AA operative would W3W help , the AA says yes please , within a minute the recovery was on its way
 
Scotch mist said:
Just by chance , the wife stopped to help a neighbour who had broken down , the neighbour was on the phone to the AA recovery but was struggling to get located , My wife took the phone to help , after a few minutes of getting nowhere my wife says to the AA operative would W3W help , the AA says yes please , within a minute the recovery was on its way
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You mean it did not take an half an hour or more for the AA to arrive !

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Jim said:
That's because they are not confined to homes now, they are out there tracking you. :D
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I convinced my 6 year old daughter that near Birmingham there's a Pylon Farm. The Pylons, once built, reach up to wires they can follow until they reach their destination. It was one of those Dad things that she tried to believe but had doubts. It took a year or two before we got to the "Dad you're being silly". I think, as ex-GPO, ex-POT, and ex-BT, that this must be similar to the tracking method you're referring to. :giggler:
 
Googlebot said:
Most landlines use caller line identity which is instant. Not always though, can be wrong which is why they immediately confirm the number upon receipt of the 999.

Mobile triangulation is possible but takes time to start getting near anything usable to find people and has to be done by mobile phone operators and then back to control again.

In an urban areas forget it as it can include 50 houses. Therefore I love what three words which is instant and really accurate in just three words.
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The number will be correct the address may not be, emergency services will see the main number of any circuit. 😉 My land line is ex directory and should not be displayed the exception is emergency services which is why kids and people get caught out.

We once had a random nuisance caller who called a couple of times I reported it to the police described the sound and tone of the individual who was calling ( no caller ID) they checked the phone records paid the guy a visit and cautioned him, apparently the description of the way he spoke tone and intimation matched. No W3W or GPS involved just proactive policing amazing isn’t it.

I suspect even closer monitoring and data will be available to the Emergency services in the future with 5G and yes you will be tracked and traced continually via those 5G devices.
 
Coolcats said:
No W3W or GPS involved just proactive policing amazing isn’t it.
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Why would w3w be used to catch a nuisance caller? :doh:

Tesco delivered my shopping yesterday. I assume they used GPS and a postcode to find me. Amazing isn't it.
 
Jim said:
Why would w3w be used to catch a nuisance caller? :doh:

Tesco delivered my shopping yesterday. I assume they used GPS and a postcode to find me. Amazing isn't it.
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It is truly amazing Jim just how do we get on without W3W and agree you would not use W3W to catch a nuisance caller just making the point that we can all go to a location without such aids.

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Coolcats said:
It is truly amazing Jim just how do we get on without W3W and agree you would not use W3W to catch a nuisance caller just making the point that we can all go to a location without such aids.
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Yes its amazing, I share your love of postcodes, we all know our postcode and can relate it to anyone if they want to find us. Sadly though, traditional postcodes only cover houses.

But wait...What if every 3m parcel of land in the world had a simple easy to remember three word postcode? how much more useful that would be, amazing even.
 
Jim said:
Yes its amazing, I share your love of postcodes, we all know our postcode and can relate it to anyone if they want to find us. Sadly though, traditional postcodes only cover houses.

But wait...What if every 3m parcel of land in the world had a simple easy to remember three word postcode? how much more useful that would be, amazing even.
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Just a question. Is it only land that is covered by W3W or is the sea and ocean area covered as well?
 
Jim said:
Yes its amazing, I share your love of postcodes, we all know our postcode and can relate it to anyone if they want to find us. Sadly though, traditional postcodes only cover houses.

But wait...What if every 3m parcel of land in the world had a simple easy to remember three word postcode? how much more useful that would be, amazing even.
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Even more amazing is how we manage to find destinations without GPS, W3W, postcodes etc. Our reliance on technology is disconnecting us from the natural world whilst you may mock me the skills of navigation and locating places along with ‘knowing’ where we are when we are ‘out there’ are skills that many once had and total reliance on technology is dumbing down our senses and leave us much poorer as individuals.
 
Coolcats said:
Even more amazing is how we manage to find destinations without GPS, W3W, postcodes etc.
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You forgot a few :rolleyes:

Moss grows on the North side of trees. Birds often fly south. And when we can't see the the birds or the Moss we have celestial gods to point our way. More compelling reasons why W3W is unnecessary. :doh:

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Janine said:
That will be useful for yachts in distress - I wonder if it's been tested yet?
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I imagine they are all geared up for auto sending distress signals using lat and long. But if you were lost in a small fishing boat without such electronics it could come in handy.
 
We’re going to ‘discuss’ this subject for ever. We live in a well connected country, surrounded by similar countries. In the main we are all well educated, with plenty of choice as to how we communicate.
What brought it home to me was the video from wee bold davey which highlighted the huge difference it can make to those without the advantages we have. At long last they can be found.
 
Coolcats said:
Even more amazing is how we manage to find destinations without GPS, W3W, postcodes etc. Our reliance on technology is disconnecting us from the natural world whilst you may mock me the skills of navigation and locating places along with ‘knowing’ where we are when we are ‘out there’ are skills that many once had and total reliance on technology is dumbing down our senses and leave us much poorer as individuals.
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The genie is out of the bottle though - much as we might lie to, he can't be put back in!

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I have W3W on my phone, but have yet to use it "in anger".

This thread has rekindled my interest in the App.

Got me thinking that it would be a good addition to the App if there was a red emergency phone icon built into it where the user, in an emergency, could simply open the App, hit the red button and it would dial the emergency services in whichever country you are in whilst you are talking to them, simultaneously transmitting your three word position to them.

Is this too simplistic a view? :unsure:
 
I have decided that when I go into the middle of nowhere I will make sure that my phone is fully charged and I will take 2 flags with me in case the phone does not have a signal.
 
namwaldog said:
I have W3W on my phone, but have yet to use it "in anger".

This thread has rekindled my interest in the App.

Got me thinking that it would be a good addition to the App if there was a red emergency phone icon built into it where the user, in an emergency, could simply open the App, hit the red button and it would dial the emergency services in whichever country you are in whilst you are talking to them, simultaneously transmitting your three word position to them.

Is this too simplistic a view? :unsure:
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Like e-Call in cars? It calls the emergency services automatically if you crash and are unconscious.

Or you can press the illuminated switch yourself. Brilliant innit.

Meanwhile having read part of this thread I have installed W3W on my mobile just in case. Because the PVC hasn't got e-Call.
 
All of the following w3w are genuine and are from the entrance to our property and the yard. The first 12 read like the script of some awful budget porn movie. While the last two with hair references makes me think the w3w guys are taking the pee. :D


///nuptials.watching.included
///marriage.bystander.eventful
///mixed.romantics.includes
///unzipped.attracts.taken
///grinders.wooden.knowledge
///happening.over.ropes
///deflated.stiff.tame
///charging.zones.observers
///studs.troll.urgent
///knots.passion.highly
///supreme.liberated.tube
///comically.breeding.batches

///presumes.annual.comb
///hairspray.himself.gave
 
Vipar said:
I have decided that when I go into the middle of nowhere I will make sure that my phone is fully charged and I will take 2 flags with me in case the phone does not have a signal.
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Oh yes! We had forgotten semaphore as a method of communication !

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I find it strange that people still use landlines, I thought they left on the Ark
 
Two on Tour said:
"London-based startup what3words has given every location on Earth a three-word English address; now, it's working to support as many languages as possible so that users worldwide can find any destination in their native tongue."
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I would love to know how they figured it out.
 

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