On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 06:34:31PM -0500, Harv Nelson wrote: > IS it possible for an "ordinary" person like me to retrieve the GPS > info from a Cell phon. > > I'm thinking of hanging one of those cheapie prepaid walmart Variety TRACphones...on my puppy's harness. the next time she takes off after a deer or kid on a bicycle. i'll be able to know exactlywhere she is with no chasing, yelling or crying by pluging the numbers into map quest or google earth. I can know exactly where she is and if I do it quickly enough ... how she got there. > I suppose you could get the dog a license (ham license) :-) and use something like this: http://www.byonics.com/pockettracker/ Too bad the project cant be continued due to a lack of parts. Kelly KB0GBJ