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Re: ArrivedOK tells your friends/family when you… arrived OK

Tried it, liked it — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:06:11 -0000

I've tried the service 10 times. It is highly useful for keeping in touch with business associates and family while travelling. Entering trip details is really easy as you can simply import them from TripIT.

Re: ArrivedOK tells your friends/family when you… arrived OK

Mike42 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:26:42 -0000

Consensus:

Step 1) Come up with great idea, launch beta.

Step 2) ................................

Step 3) Make lots of money.

Re: ArrivedOK tells your friends/family when you… arrived OK

PatrickComms — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:54:53 -0000

Mine did ... and then she would answer after two, kinda defeating the point.

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adambird — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:21:00 -0000

your Mum obviously never asked you to give her '3 rings' when you got there.

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Mac Morrison — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:13:01 -0000

the sheer effort required to set it up for each trip vs the ease of sending a three word text = FALCO

Re: ArrivedOK tells your friends/family when you… arrived OK

Mike42 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:28:17 -0000

Can't wait to see the premium model: maybe an MMS that plays the national anthem of where you just landed?

Re: ArrivedOK tells your friends/family when you… arrived OK

Mark — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:51:48 -0000

I dont like this idea either.... Hi mum, got here ok, weather is great, off to hotel now, love to dad....

That can be done while I'm waiting for my bags or sitting in a taxi on the way to my hotel.

Sorry, but I just dont see the point of this...

Re: ArrivedOK tells your friends/family when you… arrived OK

Steve Procter — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:04:55 -0000

Oh for goodness sake, this is a frighteningly stupid and pointless application!! Yet another reason why in 20 years time we will all walk around like mutes; unable to communicate by verbal means or have any social skills. I utterly detest this direction that technology being used to take us. Great technology looking for an application regardless of whether it is needed or not.

How about next time you go away you call your mum to tell her you arrived. Use it as a chance to say hi. Or perhaps you don't want her to know just yet and would rather wait a little while so you can settle in and check out the resort so you have something to tell her. Rather than her (and the Government once they decide that they need to see the info too!!) call to say "ooh I see you've arrived then, so tell me what the weather is like" when you are still stood next to the baggage carousel looking for a missing bag with 3 kids running around screaming and a wife getting stroppy because you're answering your phone instead of calming the kids.....

And lets not even go there about privacy or even the idea of the boss using it to track where we are...

Re: ArrivedOK tells your friends/family when you… arrived OK

Mike42 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:50:14 -0000

I think the idea is you have a new registration in the visited network, not that you have shifted around in your current network.

Re: ArrivedOK tells your friends/family when you… arrived OK

tmurphy — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:15:14 -0000

You could also have "I'm on the train."