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looptaroon set one of looptaroon's replies as an official response to "Zero being dropped form cell number" in Loopt

looptaroon replied on October 09, 2008 22:05 to the problem "Zero being dropped form cell number" in Loopt:

If anyone is still experiencing this issue, please upgrade to the latest version of Loopt.

looptaroon replied on October 09, 2008 21:01 to the problem "Loopt no longer posting to Twitter via iPhone app." in Loopt:

hey guys, I'm having this problem too. I'll look into it this afternoon!

bigblewwho replied on October 09, 2008 20:54 to the problem "Loopt no longer posting to Twitter via iPhone app." in Loopt:

I noticed that my Loopt updates aren't hitting my Twitter either since yesterday!

Sophia Lux replied on October 07, 2008 23:13 to the problem "Loopt no longer posting to Twitter via iPhone app." in Loopt:

I just noticed my link stopped working for twitter as well.

looptaroon replied on September 30, 2008 02:10 to the problem "Can no longer launch Loopt on 3G iphone" in Loopt:

Guys, My stuff just started working again. I heard through the grapevine that there were some issues on Apple's side but I don't know for sure. Please let us know if you're still experiencing issues.

Amy replied on September 26, 2008 15:40 to the question "Loopt updates wrong location on iphone" in Loopt:

I actually have the 3G phone, not the 2G. We have 2 other co-workers that have Loopt on their phones (one is a 2G and the other is a 3G) both of theirs are working fine on locating them.

looptaroon replied on September 26, 2008 01:50 to the question "Loopt updates wrong location on iphone" in Loopt:

Hi Amy! Location services can be a bit of voodoo magic sometimes..

sounds like you might have a 2G iPhone and your co-workers might have a 3G iPhone. Is that right?

Here's why you might be experiencing what you describe:

3G iPhones have built in GPS which helps pinpoint your location very accurately no matter where you are. It's about the best location finding experience you can ask for.

The 2G iPhones, on the other hand, try to estimate your location using a variety of methods, primarily by triangulating your location using both cell towers and wi-fi access points. This method relies on the things your cell phone can "see." That is to say, if your cell phone can see 3 towers and 2 wi-fi access points then it can use that information to try to figure out where you are. Just like a pilot in a place, however, what a cell phone can see changes based on environmental conditions like whether a microwave is running or if there is a lead wall between you and a cell tower. So your cell phone might be seeing 1 cell phone tower for a while and then see a different one for a while and then later jump back to the original one, so on and so forth. This will cause the phone to think that you're moving around.

Unfortunately this is simply a limitation of the location services available on the 2G iPhone for now.

I hope that answers your question. Lemme know if there is anything else I can help with! =]

Aroon

Amy replied on September 25, 2008 20:46 to the question "Loopt updates wrong location on iphone" in Loopt:

My location on loopt keeps changing even though I'm in the same spot (office location). We have 3 other iPhone users on Loopt in the office and they show correctly on my phone. I have the Location in settings set to update, but it still keeps moving.

Glenn M Manning Jr replied on September 19, 2008 19:11 to the idea "Windows Mobile support for Loopt" in Loopt:

I am an iPhone user and I really like Loopt a lot, but I like most of the people here will be glad when it crosses more platforms. I find it hard to believe that none of my friends but the ones with iPhones can use Loopt. None of my friends other smartphones are in the supported list... I have one friend I can use Loopt with at this time, but when the support for other devices expands then I will be able to interact with more of my friends through Loopt.

Equus replied on September 19, 2008 18:49 to the idea "Windows Mobile support for Loopt" in Loopt:

Totally agreed with Keenglouie!! Priority, should have been iphone, WM, then others. If you are having success with J2ME then go with that. There are clients to download for free for WM users that let them run Java apps. I would hope Loopt would at least show an effort. Get some beta testers.. let's move on already

Keenglouie replied on September 19, 2008 02:06 to the idea "Windows Mobile support for Loopt" in Loopt:

I must say... the Windows Mobile systems is one of the top OS out there. Its been around much longer than any other OS and there are hundreds of applications made for it.

I being loopt would have had this in my forecast and would have planned to tackle this task since it would expand the service and brand. I understand development and the challenges of planning and the testing of the process.

It seems to me you have a market in the Windows Mobile arena. I for 1 know I can have my whole sales force and most if not all my territory reps on a system like this. That's over 400 Units which use Windows Mobile...

A comment on the idea "Windows Mobile support for Loopt" in Loopt:

To be honest, for various reasons, we're stretched pretty thin when it comes to mobile development resources. We don't have the resources right now to write and maintain a native windows mobile client, but JVMs have just recently made it to the point where our J2ME client might work on Windows Mobile in a JVM. Our latest J2ME build works really well on the Tilt, and may eventually be released. – Nick Sivo, on September 18, 2008 19:23

Dominic replied on September 18, 2008 18:06 to the idea "Windows Mobile support for Loopt" in Loopt:

I know on my Tilt I can access information on com4 ( the default ) at 9600 relatively easy. I am just curious what is holding up the development with something like this. Is the trouble coming from finding the position how google maps does by using the location relative to the towers? I am sure every windows mobile user on here (That has a built in GPS) would agree that if we just had a version for now that needed to use the GPS and couldn't use the tower positioning to update loopt we would be happy with that. I understand that when it comes to programming it is always easier said than done, but I would have thought that Windows MO would be easier than most phones out there.

DrPr replied on September 15, 2008 23:17 to the problem "Invalid links for downloading app for iphone/iPod touch!" in Loopt:

Thank you for your response. I used your link and got an error message rather than an invalid link warning. The error informed me of exactly what you state- that the software is not compatible with my iPod Touch. Thank you again.

A comment on the problem "Loopt no longer posting to Twitter via iPhone app." in Loopt:

Please notice! As of a few days ago EVERYONE can use the Twitter Link! Just log in at loopt.com and go to your settings page to enable it. – looptaroon, on September 15, 2008 19:36

looptaroon marked one of Nick Sivo's replies in Loopt as useful. Nick Sivo replied to the problem "Friend shows up twice!?!?!".

looptaroon set one of looptaroon's replies as an official response to "Invalid links for downloading app for iphone/iPod touch!" in Loopt

looptaroon replied on September 13, 2008 00:16 to the problem "Invalid links for downloading app for iphone/iPod touch!" in Loopt:

Hey Allison, sorry you're having trouble but the link on our website is working fine for me on my desktop and on my iPhone.

Here it is again in plain text:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZ...

Note that we don't support the iPod Touch as of yet so if you try to load the page on your iPod Touch it might not work. Please let us know how it goes!

Aroon

A comment on the idea "Windows Mobile support for Loopt" in Loopt:

While our API is secure and could theoretically be exposed to the world, it's not particularly pretty. We're also in the midst of making some big changes that will make a client written using today's API obsolete within the next 6 months. Perhaps some time in the future? – Nick Sivo, on September 12, 2008 07:11