App request: Location based Wifi toggle

gizmo21 · 11/12/2009, 10:18 AM

Would be cool to have app that stays totally in the background as a service, that toogles on wifi when approaching to a certain pre defined location (home, work...) and then toogle wifi off again when leaving this locationarea. The area should be be about 500m-1000m around a certain point or so that fluctuation in the localisation isn't an issue.

That's what would be "Pre"-thinking of a phone.

What do you think?

Jayrot · 11/12/2009, 12:37 PM

Neat idea. One problem I can think of is that this would essentially require the GPS to be running all the time, or at least checking in small enough intervals to be useful.

Could be a serious battery drain.

shanerooni · 11/12/2009, 02:01 PM

it is a great idea - i'd rather have the extra battery though.

ird · 11/12/2009, 03:34 PM

I just leave the wifi on all the time, it automatically connects to a known hotspot when you get in range of it, and if you're not in range it will still use evdo.

phillipah · 11/12/2009, 03:37 PM

also when the phone sleeps it turn wifi off by default.

wcarlson40 · 11/12/2009, 08:05 PM

Yeah, the GPS sucks more battery life than Wifi, so it wouldn't save battery life...

Walhalla2k · 12/01/2009, 12:28 PM

this one could be BTS enabled.. could be better then gps enabled... even gps doesnt work between walls....

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Jayrot Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 88 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts	Neat idea. One problem I can think of is that this would essentially require the GPS to be running all the time, or at least checking in small enough intervals to be useful. Could be a serious battery drain.
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ird Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 165 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	I just leave the wifi on all the time, it automatically connects to a known hotspot when you get in range of it, and if you're not in range it will still use evdo.
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phillipah Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 96 Likes Received: 7 Thanks: 11 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts	also when the phone sleeps it turn wifi off by default.
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Walhalla2k Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Prague, CzechRepublic Posts: 342 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 139 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	this one could be BTS enabled.. could be better then gps enabled... even gps doesnt work between walls....
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