OT: How do I find out what number I am dialing from?

[Pekkle]

Sorry guys, I know I am not suppose to ask it here, but I have no where to turn.

I like to know if any one know the special code for Verizon to find out what is the phone number for the phone that I am dialing from?

[jonasolof]

ask in newsgroup alt.cellular.verizon or alt.cellular."your phone"

You can also search in newgroups with groups.google.com. See also advanced options.

Newsgroups are just as efficient as forums when it comes to finding information.

The core forum for gps is sci.geo.satellite-nav and for palm it is
comp.sys.palmtops.pilot


If you don't know how to log into forums with Outlook or Outlook Express and those, you can use groups.google.com. You can also post via that site.

If your ISP does not have newsgroups, there are free NG servers that will allow you to post.

Asking totally off topic is a breach of netiquette :)

Private message can be used for off topic conversations

Jonas

[kefer]

I have no idea what the answer to your question is...but while we are off topic, I just noticed your avatar icon. I have a 5er too...what do you have?

[Pekkle]

jonasolof, hehehe Thanks for the newsgroup infomation. I will try that again.. I have googled the newsgroup but didn't find any usefull information. Maybe I didn't try the advance search.. :p
will do that again.. :) thanks!

kefer, I drive a 2001 530 and you?

hehehe.. I hope I don't get kicked for starting a OT thread and OT post that I am doing right now.. :P

:D :D :D

[whk]

Dial 958 for land line, don't know about cell phone.

[nparker13]

2000 323i

BTW do you know what the price of tea in china is trading at?

LOL :)

-nate

[kefer]

Originally posted by Pekkle
kefer, I drive a 2001 530 and you?


:D :D :D

2000 528i here. How do you have your iQue mounted? If you haven't seen my posts about the pro-fit mount, you ought to check it out - very clean mount for an e39.

There! I turned an OT post into an on-topic post.

[Pekkle]

whk, 958 does not work. my phone company probably think I am dialing it as a prefix or something. it says the time for you to dial has been exceeded please hang up and dial again.

kefer, my car has built-in NAV system from BMW directly.. I bought the iQue because I thought it was neat.. :D

nparker13, Nice too meet some of BMW people here in iQue forum.. :)

[whk]

Originally posted by Pekkle
whk, 958 does not work. my phone company probably think I am dialing it as a prefix or something. it says the time for you to dial has been exceeded please hang up and dial again.

Look up your ANAC # HERE (http://freebsd.ntu.edu.tw/bsd/12/2/1/9/2/11.html).

ANAC = Automatic Number Announcement Circuit.

[nparker13]

My mother's 2003 325xi has a built in nav, and i would rather use my iQue any day. Even though it is a great system, the knob gets really annoying, esp when trying to view other areas on map.

-nate

funny side note-it has this thing that beeps at you if you go over a certain speed, so the first time I drove it on the highway in her car, she set it to 55. it annoyed me so much by beeping, i had to read her manual to figure out what it was doing and how to shut it off (ok it wasnt so funny, but i guess you had to be there)

PS - what do you guys think of the new 5 (E60)?

[TudorDoc]

Since you have access to Sat NAv from both iQue and built in your BMW, can answer the following. Does the built in SatNAv give a speed reading and if it does, is it accurate.

I have a Lexus IS200 and when the speeds 80mph iQue registers 72mph. I have taken the car to Lexus who have confirmed that the iQue is accurate and the underreading is similar on other IS200's.



Boyd

[nparker13]

The BMW built in nav doesnt display your speed, it will warn you, but i think the way the in car nav systems work is off the cars speedo, so when you loose signal on car nav, it uses speed from car and gyroscopes and stuff to keep you going. Its cool to see your max and stuff, but i dont rely on the Q's speed, and havent really noticed it to be that much off. (maybe a delay, but nothing major)

-nate

[Pekkle]

whk,
thanks for the link, will check into that.

TudorDoc,
I didn' try the iQue vs my bmw's speed meter, but other GPS units quoted my actual speed about 4mph slower than the speed meter registered in the dashboard. Maybe BMW and Lexus doesn't tune their speed meter according to the actual car. I know that because BMW offers different size wheels and tires so there will be a little variance and I am sure Lexus is the same thing.

btw, that brings another tricky issue for me but maybe it's eaiser for others that's good in math, :D I am shopping for a new set of tires, right now my I am running with 235/45/17 if I go with 245/45/17 that means my diam will be larger, so if my actual speed is 4mph slower than my speed meter, what will happend when I switch to a larger diam tires? will I bring the actual speed closer or further to the speed meter? :confused: :confused: :confused:

[nparker13]

The numbers mean:

235 - Tire width (mm) b/t sidewalls
45 - Aspect ratio of section height to tire width
17 - rim diameter

Not sure about the speed correction, but I think a larger diameter wheel is a lot more fuel efficient...you might wanna check with BMW, but im sure it wont change it 4mph.

-nate

[jonasolof]

GPS indicates speed with an accuracy of 0.1 km/h. This has been discussed many times on sci.geo.satellite-nav in relation to car speedometers.

Speedometer accuracy varies between brands. My Volvo 965 is exact. Good to know when there are urban speedlimits.

My Lexus LS 400 indicates more than your actual speed. When the speedometer says 250 km/h (on a german freeway) the GPS says 236.

It seems that the margin is a precentage, linear over the whole speed range.

Fast cars like Lexus have factory determined wheeel dimensions plus speed requirements. Whatch for that single letter after the numbers. If auto control is stiff, they won't let you pass with the wrong speed rating. And you don't want exploding tyres.

Jonas

[behansi]

hi
if the diameter gets larger and you really travel lets say 50 miles in one hour the speed meter registered in the dashboard will show a slower speed
so beware
:rolleyes:
:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

behansi

[jrose1g]

Put another way, reducing your overall diameter will cause the speedometer to read higher than before, and, likewise, increasing the diameter will make it read lower. Therefore, if you already read higher, which is usually the case, increasing the wheel diameter will get you closer to the actual speed ( assuming you don't change too much ). To determin wheel diameter, use the following:

[(TREAD WIDTH) (ASPECT RATIO) (2) / 25.4] + Wheel Diameter

By comparing different tire sizes, you can tell how much the change will affect your speedometer reading.

This info from RI Wheels Magazine web site http://www.riwheels.com/magazine_0903/page3.html

[Robertp366]

Not all tires are built to the exact aspect ratio numbers, so even the above quoted formula may give you some errors. But if you go to the tire manufacturer's web site, you should find their specific tire data. The number you want is the revolutions per mile for your old and new tires. Most tire stores also have this data in the handbooks that the tire co's give them, as it is the key data for getting +1 and +2 tire changes to work.

I was told by an old friend who ran GM's research center that GM, and most US auto makers intentionally set their spedometer drives about 4% low. Seems they got sued (gee who'd expect that in the US?:-P) once about false readings causing some uder worked lawyer to get a few tickets.....

If you really care, most good speedometer shops can calibrate yours, and even correct it, so you get good speeds for any tires you might use. The corrections are done using a mechanical gear set for older, gear driven speedos, and by adjusting the car's software in the most modern digital cars.

And your iQue's speed is plenty accurtate for you to do your own calibration. Just find a smooth, straight stretch of highway.

Robert

[Pekkle]

Hey Guys!
I must say thank you all for helping me out on this topic, when I am done replacing my tires I will test it with my iQue.

hehehe I love my iQue and I love you guys!!! you guys are a great help! :)