Middle_Seat

Works for several areas of the world, but the U.S. does not seem to be one of them. Full version costs $5, with a very limited free version available.

What's with this note on the App Store? "Rated 17+ for the following: Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes."

cblaisd

PageOnce.com

Superb iPhone mileage/points/etc. tracker

jackal

Noticed this as well, and, in fact, I specifically came back onto FT to make mention of this point. Of course, I should not be surprised someone else beat me to it!

Good thing I didn't spring for the paid version yet.

According to the description, it works using ADS-B, which is a newer type of system wherein aircraft continuously transmit their current positions (based on the aircraft's installed GPS) rather than relying on radar sweeps. It works very well in places not covered by radar (think: trans-oceanic flights and the remote parts of Alaska, Canada, Russia, and similar places).

Therefore, coverage with the app requires a linked ADS-B receiver, which (for a small price ) anyone can get and then share with the makers of the app--similar to LiveATC.net, I presume it is based on volunteers.

Of course, an ADS-B receiver is not the only step in the process: the aircraft flying around do have to have ADS-B transmitters installed, too, and I'm not sure at what stage that whole process is. The world is moving in that direction, but, well, we all know how slow anything involving modernization of air traffic control goes. In fact, I'm surprised at the existing use of it based on this app! I wasn't aware that ADS-B was in great use anywhere yet!

I will very much second the mention of this (it and its associated iPhone app, Personal Assistant, may have been mentioned upthread, too). You do have to place a certain amount of trust in PageOnce, but if (like me) you have no problem doing so, it is a nearly magical tool.

BOH

Is there an app for getting text message delivery reports (or is there a way of enabling these on the standard i-phone?).

Have just changed to i-phone from a nokia - on the nokia one could enable a mode whereby you could get confirmation that an SMS text message had been actually delivered to the recipient's fone.

Any ideas?

onlysuites

No way to do delivery reports on the iPhone. Its a major drawback, especially once you switch over from Nokia's

adambadam

I thought this was more of a carrier specific feature and as far as I know ATT does not offer it, which is why it was never included on iPhones

Prospero

The DC area was added earlier this week. Hopefully this is sign of wider coverage of the US to come in the near future.

onlysuites

Nope. It iPhone specific. Its a pity as its a very useful option.

jackal

Is it? Maybe it's both phone and network. I could never get SMS delivery confirmation to work on my Sony Ericcson GSM phone with AT&T, either.

onlysuites

Could be AT&T. I know that iPhone has never supported delivery reports. I wonder why though. Its such a useful feature.

brodyaga

Is there no home brewed apps that do this?

onlysuites

Nope. Although I haven't tried searching in the last year or so. So something might have come up but I do remember reading somewhere that the iPhone for some reason was not compatible with delivery reports.

It was a over a year ago so can't tell you why but the article did explain it quite well.

jackal

Forgot to mention: Flight Control HD on the iPad DUBBLE RAWKS. I played it on my friend's iPad the other night, and it is--seriously--almost reason enough to drop $500 on an iPad.

mrcamp

SMS delivery reports is a combination of network and phone. And AT&T does not support it. Only Tmobile does. Now, MMS delivery (actually both read and delivered) does work with AT&T though.

SRQ Guy

Opera Mini, finally available for download on the iPhone today, is fantastic.