Crossing the border? There's an app for that

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[h=3]Crossing the border? We have an App for That[/h]Students from California University Developed an application for the Border

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by Brenda Colon Navar
November December 2012

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Do you have a Smartphone and live by the Border Between Mexico and the U.S.? "Best time to cross" is an application That will be very useful as it will tell you the best time to cross from south to north.
The application was developed by students from the Science and Engineering Department at UCSD, this App Which combine the Border Patrol with reports of people who are Those Physically located in the booths.
"Best Time to Cross" is free, so you can download it without any problems.

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In the list you can choose consulting from the U.S. Border with Canada And Also the Border with Mexico. In the second list you can see the borders of the U.S. That view with Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora and Tamaulipas.
With the application you can send a report Also of your experience along to add to the results of other users as well.
Brenda.Colon @ sandiegored.com
Translation: Omar.Martinez @ sandiegored.com

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[jerry]

I HATE IT WHEN i turn my smart phone on in Mexico and get hit with a data charge...

 

[Mexico Joe]

I HATE IT WHEN i turn my smart phone on in Mexico and get hit with a data charge...

Jerry, this is why they are called smart phones. Go into your settings and check the box that says, "disable data when roaming" or sometimes it even says disable international data, either way, you can have your phone on for 7 weeks and you're not going to pay anything. Having your smart phone on and with you can be a big help when you're in an establishment in Rocky Point that has wi-fi which is a lot of places now. Obviously where you are in ST it's not going to mean dick to have your phone on anyways.

 

[mis2810]

I use the app called BorderWatch. Normally we cross back on an off day, but when we don't, I turn my data roaming on just long enough to check the border crossing timeswhen we are just about getting to Sonoyta and then turn the data roaming off again until after we cross.

 

[Roberto]

Is ther an app to tell you how to go to the toilet ??? It's neat stuff but making the world dumber and dumber. Not to mention being dependent on and maybe ( are you ready for this Moore?) controlled by huge corporations. I spent many happy hours wandering around in the Gila wilderness and absolutely refused to get a GPS when they became available. If I could not keep track of where I was using a paper map and compass I should have stayed home. Some of the best times were when I was not absolutely sure how to get from point A to B, called serendipity. It's good to be old sometimes, right GV!??

 

[Ladyjeeper]

That's what I think, too, Roberto.....Remember that idiot woman that followed her GPS up to the edge of a cliff somewhere back east a few months ago? My Jeep club went wheeling a few years ago and my brother in law's GPS was telling him to go a direction that I knew was wrong.( I have radar in my head, I don't understand how it works but it does. My brother in law doesn't believe it and thinks I'm crazy. LOL) He was actually arguing with me so I finally said, ok, you go that way, I'm going this way. My club said to him, we're following her, she never gets lost... LOL! He never did apologize to me....I don't know an app from a fancy phone and I'm going to keep it that way...

 

[mis2810]

Roberto and Chari, I agree with what you're saying. I don't "get" Twitter, and I read Facebook only because I'm nosy about what my friends are writing, but I rarely post on Facebook. But, there are times when technology comes in handy. For instance, when the bridge in Sonoyta was out and the detour was flooded also, the Facebook page someone set up to keep travelers informed was a lifesaver for many people who otherwise would have had no idea what was happening.

 

[Ladyjeeper]

Oh, I use Facebook allright! LOL! But these phones scare me. People can keep track of where you are.....Too much Big Brother for me....

 

[playaperro]

I here people can see you through you laptop camera. There's an app for that!

 

[GV Jack]

It's good to be old sometimes, right GV!??

How the hell would I know??????

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[Roberto]

Lighten up Hector. GV and I have been "Out" for along time. Can't you keep up anymore?

 

[Roberto]

Ja. ja ja I'd go for an App that kept Hector busy elsewhere !!