GeoTip - Restaurant Tip Calculator for Cell Phones and Blackberry (free download)

GeoTip 0.1 - Restaurant Tip Calculator for Cell Phones

I created a simple program for your cell phone or Blackberry that will calculate the tip for you at restaurants. It should work on most modern mobile phones that support Java and MIDP 2.0 (such as Nokia Series 40/60, Motorola, Blackberry, etc.)

Features

Enter meal amount, tax percent, tip percent, how many people to split the bill with, and an optional extra amount to add on the bill (such as liquor tax).
Shows the breakdown of tax and tip amounts, total bill, and how much each person owes.
Option allows you to save the tax and tip percent to use next time.

Download

Download

To download, enter the following link into your mobile phone's web browser:

www.gpeters.com/tipgo

Or you can click here if you want to download the program files to your desktop and then copy the files to your phone.

License

GeoTip is donationWare. Please download it and try it out for free.
If you find GeoTip useful, I ask you to please make a donation of approximately $5.00 using the donation link below.
Don't worry, it's a secure payment that is processed using Paypal and I will never be able to view your credit card number (Paypal processes it for me).

Donation info: So far 4 people have donated to support my development of this application, and the average donation was $11.89. Thanks so much for your support. Feedback and comments are always welcome!

Support

Feel free to email me at geoff@gpeters.com if you have any questions or comments about this software.

If you have trouble installing this program on your Motorola / Sprint phone, try the following:
Open wap.GetJar.com with your mobile -> Quick Download -> enter Quick Download Code 17545

Frequently asked questions:

Q: How to enter a decimal point on my phone?
A: Try pressing either the Star (*) key or the Pound (#) key while entering the bill amount.

Q: I understand you have a blackberry version of Geotip. Is there an OTA link that will work for blackberry? Thanks.
A: Please try:

http://www.gpeters.com/tipgo/GeoTip.jad

if it works, please let me know... i don't have a blackberry myself, but the program itself should work on newer blackberries.

Q: Will the OTA program work on my BlackBerry Pearl?

A: Yes, it should work. Please try the OTA link above using your Blackberry and it should install OK on your Blackberry.

Q: Why did I receive a message that the program is unsigned?

A: I didn't sign the program when I developed it, but if you are downloading it from my site gpeters.com it should work fine if you allow it.

Regarding signing of Java applets (such as my GeoTip program)... since I didn't sign the program, it means that my program will not be allowed to access your phone's phone book, camera, or system. I don't need to access these things to calculate the tip, so I didn't bother signing it. This security is enforced by your phone's Java environment.

Q: Will this program work on my Verizon phone?

A: Unfortunately, no. Verizon disables Java on their phones and does not allow you to install third party apps. However, most other cell phone carriers such as Sprint allow this application to be installed.

Q: How did you write this program? Is it open source?

A: Please click here to see the answer to this question.

Click to Download the Tip Calculator Program free for your cell phone.

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About the author

Geoff Peters is a software developer and jazz pianist from Vancouver, BC, Canada. To listen to some of his jazz music, please visit his band's home page. Geoff currently develops software for Business Objects, and performs jazz at weddings, corporate events, and in restaurants. View more information about Geoff's other web sites and projects.