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A successful LBS service should create value for the end-user, by satisfying some of the users\u2019 needs or wants, and at the same time preserving the key factors of the mobile wireless device, such as low costs, low battery consumption, and small size. From many users\u2019 perspectives, location services and mobile location capabilities are still rather poorly known and poorly understood. The aim of this research is to investigate users\u2019 views on the LBS, their requirements in terms of mobile device characteristics, their concerns in terms of privacy and usability, and their opinion on LBS applications that might increase the social wellbeing in the future wireless world. Our research is based on two surveys performed among 105 students (average student age: 24 years) from two European technical universities. 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