[Discuss] GPS feature in cellphones?

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

Actually triangulation is used in GPS also. It is a very old tried and
true method.


On 06/05/2014 09:59 AM, Matt Shields wrote:
> Having worked for McCaw Cellular aka Cellular One aka AT&T Wireless
> Services, I remember them doing this in the 90's.  Even if your cell phone
> doesn't have GPS capabilities, the phone companies could track you using
> what's called triangulation.  It's not as accurate as GPS, but it's close
> enough.  I remember working next to our fraud department in Ft Lauderdale
> and they would help the FBI and other law enforcement agencies track down
> people doing illegal things.  It was a daily occurrence that some form of
> law enforcement was in our office getting info.
>
> Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking
>
>
> Matt
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Oliver Holmes <oliverholmes369 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All!
>>
>> Thank you for reading and answering my post in advance.
>>
>> My question is old voice flip phones could only be traced to the
>> transmitting tower. But I understand now that GPS is built in and is active
>> whether you activate it or not. So there is the potential to track you
>> within three meters. Is this so?
>>
>>
>> Oliver
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