interesting... I work for them , and I'm pretty sure that you con't turn off the triangulation. Remember, your phone has the ability to transmit data to your telecom's servers. If "anyone" wants this info from Ma Bell, they can get it.
I work (outsourced) for a major telecom manufacturer that's been mentioned two times before in these responses. A majority of our phones as well as our competitions' have the ability to track a user. It's not GPS, it's triangulation. a spot between any three available towers can be pinpointed to within thiry feet. Works out great for e911 services, in the areas that can access them (most major metropolitan areas). Also, these services cannot be turned off. The location-based services can be interrupted on a limited basis so that advertisements and offers (coming soon through your telecom companies) will not reach your phone, but e911 will always have access. Interesting to think that the avarge user is starting to get access to these services, however. (Don't know if I want all my friends and relatives to be able to plot out a map of my whereabouts.)...just food for thought....
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interesting... I work for them , and I'm pretty sure that you con't turn off the triangulation. Remember, your phone has the ability to transmit data to your telecom's servers. If "anyone" wants this info from Ma Bell, they can get it.
I work (outsourced) for a major telecom manufacturer that's been mentioned two times before in these responses. A majority of our phones as well as our competitions' have the ability to track a user. It's not GPS, it's triangulation. a spot between any three available towers can be pinpointed to within thiry feet. Works out great for e911 services, in the areas that can access them (most major metropolitan areas). Also, these services cannot be turned off. The location-based services can be interrupted on a limited basis so that advertisements and offers (coming soon through your telecom companies) will not reach your phone, but e911 will always have access. Interesting to think that the avarge user is starting to get access to these services, however. (Don't know if I want all my friends and relatives to be able to plot out a map of my whereabouts.) ...just food for thought....