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To: pyslent who wrote (112172)4/26/2011 1:27:58 PM
From: Cogito  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 213183
 
>>However, I think you would be surprised with how accurate cell tower and wifi triangulation can be.<<

They're not including any triangulation information, though. Just the locations of the towers. And this information is used by your phone in providing location based service.



To: pyslent who wrote (112172)4/27/2011 7:44:31 AM
From: Edward Boghosian  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 213183
 
psylent:

That's exactly what I have been thinking. In my area, which is a high density area, these transmission and receiving towers are quite common. What about measuring signal strength from ones' phone and, as you mentioned, triangulation. Not being an electronic expert, I would think my exact position, within error, could be determined.


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