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> Using cell towers to detect location is not as accurate as GPS. ... By using cell tower triangulation (3 towers), it is possible to determine a phone location
by mcny 6y ago
> Using cell towers to detect location is not as accurate as GPS. ... By using cell tower triangulation (3 towers), it is possible to determine a phone location to within an area of about ¾ square mile.
https://transition.fcc.gov/pshs/911/Apps%20Wrkshp%202015/911_Help_SMS_WhitePaper0515.pdf https://transition.fcc.gov/pshs/911/Apps%20Wrkshp%202015/911...
Practically useless unless you are willing impose a strict curfew within a one mile radius