This just isn't the case with modern phones. 5G and 4G use active beam forming. It usually only takes a single tower to figure out bearing and signal strength c

This just isn't the case with modern phones. 5G and 4G use active beam forming. It usually only takes a single tower to figure out bearing and signal strength can indicate range. With just one tower, a carrier knows where a 5G phone is within 10m. Combining multiple towers shrinks that rapidly.