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Old 08-03-2010, 03:47 AM   #10
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What's that? please elaborate more on the cell phone triangulation?
Google maps can locate you within (usually e.g. 3200 meters) due to the cel tower you are on.
It knows which tower, so triangulates it with some other towers and so can tell you roughly where you are.
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