What kind of question is this?
this post was submitted on 27 Nov 2024
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Turn on your phone’s gps location and make the call.
Guess I'll just die. At least it'll be in private. 🤷🏻♂️
If you can call for help, you location was tracked the entire time by celltowers.
GPS really doesn't make any difference as it's an incoming signal.
If there is a network connection, the GPS info can be transmitted by Google or Apple.
A degoogled phone wouldn't be sending the GPS location out.
iirc, emergency services do not get your location from your telephone's gps, but through towers that it's connected to
even a dumbPhone can be located through it's cell connection
Yep thats how it works. Cell tower triangulation makes gps toggling mostly useless. Well except for blocking apps to location
I don't understand the question - just toggle GPS back on for a moment to get your location.
Also, just FYI - having GPS toggled has almost zero effect on privacy.
Cell phones enable location when you make an emergency call. This can't be disabled.
That said, not all 911 systems automatically capture this data, yet.
Also, I wouldn't rely on this. If you have a concern for accurate location for rescue, you'd be doing a lot of other things first, because I assume you are engaged in serious back-country hiking.
I do marginal back-country, on well-known trails. But I leave info about my plans at the trailhead, give similar info to friends, including when to start worrying. A radio that does GMRS and HAM are part of my pack, along with gear for overnight (including food and fire starting gear). GMRS can be useful if emergency personnel are within maybe a mile, or in the same valley, of if the region has GMRS repeaters on visible high ground.
TL:DR - don't rely on cell tech for rescue comms.
Are you willing to die for privacy?
Use What3Words.
I usually turn on my gps when hiking remotely. It's a usefull feature.