Re: Suicide Crisis Center Cell phone tracking

From: Fred (kaufmanfl_at_att.net)
Date: 02/08/05

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    Something I just thought about as reading this thread (and I do not
    want my privacy at stake unless I call 911) altho it probably has been
    answered in some of the other gps-enabled cell phones: But if the
    phone is indoors (can't see satellites) is it any more accurate than a
    gps - that is can it really report its location with any accuracy or
    is it still a fallback of cell tower that receives the cell signal.

    Mine is set for 911 but not otherwise.

    On 08 Feb 2005 00:16:08 GMT, peterwoj@aol.com (PETERWOJ) wrote:
     
    >I have LG phone with GPS on Verizon network. There are 2 options as far as GPS
    >is concerned on my phone: enable GPS at all times, disable GPS at all times
    >except 911 call. There are no other options to disable GPS however I would
    >imagine to get GPS solution under second option I would need to dial 911 and
    >any other number shouldn't engage GPS. It's one of those privacy against safety
    >issues. One option would be to start all emergency numbers as 911 with 4 digit
    >extension so the phone software would recognize it as emergency and send
    >position anyway. On the other hand the question is: Would the person still call
    >Suicide Crisis Center knowing his phone can be tracked? If the person wanted to
    >be saved he/she could tell the location to the operator, on the other hand
    >knowing that making the call will reveal persons location may stop some people
    >from making the call all together.

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