• Cummunism [they/them, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    they could have cell service for a call or text but not data and data would be needed for a map app. Although I think they could have thought ahead and downloaded an offline map of the area and maybe that would work with GPS and no data service.

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      1 year ago

      But than again, GPS in the mountains might be not so good when you are in a valley or something

    • D3FNC [any]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      Mobile phone location data is almost never satellite GPS, they universally use cellular tower triangulation