Originally Posted by cluciano63
Possibly cell pings could help, if someone known to LE had their phone ping at the site where Dylan is ultimately found, if he is.
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Originally Posted by Confusion
If they have GPS on their phone, or made a call while there. MOO
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Again this above claim of a cell phone ONLY PINGING WITH THE USE OF TEXT OR CALL is just not accurate..
Pinging is totally different and is alone in a category all to itself apart from gps.. GPS IMO is obviously the more preferred, more accurate method for tracking a cell phone's movement..while pinging is a seperate, not as accurate way of tracking..
To be clear when I say not as accurate I mean that while GPS can often pinpoint with fair accuracy the exact, damn near close spot that the cell phone is at, or has traveled..where as pinging is done via triangulation of cell phone towers and gives a more broad, or wider range of where a phone is at, or has traveled..IMO even tho pinging is not as pinpoint accurate, it is still however quite a useful tool in tracking, or tracing back the movements of a cell phone(obviously the more populated an area is with cell phone towers, the more accurate your traced or tracked movements and locations will be).
So, tho pinging is not the most accurate way of tracking a cell phone, nonetheless it is still a key important piece of information available in a criminal investigation.. the cell phone DOES NOT have to be equipped with GPS in order for a phone to ping(as has earlier been inaccurately claimed).. nor does a cell phone HAVE TO BE IN CURRENT/ACTIVE USE(as in call/text) in order for a cell phone to "ping".
The "pinging"is referring to the fact that a cell phone is "pinging" the nearest or closest cell phone tower to the cell phone at any given time..this automatically is registered and noted to the cell service provider(ie. AT&T, Verizon, etc, etc).. when looking at your cell phone screen(regardless of whether its the screen of a smart phone or a much more basic capabilities cell phone) on the screen of the cell phone you will see at any given time how many "bars"(ie. The measurement of the amount of reception your cell phone has) you have..AT ANYTIME SO LONG AS YOUR CELL PHONE IS REGISTERING ANY "BARS" AT ALL THEN YOUR CELL PHONE IS INFACT "PINGING" THE NEAREST CELL PHONE TOWER..therefor registered and noted to your cell phone service provider.
This has nothing at all to do with actively using the cell phone to call or text<-- THIS IS NOT REQUIRED AT ALL IN ORDER FOR A CELL PHONE TO BE ACTIVELY "PINGING".
ETA: Confusion, I am curious about your awaiting verified status WRT to cell phones and their usage?.. strictly due to the fact that you have numerous times expressed what little experience and knowledge you have of cell phones ..as well as your not having/using cell phones..??..and to be clear I mean zero disrespect whatsoever, but rather am just genuinely curious due your having posted in the past about how little you know or have experience with them:waitasec:
