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nandhp
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> if not, how do you expect it to know where you are?
IP addresses are usually enough to get to the right city.
manigandham
on Nov 11, 2015
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Not on mobile carrier Internet, those can appear as very far from where you are
CamperBob2
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They know what cell tower you're connected to, don't they? The original iPhone didn't have a GPS receiver, so this was the only way Maps could infer your location.
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IP addresses are usually enough to get to the right city.