Thread: Any one know how to bypass a GPS system?

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Originally Posted by Matt167

any phone, it can be turned off...

I don't think that's right Matt. His and yours maybe; but, I have seen phones that it could not be turned off unless you downloaded the appropriate level of software for the phone. On my older personal Motorola, I could turn off the enhanced 911 feature through the menus. A buddy of mine though got the same phone from the same service provider (Cingular at the time) and could not turn it off. The option wasn't there. He also couldn't manually choose which band to use to make calls either which I could. The difference? The software level that Cingular upgraded to between my phone purchase and his.

Another example, of this is that I have dug through all of my menus and settings on my current work cell phone (Motorola), I can't find anywhere that I have the ability to turn it off. However, the old work phone (a Samsung) that I had before my current one, had the capability to turn it off through the settings menu like my older personal phone. That being said, I know that some of the phones will ask before transmitting your position when in a 911 call. So that may be where it is controlled on my new one, I just don't know. I've never dialed 911 on it and don't plan on it just to find out.

In any event BigTruckDriver, if you are worried about them tracking you, they don't need the GPS to do it, they can triangulate your position by the signal streangth received at different towers and times. If you don't want 'em finding you, turn it off, or don't carry it.