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Re:Mobile carriers can get your GPS location by OGEnthusiast on Saturday January 31, 2026 @01:22PM (#46839158)
Kinda funny that the most secure phone setup in the US is an iPhone Air on Boost Mobile. Who could have predicted that!
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Re:Mobile carriers can get your GPS location by TheNewsIsHere on Saturday January 31, 2026 @01:34PM (#46839289)
It isn’t restricted to Boost Mobile. It is only available on devices with the C1 or C1X modem, though. I assume this is because of specifics with the third party modems that most models in the wild have vs what Apple is doing in-house with their C1(X). If you call emergency services it will still provide precise location.
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Re:Mobile carriers can get your GPS location by gruez on Saturday January 31, 2026 @02:08PM (#46839700)
>It isn’t restricted to Boost Mobile.

Why does it list specific carriers, then?

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Re:Mobile carriers can get your GPS location by tsujamin on Saturday January 31, 2026 @08:18PM (#46842698)
It could be a flag in the per-network CarrierConfig bundle. I imagine that would help with jurisdictions that might require this protocol for legislative reasons
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Re:Mobile carriers can get your GPS location by radicaldreamer on Saturday January 31, 2026 @07:54PM (#46842547)
It is restricted to Boost Mobile in addition to using the C1(X), at least for the purposes of this beta version.
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