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[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I dont think thats true, some are definitely base stations. You can get ones that use your home internet as the backbone. I'll try find one.

Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femtocell

Furthermore, femtocells lower contention on the main network cells, by forming a connection from the end user, through an internet connection, to the operator's private network infrastructure elsewhere.

Dunno if these things are still a thing or not, but it sounds like it would show up as a cell tower.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca [S] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fair enough. But towers don't just show up randomly. And/or only once. And they typically don't move. As many of the ones I've discovered have.

And I'll tell you I know there isn't a tower/repeater/femtocell in my driveway as can be found in the database/map (not the one shown).

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[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Yeah, I would expect them to turn up and stay relatively static. Is the triangulation that accurate? I'm guessing you don't have a stingray on your front drive either

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca [S] 4 points 1 year ago

Not anymore. There's also one next door.

Pinged once. Never seen before. Never seen again.

That's what gives it away. A "tower" that appears once, randomly, and never again.

Those are stingrays.

I upload all my network tower data to the online database.

I meander about town.

I am keenly aware of my surroundings and what is/isn't (supposed to be) there.

The triangulation is difficult when there's only 1 point. But the gps and all that is accurate to a few meters.