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   Re: How does a Wi-Fi only tablet route o   
   31 Mar 18 16:39:19   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.home.repair   
   From: poutnik@privacy.net   
      
   Dne 31/03/2018 v 16:14 nospam napsal(a):   
   > In article , Libor 'Poutnik' St?í?   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >>    Does it track you only within ranges of supposed Wifis ?   
   >   
   > location can be determined via one or more of wifi, cellular, gps   
   > and/or bluetooth, depending many factors.   
      
   Imagine I know it well.   
      
   >>    Does it even track you without any wifi in the range ?   
   >   
   > it can, but obviously not via wifi.   
      
   Imagine I know it well.   
      
   >   
   >> In case of the former,   
   >>   
   >>    Does it track you only at known locations,   
   >>    where the device has been before ?   
   >   
   > for wifi, no.   
   >   
   >>    Does it track you even at new locations   
   >>    with wifis unknown to the device ?   
   >   
   > for wifi, yes.   
      
   Without connection to get wifi location info ?   
   >   
   >> I would rather believe the tablet does not behave   
   >> in the way you suppose it to behave.   
   >>   
   >> Sometimes a particular HW is present,   
   >> but not available for the user rather for business reasons,   
   >> being either deactivated or just not used.   
   >   
   > very rarely.   
   >   
   > in this case, there are two versions of the ipad, a wifi-only model and   
   > one with cellular/gps.   
      
   It does not exclude what I said.   
      
   >> E.g. Xiaomi MI A1 does have the FM radio chip,   
   >> ( one can listen the radio via the service menu )   
   >> but it is not mentioned in manual   
   >> and there is no builtin nor downloadable FM application   
   >> that would work.   
   >   
   > that's only because the chipset they use already has fm.   
      
   Have I said otherwise ?   
      
   Have you noticed I did not ask you ?   
      
      
   --   
   Poutnik ( The Pilgrim, Der Wanderer )   
      
   A wise man guards words he says,   
   as they say about him more,   
   than he says about the subject.   
      
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