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Quicker - Googles Geolocation services primarily are hosted in US East. We offer multiple datacenters globally.

Better - Google's Geolocation offers primitive triangulation / trilateration; even if you submit multiple cell towers / WiFis, they locate with just the first one.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'll edit out the word.

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Better - Google's Geolocation offers primitive triangulation / trilateration; even if you submit multiple cell towers / WiFis, they locate with just the first one.

Really? I have to say I find that hard to believe. Why do you say they only use the first one?

Because we've tried it.

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