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How accurate is google location?

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Jay900 · 23/03/2023 16:56

My husbands google location has been saying for the past 2 months that he has been at a hotel 1-3 times a week. I confronted my husband about this and his response was - (swearing blind) he’s never been there before, the hotel is only a field away from his work (in a rural area) so google location has been “glitching” I accepted this as i would never believe he would cheat or anything, however, since I confronted him about it (2 weeks ago) I’ve checked it everyday and it hasn’t “glitched” once and shows his work location. What do you think?

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EmmaGrundyForPM · 23/03/2023 19:31

I've just checked mine, it claims I'm.in the garage not the house but that's fairly accurate - the garage is about 30 feet away

CharlotteStreetW1 · 23/03/2023 19:35

I'm next door apparently.

MooBaggage · 23/03/2023 19:37

I'm in a built up area at home on my wifi and google location says I'm a couple of roads away - definitely not accurate!

LightsOnNow · 23/03/2023 19:39

Get a tracking device. Or a PI. Or a divorce.

GlassBunion · 23/03/2023 19:44

So , why have you been tracking him for two months?

Tayegete · 23/03/2023 19:44

Can you check bank / credit card statements? We have completely joint finances so would be easy for me, although I know some couples don’t.

HoneyPotBee · 23/03/2023 19:57

category12 · 23/03/2023 19:10

Eh, how is it the least of her worries? 😂

You can't say OP must sort out lack of trust before establishing the reason for the distrust.

Generally people trust their partners up until they have a reason not to. There are of course people who visit the ghosts of past relationships on current partners etc, but no reason to assume the OP is one such.

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You seem more interested in driving OP crazy with distrust.

So much for understanding relationships and supporting women.

category12 · 23/03/2023 20:03

HoneyPotBee · 23/03/2023 19:57

You seem more interested in driving OP crazy with distrust.

So much for understanding relationships and supporting women.

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Yes, I'm the one who has made the OP track her husband's whereabouts for no reason for two months, it's all me. 😂

Surely finding out WHY she feels the need to do this is relevant.

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Xarrie · 23/03/2023 20:29

Strange the glitch is fixed.

HoneyPotBee · 23/03/2023 20:41

category12 · 23/03/2023 20:03

Yes, I'm the one who has made the OP track her husband's whereabouts for no reason for two months, it's all me. 😂

Surely finding out WHY she feels the need to do this is relevant.

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Even you think the OP is tracking her husband for no reason. And yet you encourage her to be concerned. 🤔 There is a name for people like you. Anyway back to your bridge.

category12 · 23/03/2023 20:53

@HoneyPotBee Don't be silly. Like the fact "it's all me" forcing OP to track her husband, the "for no reason" was sarcasm.

I have nowhere encouraged her to distrust him, I have asked her why she distrusts him.

larkstar · 23/03/2023 22:12

I have a tracker on my campervan - the system supplies accurate GPS coordinates to Google who then match there position to the nearest property which routinely puts it 5 houses away even when it's parked on my driveway - I've quizzed the tracking company about this and they are adamant that it is a problem caused by the way Google's making services work.

larkstar · 23/03/2023 22:12

mapping not making!

larkstar · 23/03/2023 22:18

The tracking app also states this about the problem with Google mapping services.

justasking111 · 23/03/2023 22:18

I'm 12 feet from my location. But I'm using my own WiFi

Fromwetome · 23/03/2023 22:22

@Blingstar for the staff to give that information away is breaking the law...

ChiefWiggumsBoy · 23/03/2023 22:37

I've had a situation where my son's phone keeps telling me he's left school when he hasn't. Shouldn't be a signal issue because we're in the middle of a city, and I believe he's not leaving school - not least because I called school and got someone from the office to check he was in class! (Also he's a good boy and it would be VERY out of character).

Every time it shows he's on a particular road not too far away. It happened daily for about two weeks, then stopped for months and has just started again.

So I'd say it's possible.

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