It's not a pain in the ass for phone companies. Even without GPS they can get you location down to the meter if they want. It's not 2002. Nowadays phone companies not only know to which cell tower you're connected to, they also know the current signal strength of your device. They don't have to triangulate shit like you see in movies from the early 2000s. It's just one click to them to get your location history.
Doesn't matter. Phone companies can easily acquire your location without GPS turned on your phone.
In this case, why even use a phone?
It's not a pain in the ass for phone companies. Even without GPS they can get you location down to the meter if they want. It's not 2002. Nowadays phone companies not only know to which cell tower you're connected to, they also know the current signal strength of your device. They don't have to triangulate shit like you see in movies from the early 2000s. It's just one click to them to get your location history.
If you want to remove the battery of current smartphones, you will more or less have to destroy your phone.