Hi,
Basically anti theft tracking works based on GPS hardware on the device. The GPS chips are rarely attached to a laptop or desktop by factory default. Usually if no GPS devices are found in a system, then IP Address location based tracking is done( either by Wi-Fi connection or by LAN, it depends on ISP). I suppose this creates the 5 mile range for you. If you need more accurate location, you may need to attach an external GPS device to your laptop.
Basically anti theft tracking works based on GPS hardware on the device. The GPS chips are rarely attached to a laptop or desktop by factory default. Usually if no GPS devices are found in a system, then IP Address location based tracking is done( either by Wi-Fi connection or by LAN, it depends on ISP). I suppose this creates the 5 mile range for you. If you need more accurate location, you may need to attach an external GPS device to your laptop.