You might think of a GPS unit as the easiest way to get driving directions while commuting. But do you realize the other uses of it?
- Parents can use them to monitor their children,
- friends can use them to keep up with one another’s hangouts,
- travelers can use them to find local information and directions wherever they are.
Mobile phone tracking or Cell phone tracking or simply, GPS tracking is the process through which a functioning cell phone is detected and localized on the globe (even on the move!!).
From Wikipedia -
To locate the phone, it must emit at least the roaming signal to contact the next nearby antenna tower, but the process does not require an active call. GSM localisation is then done by multilateration based on the signal strength to nearby antenna masts
First, the Cell phone tracking system detects the closest cell phone tower to the phone, estimates the distance between them, and after that it interpolates signals between adjacent antenna towers to make a more exact approximation.
(Also Read : Track Your Lost or Stolen Mobile Phone Using Phone Guardian)
Gadgets like Apple’s iPhone 3G and T-Mobile’s G1 bring cell phone GPS tracking and applications directly to people’s pockets. And with the right software, one can even have free GPS cell phone tracking.
Free cell phone tracking solution – Mologogo
Mologogo offers free cell phone tracking solution for the handset. It not only shows where your friends are but it can also send alerts when your friends are close, find points of interest, and display traffic and weather updates.
Mologogo allows anyone with a GPS enabled phone to be tracked as long as the phone is operational. Basically the user downloads software to the phone which in turn sends updates to the Mologogo website which tracks the cell phone and displays updates as to where the cell phone is.
Phones which work with Mologogo – Full List here
Another FREE cell phone tracking service – LocateA.net
LocateA turns your Java enabled mobile phone, or your PDA Mobile Phone running Windows in to a personal real time tracking solution, which allows you to track people, employees, lone field workers or children etc, and the good news is it’s free. With it you can track people carrying a specific mobile phone you have registered with the service.
Free GPS Cell Phone Tracking Software – BuddyWay
BuddyWay is a free GPS track maker for mobile devices that allows you to track any mobile phone or PDA with built-in GPS in real time. It allows you to track any GPS-enabled phone in real-time online. It can also setup alerts on desired regions and get alerted when nearby.
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June 23rd, 2009 at 7:29 pm
“Free cell phone tracking solution – Mologogo”..weeee! that’ll be great
thanks for the post.
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June 26th, 2009 at 3:46 am
This cell phone tracking solution is awesome. I can think of many business applications too!
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June 28th, 2009 at 12:16 am
i have lost my 4 mobiles, can you please help me getting any of these?
below are the IMEI numbers:
1) 357552020033964 (Bleu x360)
2) 351673015171522 (Sony W700i)
3) 353350030095352 (Samsung C5212)
4) not aware of IMEI number (Sony W810i)
can you please help he in getting this.
thanks in advance
Regards,
Hitesh
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July 3rd, 2009 at 10:40 am
WOW this one’s a gr8 post.
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August 3rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
Hi
Somebody has stolen my phone HTC – P3300, Can u pls. help me to track it down. IMEI: 352640020293723
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August 29th, 2009 at 4:50 am
Dear sir / mam
I am Mahender Kumar Working I Have Lost My mobile phone In Orchid sqaure ( Vipul ) Sushant lok Gurgaon. Some One Pick My Phone From My Bag. This phone gifted by my Wife last month. This phone very importent to me coz in this very importent number. I have purchase bill And IMEI Number Of Phone and the IMEI Number are 353207031747425 . I Deactivate my Sim Card . Please Help me. Am Belong to a Middle class Family. This was my second phone those was stolen . please find my Phone i shall be very thankful to you and ur team. For any quary please contect me on my phone number Or mail me.
With Warm Regards
Mahender Kumar
Mob :- 9999022508
9873327993
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September 7th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
hello friend, someone stolen my mibile phone nokian70, which was very important to me as lot of imp nos were saved in that and even phone was also very important. now i request if u could do something to trace down the phone. the below are the details
IMEI NO :- 358080018295121
MODEL :- N70
BATTERY NO :- 0507042945577.
MY MAIL ID RAKESH_PANDITA_2000@YAHOO.COM
RGDS
RAKESH PANDITA
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September 11th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Helloo, I just bought a phone, post paid on friday and it went missing on Tuesday in Townsville. it is a Nokia e71 IMEI : 356059033179876
If you could please track it down or give me any information as to whether it is trackable I would be eternally grateful.
Cheers, Melissa
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September 20th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
my cell is stolen in mumbai on 20 sep 2009 at Malad.its IMEI number is 353521023084583 and was Nokia 2600c.
kindly help to track it.would be gratful to you.
thanks in advance.
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September 25th, 2009 at 7:16 am
Hello, my name is Kadeem and my phone was stolen a few days ago. Please contact me via email or my myspace page to get my imei number. I am willing to pay 60$ for you to track it.
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October 8th, 2009 at 1:31 am
I have never tried any of the extra features of GPS system. However, i have heard of many Parents using GPS to monitor their children.
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October 8th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
I would like to know if you helped any of these people find their phones. There are alot of cries for help but no one replied. How sad.
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Raju Reply:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I would have loved to help, but my article is NOT about finding already LOST phones. It is about tracking phones with the help of GPS, which can also be used for tracking phones in case they get lost or stolen
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November 7th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Wow! Thank you so much, really helpful to track cell phones
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November 7th, 2009 at 11:28 am
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