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
How Mobile Phone Tracking Works?
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.
(Related Read : Track Your Lost or Stolen Mobile Phone Using Phone Guardian)
Smartphones like Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android 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.
iPhone Tracking
The iTunes app store is rich with millions of apps and that really helps while tracking phones too. I have written a detailed post on how to track iPhone using various apps and services available. Do check it out. I’m sure it will be of some help.
Android Phone Trackers
Like iPhone owners, Android phone owners too can track their lost phones using some great GPS based apps. WaveSecure is one such app which can track android phones and even lock down the phone remotely. Another such app is MobileDefense which is also free. I suggest you to check out these Android security apps and install one of them for your own good, before it is too late.
Tracking BlackBerry & Windows Phone
There are quite a few BlackBerry Tracker apps, some of them are free, while others are paid. MoosTrax is one of the free tracking apps. A reliable third party app is Berry Locator which costs $7, but lets you track phone from your PC.
Windows Phone users can make use of Microsoft’s My Phone service to track their phones.
Over to you
How did you like this post? Do you know any other FREE Mobile phone tracking software / services? Let me know.
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