Using GPS
tracking to locate your cell phone can be accomplished through a series of
simple steps & procedures. There are a number of options to do this well
and here we will sum up all the requirements to get the job done. Read more
& get the ultimate protection of your phone through GPS tracking.
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There
is a certain criteria that have to be in place before you can find a phone
using GPS. For instance accurately tracking a cell phone can only be done if
the phone supports GPS and the GPS application is enabled on that phone. Also,
the phone must be linked with a service plan to enable GPS tracking and
activated with a wireless carrier that provides good coverage. Now let’s get a
thorough understanding of what these elements mean and how to go about making
these preparations.
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Finding
the Right Phone and Service
Smartphone
devices such as the Blackberry, Android, iPhone and Windows Mobile all have
built-in GPS applications. This means that they can detect GPS signals, receive
and transmit positional data and expose current GPS data on its own location
and movement. The GPS feature must be enabled on the phone for its location to
be discoverable.
Once you
have sourced an eligible phone that can support GPS, the next step is linking
that phone to a wireless carrier that offers the best coverage in your area.
These carriers will have different service plans to enable GPS tracking, so
select the one that best suits your needs. Reliable wireless carriers that
provide great coverage are T-Mobile, Cingular, AT&T, Nextel and Sprint. All
have similar yet exclusive service plans that provide several options for the
type of GPS tracking required.
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Cell
phone tracking is one type of GPS tracking service offered by your carrier. You
can use your cell phone to track another mobile phone or track a cell phone via
the internet on your PC. Once you provide your wireless carrier with certain
registration details, they can manually activate a GPS tracking chip in the
cell phone you want to track. You will need to set up and install the GPS tracking software on your PC or on another mobile phone to locate
the GPS enabled cell phone anywhere and at any time.
You can
also register with third-party GPS tracking services to install GPS tracking
software such as Mologogo, Handango and MobiHand to your cell phone and PC.
These service providers use Google Maps to provide GPS data.
To test
the GPS tracking software to see if you can find your cell phoneaccess the
application on your PC or mobile phone by going to the provider’s homepage,
enter the username, email, etc. Then soon a map will appear, it will narrow in
on the city and street the cell phone is in. Altitude, latitude and longitude
data will eventually provide the exact location of the cell phone you are
tracking.
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Is
Your Cell Phone Being Tracked?
Now that
you know how to set up GPS on your handset and/or PC to locate a cell phone,
you can have peace of mind and assurance in the event of theft as well as
accomplish a long list of different tasks. Parents tend to use GPS to monitor
the location of their children for security reasons, employers use it to keep
an eye on employees, friends use it to track the location of other friends and
so on. What ever your reasons are for wanting this service, it is important
that both parties know GPS tracking is enabled and active on their cell phone
and that they are being tracked.
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