How to Locate a Cell With GPS Service
Service providers keep track of their cell phones at all times. But if you want to track or locate a cell phone with GPS service, you need the right software. The setup takes less than 30 minutes and it's free.
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Call your phone company and have your GPS chip activated. All smart phones manufactured after 2007 have a GPS chip that's activated when a 911 call is placed. This enables emergency workers to locate the caller. Your carrier can manually activate the chip.
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Get GPS tracking software. Another option is to register for a free GPS service that will turn your cell phone into a tracking device. Free programs include Mologogo, Buddyway and Instamapper (see Resources). All of the programs rely on Google Maps for data.
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Register for a service. You will need to provide a user name, a password, your cell phone number and an e-mail address. Then click on "Submit" and wait for a text message.
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Open the text and you will be given a URL and instructions on how to download the software to your web-enabled cell phone. Open up the Internet browser on your phone and go to the address provided to download the application. Follow the installation instructions.
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Go to the site where you registered. You can do this on any computer, cell phone or PDA that has an Internet connection. Once logged in you will see a map with a blinking dot and the user name you registered next to it. Initially it will be a world map so you will be able to see the country the phone is in. To zoom in click on the "+" button on the left hand side of the map. You can zoom down until you get down to street level. You can also toggle back and forth between "Map" view and "Satellite" view by clicking on the tabs at the top of the screen. You can now track and locate the cell phone anywhere that it goes in the world provided it has a cellular signal.
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