Sep 22 2008

Free Cell Phone Tracking

Posted by: Sierra in Reviews


Cell phone tracking, also known as GPS tracking, is the process through which a functioning cell phone is detected and localized on the globe, using an advanced technology that measures the power levels and antenna patterns of the handset communicating with the base stations it passes nearby, which is then converted into geographical location.
First, the system detects the closest cell phone tower to the phone, estimating the distance between them, and after that it interpolates signals between adjacent antenna towers to make a more exact approximation.

In cities, the technology can achieve a more precise localization of down to 50 meters, compared to rural areas, because the wireless traffic is higher, as well as the number of cell phone towers.
These days, people use the built-in GPS tracking module in their cell phones to detect friends’ position on streets or in vehicles, record location history and watch it on a map online.
Cell phone tracking can be done either using a special software installed on your mobile phone, or using an external device that connects to the handset, providing this optional functionality.



All telecommunication carriers offer this service on advanced cell phones including smartphones, and the subscribers need to pay a monthly fee in addition the data plan. One example is TeleNav Track on AT&T, available at a starting price of $12.99 including GPS Tracking, Location Reports, GPS Timesheet, Geofence Alerts, Speeding and Stop Alerts, 2-way messaging, Text Directions and Mileage. Such services are used mostly by companies that need to keep track of employees’ activity at any time and in real-time.
At $15, Sprint provides the Mobile Locator service with the same tools.

Neosistec developed the Carfinder and Motofinder downloadable applications used by Vodafone customers who own BlackBerries for tracking parked cars or motorbikes.

If you’re subscribed to a contract at your telecommunications carrier, then adding one of the available services for GPS tracking is the best solution when you want to be up to date with your close ones’ location. In case you are not subscribed then a GPS device optimized for navigation and tracking is the tool you need. GPS devices are built only for this purpose and features included are much many in addition to the tracking capability.



If you don’t plan to get a GPS device because it is complex and takes some time to understand it and learn how to use its interface, and you also don’t like to track people on the small screen of your cell phone, then what you need is probably an online solutions like free cell phone tracking.
There are free cell phone tracking applications that can be downloaded on your phone, with the only condition to have a built-in or external Bluetooth GPS receiver.
Now I want to detail a bit two online free cell phone tracking services – one focused on locating moving objects and the second for people detection.

Mologogo free cell phone tracking solution for the handset or the web not only shows where your friends and you are but it can also send alerts when your friends are close, find points of interest, and display traffic and weather updates. It allows you to chat with people in close proximity as well as manage your online account by adding a profile photo, new friends, bookmarks or import your location data on your own blog.
To enable it you need to be a subscriber of Nextel, Sprint, or Boost Mobile, because Mologogo is free but you’ll have to pay for the data consumed from the phone’s plan. Another condition is to have Java and GPS support on the phone.
If you don’t use a compatible phone, Mologogo has the option to purchase an affordable pre-paid tracking phone kit available at a price of $ 79.99. Having all these checked next you’ll have to download the application on your phone and run it.



Another free cell phone tracking service available online is LocateA.net. With it you can track people carrying a specific mobile phone you have registered with the service. It can track moving objects like vehicles and cell phones.
This can help you locate your child carrying your cell phone or a courier heading to leave a package. All you need to do is setup your account online, download the software on the cell phone and make some additional settings to your account.
On the website you can also create a Master Account and administer up to 20 subaccounts of people you register, and locate them in real-time whenever you need. They can be drivers who work for you and be displayed on a public map, on the company’s non-public map, or on both.

You could try also Baeeo, another free cell phone tracking service, but this one doesn’t require you to have a GPS receiver, which is a good aspect. The bad aspect is that the number of supported cell phone models is limited, while the localization is not as accurate as Global Position Satellites, because Baeeo uses cell tower data like the ID and signal strength to translate them into latitude and longitude coordinates for displaying on Google Maps, so the cell sizes vary between 300 yards and 2.5 miles.



With Baeeo you can localize friends, family members or colleagues, tag locations and connect with old friends using Windows Mobile smartphones.
You can setup an unlimited number of phones with Baeoo, create customized reports in Excel and Google Map formats, and display your location on twitter.

Other online services providing cell phone tracking have different affordable fees and are much more trustworthy.


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38 Comment(s) on “Free Cell Phone Tracking”

  • RPO said on Sep 22 08 at 1:40 pm:

    damn i really need this. i constantly misplace my phone since it doesnt come with a case of course.

  • Phones said on Sep 22 08 at 1:54 pm:

    I love this feature from google maps it makes having a cell phone very useful

  • Sierra said on Sep 22 08 at 1:55 pm:

    I haven't use it intensively in the past but I plan to rely on it, especially after discovering these free cell phone tracking sites.

  • PI said on Oct 17 08 at 9:46 pm:

    I am an investigator and I am currently in the middle of tracking a suspect, have found that he has a cell phone, I have tried to plant other devices to track this individual but all have failed. I would like to know if I could track this person using the cell phone number, tracking his phone using my blackberry. If anyone could help me solve this problem or that might have an idea where I should look to obtaining this information it would be greatly appreciated.

  • Sierra said on Oct 18 08 at 6:36 am:

    PI, you can't track people for free without their permission. For that you need to have a specific authority, like the FBI, CIA...

  • The Blaufuss said on Oct 31 08 at 6:53 am:

    MyPhoneLocator is another free service to track your cell phone. The phone does need to be a Windows Mobile device and be GPS enabled.

  • Sierra said on Oct 31 08 at 8:48 am:

    Thanks, Blaufuss! :)

  • CYNTHIA said on Jan 18 09 at 4:54 am:

    I LOST MY CELLPHONE AT THE PARK AND I DONT KNOW WHERE IT IS AT.

  • Sierra said on Jan 19 09 at 10:12 am:

    CYNTHIA, a park is a populated place at almost any hour, so someone must have taken your phone by now. Your only change to get it back is that person to call you.

  • Devin said on Jun 21 09 at 10:46 am:

    lost my phone

  • chillyman said on Oct 09 09 at 12:59 am:

    some one stole my phone, and im in the midst og tracking them... if any one knws any possible quick way to get these f**kers so i can beat the living shit out of them please tell me. :)

  • that dude said on Oct 21 09 at 6:07 pm:

    sierra u have no clue what u r talking about..dont comment to ppl telling them what they can or cant do..cause quiet honest u dont even know yourself..its funny when ppl try telling others oh know u can track ppl unless ur fbi or cia and thats a bunch of bullshit..dont try thinking ur smarter than anyone or me at that..as long as a cell phone has a gps tracker on it its very very simple...i tracked my ex gf's phone knowing her location and yea btw tapped her conversation making threats to another dude about some money that he owes so yes it can be done...

  • princess said on Oct 23 09 at 9:07 pm:

    my phone is lost and i think someone that i know has my cell phone
    can you please track down my cell phone

  • kar said on Oct 30 09 at 7:34 am:

    you bloody shit i really need this

  • Ronnie fernandez said on Nov 12 09 at 5:14 pm:

    Those who have LOVER...if u want to track her...
    please join with me...;-)

  • Alex said on Nov 18 09 at 3:32 pm:

    Thanks for this great info, but is it really free?

  • Cell phone tracking said on Dec 06 09 at 6:13 am:

    Hello, I am interested and collecting some free tracking softwares, thanks.

  • Rina said on Dec 08 09 at 5:35 am:

    I find Mr tracker a mobile phone application that allows me to trace a phone by sms much easier than gps tracking, You can download the application from the Net works on my nokia N97.I paid for my version on my phone from a site called mrxsystem. It cost my 9.95 puonds and it works great. Google Mr Tracker.

  • HEARTLY said on Dec 09 09 at 12:13 pm:

    THANKS FOR HELP ME

  • ls said on Dec 15 09 at 5:01 am:

    i want to track my spouse,mobile.can anyone help me?plsssssss

  • Joe Fanny said on Dec 29 09 at 11:08 pm:

    You eat beaner balls

  • amulya said on Jan 01 10 at 1:01 pm:

    my cell phone has lost

  • luara said on Jan 04 10 at 2:41 pm:

    Thanks Rina i just got my mr tracker working on my iphone, i didnt know you had to get google API for it, but it does work well thanks for the link, . Anyone interested in locating a lost cell phone or locating a friend or family i recommend mr tracker from mrxsystem if you can get it for free even better, i actually had to pay for it, but it saw does work like a gem

    Luara

  • Pawan Kumar said on Jan 07 10 at 3:09 pm:

    Please tell me the full process to trace a mobile by its no.
    Thank you.

  • jack said on Jan 10 10 at 11:31 am:

    i have lost my mobile phone and tried to track but most website i need to pay to track and it fails any help?

  • aimee said on Jan 14 10 at 2:53 am:

    i lost my phone but i think someone took it. do you know any way ican track it down?

  • Steven said on Feb 07 10 at 9:29 pm:

    There is a lot of software available for cell phone tracking. Take a look at this video.

    http://www.cellphone-gps-tracking.com

    Good luck

  • Simon .L said on Feb 12 10 at 3:36 am:

    Thanks heaps MR TRACKER works good on my HTC , thought it was a scam but it aint " thank god". found my phone by the imei number , Stoked. Also i got KGB logger with the download valued at $149.

  • spark said on Feb 13 10 at 2:50 pm:

    Am i the only one who thinks this is an invasion of privacy or am i misunderstanding the capabilities of this service? Can anyone who pays for this service track another phone without permission? If permission is needed, how does someone go about getting permission for such a thing?

  • kayla said on Feb 16 10 at 8:11 pm:

    I think my husband is cheating on me. Is there a free website I can go to to track his cell phone, and find where he is?

  • stevejones303 said on Feb 17 10 at 8:40 pm:

    Rina, Luara and Simon L., you are the same people. Stop telling lies and you know it Mr Tracker is a scam from mrxsystem.com.

    Yes Stay away from this company, it is a scam MR TRACKER also known as mrxsystem.com, do your search. They are using bogus names to reply for a range of forums saying it works, but when you reply to say how none. I have sent countless emails requesting help but none. Check on you tube; they put other videos regarding phone tracking with their logo over the top. They have also disabled leaving messages on their You Tube videos. Don't get caught like we have. I’m sure after this I will receive a reply saying it works but don’t get caught. They also have a You Tube video regarding their site but nothing, all bells and whistles. I phone users forget get it as well.

    Tell me Rina, Luara and Simon. L why I can’t log in. Why don’t they reply to my messages? I have a I phone why don’t they have on their web site instruction to install answer that.... why haven’t they sent the instructions to my phone as requested... answer that.... why don’t you put a You Tube video up on how to install. Because you can’t as it is a SCAM.

    those who are posting it works where watching you. And now others who have been dudded are now to.

    SJ

  • rakesh said on Feb 21 10 at 12:07 am:

    my mobile is lost and it is ringing.what to do

  • ben said on Mar 01 10 at 2:21 am:

    Mr tracker works buddy , i dont know where you get its a scam, Stop misleading people.

  • stevejones303 said on Mar 03 10 at 8:39 pm:

    Ben,

    explain this and honestly I have heard "Buddy" by your other usernames on other forums....

    Explain this...Quote:

    You missed a few. A careful search using moderator powers shows at least 8 different usernames all posing as buyers/users, with technical evidence linking all of them to one or two humans.

    I will also mention that WHOIS shows the domain "mrxsystem.com" registered in Sierra Leone (west africa), with some very interesting (probably bogus) registrant details.

    Finally, prospective users should consider whether this application can really work. It claims the cost is purchase price only so how does it pay for it's operation and sending tracking data to a third party? The list of supported carriers includes GETESA (Equatorial Guinea) which I know from recent experience is a pure GSM carrier (supports voice and SMS only, no other data). That means there is No Way data can be sent to the tracker, except by either diverting the outgoing SMS through a third party, or sending extra SMS for tracking. That brings to mind the possibility of "snake oil, smoke and mirrors".
    end quote....

    Ben, Bill, or should I call you a range of usernames, don't reply saying it works when you know fully it is a scam. You are ripping people off.

    Ok start telling me about their you tube video which actually tells you nothing. This will be good.... I can't wait for the instructions.... You cannot install this so called bogus software when it does nothing.

    SJ

  • aman said on Mar 09 10 at 4:46 pm:

    my phone is lost and i think someone that i know has my cell phone
    can you please track down my cell phone

  • alphadog said on Mar 13 10 at 10:36 pm:

    can u please track my phone!? It was the most important thing and really want itback

  • gurpreet said on Mar 14 10 at 4:40 am:

    Trace My Cell Phone

  • dhiraj said on Mar 17 10 at 8:35 am:

    please trace the cell no. 9529811370. please