How to Trace a Mobile Phone Location

Tracing the location of any Mobile Phone before is very impossible and you might just end-up with zero result on your searches. If the phone used is a landline then there is a high probability of locating the exact address because the number can be found on the list of directories. A cellular phone is of a different case because it does not have any reference that you can use as compared with that of the land line.

This limitation has been finally solved through our technological improvements due to the issue that it is being used by most criminal activities. The authorities are now able to track any mobile phone that is making a call, sending text messages or simply actively ON and receiving signal. Another difference why the Land-line is a lot easier to track is its stability where it simply stays at one place. The mobile phone allows you to move at any location that you wish to go and this makes the tracking procedure more of a challenge.

We now currently have the technology which is called the “Triangulation”. Cellular phones will normally send “pings” to the nearest network indicating that they are on that area of coverage. The signal strength will be at full bar when you are close to the network and you can make a call at anytime you wish.

Triangulation

The process of the triangulation works when your cell phone sends a ping to all available mast that provides signal. However, it only requires the two nearest masts that provide the highest strength of signal and these are the two points of the Triangulation. The third point is your phone itself.

When the phone that you are trying to track has made a call, it will send pings to the networks around the area forming a Triangulation. The exact position of the individual cannot be determined because they can move to another location but you will acquire information about the area such as the City, Street, block and etc…

Another interesting method for tracing a mobile phone’s location is by using the Google Latitude service. You will be able to track down the exact location of your wife, child or friends across the globe. But, you can only track them if they are a registered user of the Latitude program. It is completely amazing about what this program can do. You will be able to tell where your friend spent his or her time last night or find your child’s lost mobile phone.

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