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Tracking the location of another person isn't something done just in the movies any more. Today, many cell phones include GPS and locater devices. The devices originally were designed to help 911 operators, but now, many people are enjoying the ability to track their teenager's whereabouts or maybe even their spouse. GPS tracking is also beneficial if you lose your cell phone.
What is GPS? GPS stands for Global Positioning System. It is a receiver that is now put into cell phones and over a hundred million people or more within the United States alone have the device. Cell phone carriers Verizon, Sprint and Nextel have been installing GPS receivers in almost every cell phone it now releases. Motorola and BlackBerry were the first GPS enabled phones in the United States.
To use your GPS system, you should contact your network wireless carrier to determine what types of programs or services they offer. Services or applications will often depend on the type of cell phone and the capabilities of the service provider. But they include:
· Accutracking - A full-featured low cost provider operating on the Sprint network using Motorola iDEN phones, RIM BlackBerry phones, Windows Mobile phones, and Android phones. The AccuTracking online cell phone tracking service lets you see real-time locations, speed, and headings of your children/family members or cars/vehicles, and receive email or SMS alerts when they move across the designated areas or exceeds speed limit
· Mapquest Find Me - You can find everything right on your Nextel phone, BlackBerry 7520 or BlackBerry 7100i. No more searching for the location of friends or family, restaurants, ATMs, even directions. MapQuest Find Me combines GPS technology and the most robust and up-to-date points of interest database in the U.S. - to show you where you are, help you find what's nearby, get you where you're going and share your location along the way.
· Sprint's Mobile Locator - Allows you to view and monitor your people's location in real-time either singularly or within a group on an online map that can be zoomed in upon.
· Wherify - This system can be installed in a watch, for instance, and monitored by a cell phone. This system is used primarily to track children and the elderly.
If you are worried about somebody tracking you without your permission, remember somebody cannot do this without your consent. The subscriber must give permission and the cell phone itself must be enabled for tracking. If you are tracking your teenager and are worried they can avoid your observations by simply turning off their phone, know many tracking devices will record location within the cell phone so that it can be downloaded later. This is called passive tracking but is not a common feature built into cell phones - therefore you would have to ask your provider if it is included.
How does the GPS system track your phone? This too depends. If the system you are using cannot find an accurate GPS location, it may record the nearest cell tower. You will want to check with your provider and software application to determine if they use tower locations. There is also what is called GeoFencing. GeoFencing enables the cell phone to start tracking when it has entered or exited a predefined region, which avoids unnecessary tracking when your people are close to home, office or school. An alert is sent to you when their phone crosses a virtual fence.
To use GPS location systems, it will cost you extra. You could be charged a setup/activation fee and network access subscription. In addition, you could also be charged for each location report or be allotted a limited number of reports and be charged for overages.