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To locate a mobile phone using multilateration of radio signals, it must emit at least the roaming signal to contact the next nearby antenna tower, but the process does not require an active call. Mobile positioning may include location-based services that disclose the actual coordinates of a mobile phone, which is a technology used by telecommunication companies to approximate the location of a mobile phone, and thereby also its user.
The technology of locating is based on measuring power levels and antenna patterns and uses the concept that a powered mobile phone always communicates wirelessly with one of the closest base stations , so knowledge of the location of the base station implies the cell phone is nearby. Advanced systems determine the sector in which the mobile phone is located and roughly estimate also the distance to the base station. Further approximation can be done by interpolating signals between adjacent antenna towers. Qualified services may achieve a precision of down to 50 meters in urban areas where mobile traffic and density of antenna towers base stations is sufficiently high.
GSM localization uses multilateration to determine the location of GSM mobile phones, or dedicated trackers, usually with the intent to locate the user. The location of a mobile phone can be determined using the service provider's network infrastructure. The advantage of network-based techniques, from a service provider's point of view, is that they can be implemented non-intrusively without affecting handsets. Network-based techniques were developed many years prior to the widespread availability of GPS on handsets. The accuracy of network-based techniques varies, with cell identification as the least accurate and triangulation as moderately accurate, and newer "advanced forward link trilateration " timing methods as the most accurate.
The accuracy of network-based techniques is both dependent on the concentration of cell base stations, with urban environments achieving the highest possible accuracy because of the higher number of cell towers , and the implementation of the most current timing methods.
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One of the key challenges of network-based techniques is the requirement to work closely with the service provider, as it entails the installation of hardware and software within the operator's infrastructure. Frequently the compulsion associated with a legislative framework, such as Enhanced , is required before a service provider will deploy a solution. The location of a mobile phone can be determined using client software installed on the handset.
In addition, if the handset is also equipped with GPS then significantly more precise location information can be then sent from the handset to the carrier. Another approach is to use a fingerprinting-based technique, [5] [6] [7] where the "signature" of the home and neighboring cells signal strengths at different points in the area of interest is recorded by war-driving and matched in real-time to determine the handset location.
This is usually performed independent from the carrier. The key disadvantage of handset-based techniques, from service provider's point of view, is the necessity of installing software on the handset. It requires the active cooperation of the mobile subscriber as well as software that must be able to handle the different operating systems of the handsets.
One proposed work-around is the installation of embedded hardware or software on the handset by the manufacturers, e. This avenue has not made significant headway, due to the difficulty of convincing different manufacturers to cooperate on a common mechanism and to address the cost issue. Another difficulty would be to address the issue of foreign handsets that are roaming in the network.
The type of information obtained via the SIM can differ from that which is available from the handset. For example, it may not be possible to obtain any raw measurements from the handset directly, yet still obtain measurements via the SIM. It's in the middle of the page. If you're already logged into your Samsung account here, skip this step and the next step.
Enter your account credentials. Review your Samsung's location. Logging into Find My Mobile should prompt Samsung to look for your phone. Once your phone is located, you'll be able to see its last-known position, as well as several options on the right side of the page: You'll be prompted to confirm this decision with a password. You may first have to click Locate my Device to bring up your Samsung's location. Install GPS Tracker on your phone. Tap OPEN in your phone's app store, or tap the app icon on your phone.
If prompted to allow access to your phone's location, tap Yes , Agree , or Allow. Swipe right four times. This will take you to the account creation section.
Tap Step 1 - Create Account. It's at the top of the page. Enter your account details. Fill out the following fields: It's at the bottom of the screen. Tap OK when prompted. This will take yu back to the initial account creation page.
Tap Step 2 - Enter Confirmation Code. It's near the middle of the page. Retrieve your confirmation code. Open your email address, find the email from "Registration" with the subject "Registration Code" and open it, and note the red-text number in the body of the email. If you can't find this email in your inbox, check the Spam or Junk folder. Enter the confirmation code. Tap Verify Confirmation Code. It's below the text field. This will confirm your email address and create your account on this phone. On Android, you'll instead tap Activate here.
Repeat the setup process on the other person's phone.
Download and open the app, create an account, and verify the email address that you used to create the account. It's in the top-right corner of the GPS Tracker main page. You'll see this near the top of the page. You will need to have the person's email address in your iPhone if you want to track them.
On Android, you can tap Enter Email in the top-right corner of the screen to enter an email address. Select a person to invite. Tap the name of the person whom you want to track. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. On Android, tap an email service, then tap the paper plane-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
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