how can i track the location of a cell phone?

Hi folks,

I searched but did not find a post on this subject. Anyone know?

thanks in advance.

Bob

I believe Verizon has a service intended for tracking children and such, for
a price. My phone has a menu option that allows the GPS location to be read
by Verizon's network, rather than just 911.


"R.Melchiorre" <rmelchiorre@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> I searched but did not find a post on this subject. Anyone know?
>
> thanks in advance.
>
> Bob
>

"R.Melchiorre" <rmelchiorre@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> I searched but did not find a post on this subject. Anyone know?
>
> thanks in advance.
>
> Bob
>

Ya call 'em and ask 'em WTF they are...

"R.Melchiorre" <rmelchiorre@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> I searched but did not find a post on this subject. Anyone know?
>
> thanks in advance.

VZW has Chaperone service. See
http://support.vzw.com/features/data...chaperone.html . They don't
tell how much it costs; they just tell you to go to your nearest Verizon
store. I recall they had the price listed several months ago and it was more
than I was willing to pay - something like $10/month per phone. I don't
remember if there was a charge for each time you use it.

If the phone is turned off or out of range, then you're out of luck. Also,
GPS signals are kind of hard to receive, so even if the phone can get a
Verizon signal, it might not be able to get a GPS signal. IMO, it would be a
useful enhancement to have a phone sense when its battery is about to run
down, and send its GPS coordinates back home before it draws its last breath
and shuts down.

"R.Melchiorre" <rmelchiorre@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I searched but did not find a post on this subject. Anyone know?

If it's urgent call the police, they can track cell phones.

If it's NOT life or death, call Verizon, they offer a tracking service
but I don't know much about it...




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At 31 Aug 2007 20:01:21 -0400 Nick Danger wrote:


> Also,
> GPS signals are kind of hard to receive, so even if the phone can
get a
> Verizon signal, it might not be able to get a GPS signal.

Doesn't matter- Verizon uses an assisted GPS system. If no sat
signal is available, it switches to a cell tower location system
which works (less accurately) as long as there's a cell signal.


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all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
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