How to use a Mobile Phone Tracker to Track the Location of a Mobile Phone
In 2003 it was made legal in the UK to track the location of a mobile phone and is now an automatic feature on several mobile devices. This service is available on all of the major mobile phone carriers such as Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and Orange, O2 as well as several other services that operate on the GSM networks. Unless it is a parent wanting to track the location of a mobile phone of their child, permission must be granted in order to trace another individual’s mobile phone. There are special tools to track the Apple iPhone in the event it is lost or stolen by utilising the “Find My iPhone” tool. This tool provides instant location coordinates. As soon as the device is detected, users can opt to remotely delete private information on the phone.
The mobile tracking unit calculates the distance signals travel from the mobile device to the actual phone mast. During this process, the tracking unit uses several masts in order to triangulate the precise position of the mobile phone. When it comes to reporting a stolen mobile phone equipped with this tracking technology, owners will have to know the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of the phone. This number is important to have as it can be provided to the authorities as well as the insurance company that covers the mobile device, in the event of a theft. If a phone has been stolen, it is possible to have the phoned blocked so no calls can be made or received.
The mobile carrier will be able to track any use of the phone once it has been reported lost or stolen. This information can be obtained very quickly, with little effort. This number can be retrieved from the handset by pressing the* # 0 6 # on the keypad and the IMEI will display on the phone screen. This number is also accessible by looking under the phone battery where the IMEI sticker is usually located. There is also the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) which blacklists the mobile phone. When blacklisting is set up, the device is not longer usable on any network that utilises CEIR.
This IMEI Validation Checker is software that is used to check the serial number of the mobile phone as well as the particular version, manufacturer and other pertinent information about the phone. This software checks the validity of the IMEI number. There is also the Check Digit which is a calculation used to safeguard against using the wrong entries as it relates to CEIR and EIR equipment. The IMEI number is structured via the BABT and is laid out in 3GPP TS 23.003 format. The first eight digits of the IMEI serial number are the TAC (Type Allocation Code), this gives the brand and model of the mobile phone.
There are many different software programs available that can track a the location of a mobile phone anywhere in the world. This is an undetectable software program that includes a range of different features. Some of these software applications record calls and text messages, track web browser activity and call logs. This is a very useful device that is available to track the location of most mobile phones.
