Mobile phone location via triangulation

[Ru88ell]

Maybe a longshot...

A friend is looking for a service which locates mobile phones using triangulation from masts rather than gps. I think the emergency services use it, and the AA/RAC may do to locate breakdowns involving vulnerable people. Does anyone know what it's called, or who provides it?

Thanks in advance

 

[pvb]

If you want to trace phones without their owners' permission, I think you'll find it's not easy. However, if they agree to be traced, Google Latitude will do it for free as long as they're smartphones. Otherwise, firms such as Mobile Locate offer a paid service which works with most phones.

 

[Ru88ell]

Thanks pvb.

 

[grazbo]

Maybe a longshot...

A friend is looking for a service which locates mobile phones using triangulation from masts rather than gps. I think the emergency services use it, and the AA/RAC may do to locate breakdowns involving vulnerable people. Does anyone know what it's called, or who provides it?

Thanks in advance

Are you trying to locate a phone remotely (from web or another phone) or trying to get the location of the phone in your hand ?

Inland or off the coast ?

Just curious.....

 

[alahol2]

The option is also available on Motorola phones via the 'Motoblur'(?) website, it needs to be set up by the phone owner.

 

[Neil_Y]

If you instal it first you can use prey project, useful if you loose or have your phone/laptop stolen.