Comments on: How do the police or similiar track a cellular phone´s location? http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/ Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: specs211 http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 specs211 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:21:56 +0000 http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/#comment-1805 Most Sheriff's Offices use a method called triangulation. They can bounce the cell signal off of three towers and then measure distance from each, resulting in three intersecting circles which are the potential location of the caller. Our local sheriff can't do that yet. They can tell what tower the call is coming from, and then notify the police in that city, but that's it. Most Sheriff’s Offices use a method called triangulation. They can bounce the cell signal off of three towers and then measure distance from each, resulting in three intersecting circles which are the potential location of the caller.

Our local sheriff can’t do that yet. They can tell what tower the call is coming from, and then notify the police in that city, but that’s it.

]]> By: Advocate Against Abuse http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 Advocate Against Abuse Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:35:34 +0000 http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/#comment-1804 Tracking through cell tower signals..TV shows have that on all the times..with crime TV shows.. Tracking through cell tower signals..TV shows have that on all the times..with crime TV shows..

]]> By: D http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 D Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:14:35 +0000 http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/#comment-1803 that's* a secret! that’s* a secret!

]]> By: 9-12'er http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/comment-page-1/#comment-1802 9-12'er Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:43:54 +0000 http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/#comment-1802 depending on the sophistication of the tool their using, first step is finding out which Cell tower, or towers its connected to. There is no easy way to pin point the EXACT location of a cell phone, but they can get the general vicinity. Hence why 911 has an issue with tracking people by a cell the way you can from the home phone. A cell site has an average range of about 25 miles, so as the user above posted, if your conencted to multiple towers, or have multiple cells reporting your EID, they can triangulate your location within a few miles. but takes at least 4 towers to get a good location. If the phone has a GPS tracking built in, they can use the EID of the phone beyond that point. If the phone is off, no you cannot track it depending on the sophistication of the tool their using, first step is finding out which Cell tower, or towers its connected to. There is no easy way to pin point the EXACT location of a cell phone, but they can get the general vicinity. Hence why 911 has an issue with tracking people by a cell the way you can from the home phone.

A cell site has an average range of about 25 miles, so as the user above posted, if your conencted to multiple towers, or have multiple cells reporting your EID, they can triangulate your location within a few miles. but takes at least 4 towers to get a good location.

If the phone has a GPS tracking built in, they can use the EID of the phone beyond that point.

If the phone is off, no you cannot track it

]]> By: Tina http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/comment-page-1/#comment-1801 Tina Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:53:09 +0000 http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/#comment-1801 Well, your cell phone sends out a signal to a "tower". That signal tells where you are based on where its coming from. Well, your cell phone sends out a signal to a “tower”. That signal tells where you are based on where its coming from.

]]> By: socalisurfrgal http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/comment-page-1/#comment-1800 socalisurfrgal Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:14:06 +0000 http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/#comment-1800 Cell phone towers can locate a cell phone's location based on the closest cell phone tower the signal was last picked up at. It doesn't have to be on a call, just powered on. Cell phone towers can locate a cell phone’s location based on the closest cell phone tower the signal was last picked up at. It doesn’t have to be on a call, just powered on.

]]> By: Merwin http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 Merwin Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:20:13 +0000 http://gsmgpstracking.com/2010/03/how-do-the-police-or-similiar-track-a-cellular-phone%c2%b4s-location/#comment-1799 Trangulation Trangulation

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