25-08-2009, 12:55
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Mobile Phone Tracking
Hi all
I wondered if anyone could help on this issue.
I often go off road on my mountain bike or my route takes me off the beaten track from my intended route.......
I do get a bit concerned about having an accident and ending up in a ditch unconscious !
Has anyone tried a tracking service via a mobile phone so is this was to happen I could be located.
Many thanks for your time and kind regards
Mike
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25-08-2009, 12:56
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re: Mobile Phone Tracking
Nokia Sports Tracker, I use it when I go cross country.
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25-08-2009, 12:57
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Re: Mobile Phone Tarcking
Surely its Tracking
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25-08-2009, 13:03
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Re: Mobile Phone Tracking
Corrected the typo in the title
Mobile phone tracking only tends to work in areas where your signal can access more than a couple of masts. In rural areas (especially varying height terrain) you might only get access to one mast and hence is untrackable.
I use SmartCom GPS on my little nokia with a bluetooth gps which as well as giving me a track file can be set to send my location to an SMS number at varying intervals..
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Keep on topic please!!!
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25-08-2009, 13:10
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Re: Mobile Phone Tracking
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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Corrected the typo in the title
Mobile phone tracking only tends to work in areas where your signal can access more than a couple of masts. In rural areas (especially varying height terrain) you might only get access to one mast and hence is untrackable.
I use SmartCom GPS on my little nokia with a bluetooth gps which as well as giving me a track file can be set to send my location to an SMS number at varying intervals..
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Keep on topic please!!!
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Problem is I only have a very basic phone a Nokia 2760
Regards
Mike
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25-08-2009, 13:17
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Re: Mobile Phone Tracking
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Originally Posted by Mike
Problem is I only have a very basic phone a Nokia 2760
Regards
Mike
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The problem is that unless the phone can use GPS (either via an inbuilt chip or external receiver), or can attach to three or more masts (which is needed for network triangulation), then such a service would not be able to determine your position.
As Kymmy noted if you are in the country (or high up) your phone is unlikely to be able to attach to enough mobile phone masts, so GPS might be your only option.
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25-08-2009, 13:25
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Re: Mobile Phone Tracking
I used to use something called 'mobile gmaps' you download the maps area you want to ur phone then use a Bluetooth gps device For under 20 quid and it can broadcast ur position to the web, all free.
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25-08-2009, 13:47
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Re: Mobile Phone Tracking
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Originally Posted by dd11
I used to use something called 'mobile gmaps' you download the maps area you want to ur phone then use a Bluetooth gps device For under 20 quid and it can broadcast ur position to the web, all free.
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Can I down load to a Nokia 2760?
Thanks
Mike
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25-08-2009, 14:33
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Re: Mobile Phone Tracking
Try it..
Go to http://wap.mgmaps.com/ on your phone, or http://www.mgmaps.com on a computer.
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25-08-2009, 14:49
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Re: Mobile Phone Tracking
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Originally Posted by Mike
Can I down load to a Nokia 2760?
Thanks
Mike
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As it's an old series 40 phone I'm not sure that you can
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