My recent story about locating a lost phone via cell triangulation drew a few questions about its accuracy, including some privacy concerns. This reminds me of the service offered by a local telco for tracking a handset called Globe Tracker.
Globe Tracker has been around for a couple of years now but it’s pretty useful in some cases.
Basically, what it does is provide an estimate of the location of an active phone number and its user. The Tracker website also provides a map for reference. It’s not very accurate but can be as close as a few meters of the actual location of the phone.
Globe charges Php2.50 to manage the account over SMS or the website and an additional Php5.00 per inquiry for a location.
Even if the phone is already turned off or dead, Globe Tracker can still provide the location where the phone has made its last transmission (tried it just to be sure).
You will need to have your number enrolled into Globe Tracker before you can use the service.
You can check it out here.
Twitter: frenchychu
says:
i normally use this for tracking some people para hindi na ko magtanong kung nasa school o office na ba sya o nakauwi na. effective din ito if you want to pay a surprise visit to someone at least alam mo na nandun sya sa vicinity ng pupuntahan mo.
its a great service from globe. . i always use it. . . reminder: you need a permission from the person you want to track.
Twitter: krheez8
says:
technically you just have to gain access of the phone and/or number you want to track. A friend of mine used this on his GF (secretly) *that cost them their relationship.
I remember globe advertised this feature as a way for wives to catch their cheating husbands.
The tracking feature is useful. I used it to track the movements of my cheating ex-wife back when we were still married.
BTW, SMART vs GLOBE tracker services do have a difference in how accurate the estimated location would be.
Twitter: gudboyARL
says:
around 2009, i used the Friend Finder service of Smart to locate my sister. Since my sister is in my custody I assume full responsibility for her safety and whereabouts. Abe’s right, that didnt give me the exact location but at least i have an idea where she is. by the way, you guys might be wondering why i tracked my sis, she’s still a student, and im his kuya. also i and my gf used that too to locate each other, hehe yeah, and that was my biggest mistake ever that i allowed that, i cant deny where i am nor make other stories and i rmbr we had several fights becoz of this FriendFinder.
Smart’s FriendFinder i think is far more superior than Globe coz of the number of cellsites that could triangulate your location. but in a way, that helped me a lot specially with my sis. By the way, i used the service in Cebu City.
CAUTION:
DON’T TELL YOU GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND ABOUT THIS…
I have been using this service for maybe around 2 years now. It’s fairly accurate, you can even “locate” yourself (syntax is :locate me send to 7000). great for tracking the kids and others who have been enrolled to your account. Smart has a similar service also.
not sure if you guys have tried using google latitude but it seems to me its doing the same thing. but this one only works if both of you are on 3G or wifi.
does this the only work on a Globe # that you wanna track… or what if your a sun subscriber, would it work?
Twitter: kurogami207176
says:
damn. bat ngayon ka lang ng post nito. kknakaw lang lang ng phone ko. lol. thanks sa info!
I’ve been using this service since 2007. It is very helpful in locating establishments like Bank, Restaurants, Hospitals, Schools, Bus station and many More! Locating others and yourself is also top of the line service if you only use Simple and Feature Phones but I don’t usually use it anymore when I got my First iPhone in 2009
pwede ba to sa globe postpaid users? how are we charged? is this an expensive service? i mean, are always charged incrementally just like those spam ringtones/sms tones/graphics like zed service before??ty
For postpaid subscribers, does the fee go under the consumable or on top of it?
Twitter: juntar
says:
I’ve been using Globe Tracker and Smart’s WIS for tracking people. However, you have to be familiar with the vicinity where the person you’re tracking is located to get a more precise estimate. http://juntariman.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/locating-someone-via-your-cellphone/