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 574.
Well, I have to say… I have been using Globe Tracker for around 3 years na. And you know what? Lagi siyang accurate except this year. Kasi natatrack ko yung asawa ko, ang lumalabas Parañaque, Sucat and other places sa South. Pero kasama ko siya habang tinatrack ko siya at nasa Quezon City kami! Dont rely on it so much, advise ko lang. Kasi pwede talaga kayo magkasira over a glitch. Ilambeses ko ginawa at laging mali yung tracking service. Kung may duda ka, just confront the person and tell them you want the truth or better yet, kung di mo mapagkatiwalaan, let the person go kasi ikaw lang masisira ang bait. Magmumukha ka pang praning na obsessed.
help me locate and track this number 092612*****… this number bullying us
How does Globe tracker show the location of the phone on the map? Does it use triangulation or does it just show the nearest cell tower location?
How does Globe tracker show the location of the phone on the map? Does it use triangulation or does it just show the cell tower location?
Hi, how to know kpag ang phne mong ginagamit ay tintract under globe? How to get rid from those bullshit tracker. Hope u guys can help me with this case :D
proved good evidence, twice on my cheating husband. good job globe! one day he got his brain to work and chaged sims.
pano po pag ginuglo ka ng tao na d mo naman kilala.pwede po ba sya matrack ng hindi nya nalalaman i mean ung walang message na tracker ang nkalagay.kc po kailangan pa yata iconfirm nya bago msama ung number nya sa mga pwede mo maitrack na number o tao.salamat po
what if you’re trying to locate someone who’s on the road? how accurate is the tracker? i tried to locate someone while the person is moving, then after 3 minutes the person said that theyre already home. the location that was given by the tracker is like, 10kms from their house. it’s impossible to travel on land at 10kms/3minutes
Hi Everyone,
Globe Tracker can be used by Globe and TM subscribers (postpaid or prepaid). You can use this service via the Globe Tracker website or by SMS. For the Person Finder, you can only track Globe and TM users.
How to use this service by SMS:
1. You need to register first (FREE OF CHARGE)
Send REG(space)YOUR NAME to 7000
ex. REG JOHN
2. Then you can add all the family and friends that you want to track – with their permission of course
ADD(space)your friend’s name,friend’s mobile no.
ex. ADD JANE,091780*****
Rate: P2.50
3. Once the request is approved by your friend, you can start tracking him/her by texting:
FIND(space)your friend’s name
ex. FIND Jane
Rate: P5.00
Sample reply:
Jane is in the gen area of/near Makati Medical Center, Dela Rosa St, San Lorenzo Village, Makati City, MM. To view map of your friend’s location, text MAP to 7000. Ex. MAP John. P10/MMS. For FREE Tracker info, text HELP to 7000.
– CyberSoft Inc
(Content Provider)
For more info, you may want to check our FB page (www.facebook.com/Find7000) or send us an email at ****@****.***.
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/
For postpaid subscribers, does the fee go under the consumable or on top of it?
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
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
damn. bat ngayon ka lang ng post nito. kknakaw lang lang ng phone ko. lol. thanks sa info!
does this the only work on a Globe # that you wanna track… or what if your a sun subscriber, would it work?
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.
Yes I am using this Google Latitude. But this only works when internet is available. But this location is much accurate compared to globe tracker.
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.
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…
its a great service from globe. . i always use it. . . reminder: you need a permission from the person you want to track.
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.
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.
Pero di ba nag sesend ng message sa number na being tracked? Ie pag hinanap mo si A. ay may msg na darating sa kanya na sinasabi na being tracked sya?