How To Track a Cell Phone

There are several reasons why you might want to track a cell phone. You may want to keep track of your kids for their own safety. You may want to track your phone if it should be stolen. Or you may have some nefarious reason for tracking someone using his or her phone. Whatever your reason, there are several options now available for tracking a cell phone. Follow these tips and you should be able to actively track a phone in less than an hour.

If your goal wasn't to monitor a cell phone but rather to figure out who's been calling you, trace the cell phone number back to them with the National Registry of Cellular Numbers (NRCN).

Materials:
Cell phone
Computer
Internet connection

1. Access the cell phone. In order to do the following steps, including loading software or installing a physical GPS chip, you will need access to the phone.
2. Load tracking software to the phone. If you are tracking your own cell phone because it was stolen, or you want to keep track of your kid’s location, consider a tracking program. There are several options including Wherify and uLocate that allow users to download software from the Internet to the cell phone.
3. Install a GPS tracker to the phone. GPS chips come in varieties so small, often smaller than a dime, which can be inserted in the back of the phone while the user isn’t paying attention. Once the chip is inserted, it can be powered by the cell phone and is virtually undetectable. Signals can be monitored through a program on your PC.
4. Load tracking software to your personal computer. In order to be able to track the phone, you need your computer to have compatible software. Tracking programs often include links to Google or Mapquest so you can view the phone’s location on a map. Software accuracy differs from being able to track the phone from within 100 feet to a few miles.
5. Activate the tracking system. Whichever form of tracking you use, it will have to be activated once it is installed. Follow the directions with your chosen software. Whenever possible, keep the phone with you until the service is activated. Some programs send a text message warning to the phone to indicate that a tracking program has been installed.

For now, tracking a cell phone is possible through several different methods. Consider your reasons for tracking the phone. Invasion of someone’s privacy is rarely forgiven if you are caught. If you insist on tracking someone, these steps should help. Check out this other article for more info on how to trace cell phone numbers.