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There are positives and negatives:
Positive: In particular with smart phones it's useful because many applications need to know your location in order to give more meaningful results. IE: If your looking for a restaurant you would most likely want one that's close by. Some Web Browsers use the same methodology. Search for car dealers and if it uses your gps info it will give names of companies in your vicinity.
Negative: A phone with GPS allows you to be tracked with and without your knowledge. So it's big brother watching over your shoulder. Also, less scrupulous individuals may use the data from sites like loopt to know when your not at home making yourself vulnerable to theft.
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Does this mobile phone feature GPS?
No, this phone does not offer GPS capabilities.
How can one obtain a GPS phone tracking service?
To locate or track your mobile phone using its GPS location, GPS functionality must be enabled on your phone. Mobile carriers such as AT&T offer GPS tracking for devices on their cellular network.
How far is the range for GPS phone tracking?
GPS tracking can be utilized anywhere your phone has a mobile sync. This means that as long as you have phone coverage, you'll be able to sync your mobile GPS from your phone anywhere in the world. They can be utilized for any distance.
What is better the car's gps or one on a mobile phone?
It is best of all to use a mobile phone's gps. Mobile phones will get you to the place you want in an easier way. You can control the size of the screen on a smartphone for example. There are spoken instructions in a mobile phone.
Does a phone have to be a smart phone in order to have gps?
phones do not have to be a smart phone to have gps. just ask the salesperson for phones that have gps and see which one you like. there are lots of gps mobile phones that aren't smart phones.
Which cell phone carriers have GPS tracking?
Most cell phone carriers now have GPS tracking. One of the leading phone companies to advertise GPS tracting was Boost mobile.
How do mobile phone providers know when you have gone abroad?
gps
What GPS program offers the best quality on a mobile cell phone?
The gps program that offers the best quality on a mobile cell phone is Google maps. Google Maps it is the most actualize and the most exact with locations GPS.
Where can you find a cheap GPS?
If you have a mobile phone which is Sony ericcson or a Nokia with GPRS enabled,you can use the phone as a GPS unit by downloading the software.It will use the GPRS connection for accessing the Map onto the phone for that you to have an internet connection on your mobile phone.
How do you track a boost mobile phone equipped with gps from another cell phone?
In order to track a boost mobile phone equipped with gps, you will need to use a computer to go to the website of the service provider of the gps and log in to the service. Then you follow the instructions to download the tracking software.
Does mobile gps tracking invade privacy?
The only way mobile GPS tracking would be invading someone's privacy is if someone has installed the software on your phone either with or without your knowledge. If the GPS software was installed on your mobile device by you yourself to GPS different locations and directions then, no, it isn't.
Can you track down a virgin mobile phone?
not unless you have the lookout app and the gps on
