Find a cell phone's location online free of charge by cell tower triangulation using LAC (Location Area Code) and Cell ID from PC or Smartphone, no GPS required. I now am proud to announce that Profone GSM tracker is used by some global 500 companies, police departments and various APP developers for both Android and iPhone OS.
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What is GSM tracker
Profone GSM tracker is an online location service based on cell tower triangulation technology which uses MCC, MNC, LAC and Cell ID to determine the position of a mobile device.
What is MCC
MCC stands for mobile country code, it's an unique three digit code assigned and managed by ITU to identify the country which a mobile subscriber belongs. For example, MCC 310 is used by US.
What is MNC
MNC stands for mobile network code, this unique 2 or 3 digit code is used to identify a carrier together with MCC. For example, you see 310-090, you know it's AT&T in USA.
What is LAC
LAC stands for location area code, it's used by carriers to identify a location area where the cell towers are located. However it's not unique, different countries and carriers could have the same LAC. In general, you know MCC, MNC and LAC, you could know the approximate location of a cell phone.
What is Cell ID
Cell ID is used to identify a base transceiver station within an area identified by LAC. A cell tower could have more than one (1) cell ID. You know a Cell ID, you know the location of a cell phone. You know more than 3 cell towers, you can pinpoint a cell phone.
How accurate is it
It depends on how many cell towers you can find within your area. In general, the density is higher in the urban areas especially at downtown. While in rural areas, where there are fewer cell towers, the result is less accurate. I have done a few tests in area where I could find more than three (3) cell towers, the margin of error is within 30 meters upon using my improved algorithm.
I now have over 70 million of cell towers in database exclude China, including GSM, CDMA, UMTS and LTE base stations.
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