Cellular operators have information on the location of telephones. However, there are legal restrictions on who and under what circumstances this information can be accessed.
It is necessary
- - documents for a cell phone;
- - IMEI
Instructions
Step 1
In order to receive information about the location of another person's phone directly from the operator, you can connect a special paid service. For example, Megafon offers a service called "Follow", and a similar service from MTS is called "Search". The peculiarity of this service is that in order to connect it, it is necessary to obtain (once) the consent of the subscriber. As soon as he confirms that he agrees to the transfer of data about his location, you can at any time, by sending a request to the operator, immediately find out where the phone of the person you are interested in is located.
Step 2
If you want to find out the location of your own phone, which was stolen from you, then a request from the police is required to obtain such information from the cellular operator. So, if your phone was stolen, you, having collected all the checks and documents, go to the police department, located exactly in the area where you lost it. There you write a statement of theft, in which you describe your phone in detail and indicate the IMEI. IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is your phone's unique fifteen-digit number that should be written on the box. It is by IMEI that your phone can be found, since whatever SIM card is in the device, it always transmits its IMEI to the network. Further, employees of the competent authorities independently send a request to the cellular operator, and then receive information about the location of the phone.
Step 3
In fairness, it should be noted that police officers do not always send requests to mobile operators, and they, in turn, do not always provide information even in response to directed requests. We can only hope that the situation will improve over time. In addition, the police will never send a request to the operator if you simply lost your phone, and did not lose it as a result of theft or other criminal actions.
