"Have you ever lost your mobile phone?" the interviewer asked. "I've lost every phone I've ever owned" came the answer. Thousands of people lose their mobile phones every year, but what happens if it's a super expensive PDA that you really, really want back?
Of course, you'd ring it and see if sounds come from the sofa, or if anyone answers.
After that .. your phone's really gone. Phone triangulation isn't accurate enough to find it if it's lost. It might tell you what town it's in.
But now there's help. If your mobile has GPS, you can turn it into a GPS tracker and find out where it is to within a few metres, in real time.
Blue Tree Services has developed KoolTrax™ for Windows Mobile 5+ (Nokia/Symbian, Java, Blackberry and others are in the final stages of development). It's downloadable software you can install on your phone and it will report its location in real time for display on your PC.
More than one person can track your phone, and the software can be used to locate more than one phone, so a whole family can track each other (or maybe a business such as a taxi company can locate its vehicles).
An additional software download, KoolTrax™ Handset, allows a Windows Mobile 5+ PDA to track another phone, showing its own position and that of other phones on an onscreen map.
Both software packages work worldwide (assuming the phone has roaming enabled), however currently only European maps are available on KoolTrax™ Handset although the relative locations are still displayed.
"I had my phone stolen by a courier driver. Luckily we were able to chase after the van and get my phone back" said Blue Tree Services' Managing Director Mike Smuts. "The driver was amazed we knew".
Download Kooltrax™ Mobile phone tracking software here.
Of course, you'd ring it and see if sounds come from the sofa, or if anyone answers.
After that .. your phone's really gone. Phone triangulation isn't accurate enough to find it if it's lost. It might tell you what town it's in.
But now there's help. If your mobile has GPS, you can turn it into a GPS tracker and find out where it is to within a few metres, in real time.
Blue Tree Services has developed KoolTrax™ for Windows Mobile 5+ (Nokia/Symbian, Java, Blackberry and others are in the final stages of development). It's downloadable software you can install on your phone and it will report its location in real time for display on your PC.
More than one person can track your phone, and the software can be used to locate more than one phone, so a whole family can track each other (or maybe a business such as a taxi company can locate its vehicles).
An additional software download, KoolTrax™ Handset, allows a Windows Mobile 5+ PDA to track another phone, showing its own position and that of other phones on an onscreen map.
Both software packages work worldwide (assuming the phone has roaming enabled), however currently only European maps are available on KoolTrax™ Handset although the relative locations are still displayed.
"I had my phone stolen by a courier driver. Luckily we were able to chase after the van and get my phone back" said Blue Tree Services' Managing Director Mike Smuts. "The driver was amazed we knew".
Download Kooltrax™ Mobile phone tracking software here.
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