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How to locate family, friends and establishments with phone TRACKER!

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Description

Globe Telecoms' Tracker is a location-based service that allows you to get a general description of the location of your family, friends, or establishments in the Philippines. Tracker locates mobile phones using the signals received by the cell sites of Globe Telecoms' cellular network.


Accuracy

These services only work with a general location or vicinity of a subscriber. The services will not give precise, specific locations, but will describe the general geographical area of a subscriber's location.

Locations are closer in approximation in the urban areas than in rural areas.It's not guaranteed to be precise as Global Positioning System(GPS) technology do. But it sure is would help though.


Prerequisites

  • It must be a Globe number/SIM.
  • The Globe number/SIM must have enough load to pay Tracker service.
  • The phone must be turned ON.
  • The phone and person you want to track must be able to confirm/accept your request for tracking.
  • The phone/number being tracked must be reasonably near or within the Globe network coverage area.

If you have all those above setup then your are qualified to use Globe Tracker.


Enroll
Enroll

How do I enroll?

To enroll, click on the "Enroll here" link on the Globe Tracker home page. Enter you mobile number then click on "Send Confirmation Request". You will receive an SMS from 7000 (the Tracker SMS access number), requesting you to confirm your request. Reply to the message by sending CONFIRM to 7000. A confirmation message will be sent to your mobile phone. Wait for your screen to redirect you to the Tracker Web enrollment page.

On the enrollment page, enter your preferred name. (This is only needed if you are new to Tracker.) Enter your e-mail address and your password. Confirm your password by typing it in again. Then, click on "Sign me up!." You will receive an SMS from 7000 stating that you have successfully enrolled. The page will refresh and you can now begin using Tracker.


Find a Person

Before you can locate a person, you must add him/her to your list and then ask his/her permission for tracker service. You must ensure you have enough load to be able to add and locate the persons' current location.

How do I add a person to my list?

To add a person in your list, click Find a Person on the menu then click Add a Person. This will show the Add a Person page. Enter the name and 11-digit mobile number of the person you want to add then click Add. A page showing the contacts in your list will be displayed. The contact you just added will have a "Pending request" status. The person will receive a text message asking for permission to be added to your list. When he/she accepts your invitation, then the status will change to an "In list" status.

You may add as many people as you want at Php2.50/person. You can only add Globe and TM mobile numbers.

How do I find a person?

To find a person, click Find a Person in the menu. You will see a list of contacts you can locate. Click the box beside the mobile number of the person you want to find then click Find Selected. You can find multiple persons at the same time by clicking multiple boxes then clicking Find Selected. Locating a person costs Php5.00 each.

If you want to use your phone to locate the person, assuming you already have added the peron to your list and had confirmed to tracker, send FIND <person name on your list> to 7000. It will reply a message to your phone that contains current location of the person you are looking. Locating a person from phone costs Php5.00 each.


How do I find an establishment?


To find an establishment, click Find a Place on the menu. You can look for:

 Specific establishments that are near you (leftmost pane "Nearest to you")
 Establishments in a specific place (middle pane "In a specific place")
 Establishments belonging to a specific category that are near you (rightmost pane "By category")

To look for establishments near you, enter the name of the establishment in the space provided in the "Nearest you" pane and click on the "FIND" button. Each transaction costs Php5.00.

To look for establishments in a given place, enter the name of the establishment and the location in the "In a specific place" pane and click on the "FIND" button. Each transaction costs Php2.50.

To look for establishments belonging to a specific category or business type near you, select the establishment type from the Category drop down list in the "By category" pane and click on the "FIND" button. Each transaction costs Php5.00.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information and details about Globe Tracker. Please visiti Globe Traker FAQ Section.

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