Trace a lost mobile phone - project.

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  [Prototype]

  Assuming your circuit will use the services from the currently inserted sim, luckily you already have a nice thing present in the expensive phone i.e. the GPS. You can play around GPS to exactly pin point the location.
  
  However, be sure that this is only valid for educational projects only. If you're planning to go further, I am afraid you'll not be able to get this implemented. This is a major security threat & will be subjected to severe punishment by the government. Hence, despite of how good it sounds, it cannot be put to practical use.
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  shruthip

  [Prototype]

  Assuming your circuit will use the services from the currently inserted sim, luckily you already have a nice thing present in the expensive phone i.e. the GPS. You can play around GPS to exactly pin point the location.
  
  However, be sure that this is only valid for educational projects only. If you're planning to go further, I am afraid you'll not be able to get this implemented. This is a major security & will be subjected to severe punishment by the government. Hence, despite of how good it sounds, it cannot be put to practical use.

  actually i hav a doubt, after the sim card is removed.....and thrown... then can we trace the mobile phone with the GPS . I actually dont know what is GPS ...could u pls tell me what it is pls in brief about its working. i also didnt understand the phrase in your post " valid for educational projects only" could u pls tell me abt that also..pls
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  Harshad Italiya

  shruthip

  actually i hav a doubt, after the sim card is removed.....and thrown... then can we trace the mobile phone with the GPS . I actually dont know what is GPS ...could u pls tell me what it is pls in brief about its working. i also didnt understand the phrase in your post " valid for educational projects only" could u pls tell me abt that also..pls

  Now a days every smartphone is enabled with GPS devices.
  Read more about GPS here:- Global Positioning System
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  [Prototype]

  shruthip

  actually i hav a doubt, after the sim card is removed.....and thrown... then can we trace the mobile phone with the GPS . I actually dont know what is GPS ...could u pls tell me what it is pls in brief about its working. i also didnt understand the phrase in your post " valid for educational projects only" could u pls tell me abt that also..pls

  Every phone have their unique identities like ESN, IMEI, MAC which doesn't change irrespective of the Sim card present in the phone. Few of these identities are broadcasted hence you can distinguish various devices from each other.
  
  GPS is a hardware which gives the latitude & longitude of the mobile phone. Read more info about GPS on wikipedia as pointed by godfather. For your purpose, as simple as a software can be used which utilizes the GPS hardware present in the mobile.
  
  And, with that phrase, I meant to say that, despite this project sounds very useful, its not practical to implement it because of the security threats attached to it. Hence its only good for education projects rather than any practical purpose.