how can i cover my cell phone so gps satellite cannot track it?
Posted Aug.11, 2011 in Satellite News
when i’m at home, wil putting my cell phone in my fire proof safe prevent satellites from tracking it at my home ?
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August 11th, 2011 on 4:12 pm
Why don’t you just turn off the tracking feature?
Every phone gives you the option of going incognito so it can’t be traced via GPS
August 11th, 2011 on 4:59 pm
well i know some metals can infact block radio signals so yeah it might work. put it in and call the cell chances are that if you can hear it ring its still working. if you have a lead linned safe you should be good.
August 11th, 2011 on 5:16 pm
Slight misunderstanding here. The GPS satellites do not themselves track phones. All they do is provide signals which the GPS-enabled phone uses to calculate its own position. What happens after that is up to you, but some apps use that result to position you on a map or to send that position to a tracking centre. That part happens through the cell phone system, not via the satellites. The cellphone system itself can provide an approximate location for the phone, based on signal strengths to one or more towers. You can disable GPS apps, but you cannot prevent that second location process unless you switch the phone off or move out of range.
August 11th, 2011 on 5:52 pm
Cant you turn off the GPS tracking feature?
Cant you just… god forbid… turn the phone off?
You cant totally prevent tracking anyway. GPS can isolate your location to within a few feet. But cell-tower triangulation will still pin you to within a hundred feet. As long as you use a device which actively sends out signals, this will always be a problem for the paranoid. Stick to grocery store phone booths.