Does a cell phone that is GPS capable have to be turned on to locate within GPS tracking? ?

May 9, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment
Filed under: Other - Electronics 

cellguy38019 asked:


To clarify, does the cell phone itself have to be powered on?

Tags: Cell Phone, Gps Tracking

Comments

1. Rafael says:

   May 10, 2009 at 8:31 pm

   Yes. The cell phone has to be on so it can connect to the nearest antenna/satellite so it can be tracked down.

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