Cell phone tracking
As I really have no concerns about being spied upon, I make sure that both my and DWs cell phones have GPS tracking turned on and enabled at all times. When we are traveling, we realize that if anyth...
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Bumpyroad wrote:
that article says that when the cell site simulator is turned on, it simulates a cell tower, forcing cellphones in the area to register with it. the phone need not be in use. (don't know if that last statement means it does not need to be turned on or just doesn't have to be in use?)
bumpy
When the phone is turned on it is constantly seeking and communicating with towers. Otherwise you could receive no calls. SMS (the original basis of text services) uses the empty space in this traffic to handle short messages.
There is no "forcing" involved in registration. To register is the normal and necessary function of the phone. If anything looks to the phone like a cell tower, a message will be exchanged to check it out. See if the signal is usable, is the service on your network or roaming, etc.
Without constant cell site registration, a cell phone would be as useless as landline phone unplugged from the landline.
