How to find out where the person is, using a mobile phone.? Service from "Beeline" - "Locator". How do I disable or enable the Latitude service?

Today it is much easier to learn about a person's location than ten or twenty years ago. Everyone has a mobile phone, where he can be contacted, wherever he is - in transport, in a store or for a walk. Even small children and elderly people, when they leave the house, take with them this miracle of technical progress. However, there are situations when you can not contact someone, despite the presence of a mobile in his pocket. Examples of this mass - do not pick up the phone, because it is busy or can not talk at the moment, does not hear the melody of the call, etc. Nothing, if it's someone from friends or just an adult and independent person, and if the child? Or an old grandmother? Absence of feedback immediately gives rise to a lot of thoughts, emotions and makes you experience "where, why does not answer what to do." Fortunately, you can do something, and all thanks to a new service from Beeline - "Locator".

What is the benefit of the new service for Beeline subscribers? How can a locator help in case I can not write / write to a person, or he simply does not answer?

Find out where friends and friends are

This option will allow you to always be aware of where is the one who you need. Mobile locator from "Beeline" is able to locate people using a mobile phone. The service is especially useful for those who have small children or elderly parents.

Orient if lost

However, the possibilities of using this service are much wider. In addition to the fact that you can find out the location of friends and relatives, you can also find out your coordinates. Wandered into some unfamiliar area of the city and lost? It does not matter if you have a Latitude connection. He will indicate where you are and help you find the right way.

Find nearest objects

In addition, with the help of this function it is easy to get information about all cafes-restaurants, hotels, gas stations, shopping centers and other public places located near your location. Convenient, is not it?

Thus, the service "Beeline" - "Locator" - a great way to make your life better and quieter, always know about where are close people and navigate the city without anyone's help.

Features of the service "Locator"

The first thing you should know about when you activate the service is you can not "follow" someone, without being noticed. Personal life for that and personal, so as not to let into it all curious. That is why, before you begin to track the location of a particular person, you should get his consent. It is very easy to do this.

In the menu for controlling the "Beeline" service "Locator" there is a corresponding item "Find a subscriber". Here you need to add the number of the person you need, following the prompts in the instruction. After that, his mobile phone will receive a message informing you of your desire to track his whereabouts. It has the following form: "The subscriber [your phone number] requests permission to watch you." If a person agrees to this, he should send a reply sms-message with the word "Yes". Otherwise, you will not be able to play the role of "detective".

Naturally, if it's your minor child or an elderly parent, you can do it yourself.

Using Mobile Locator: Instruction

After you have received the appropriate permission, you have the right to learn the location of this person at any time. However, you can do this no more than every five minutes.

How to use the service from "Beeline" - "Locator"?

1. To determine where the subscriber is now, use the command "Where [subscriber number]" by sending this word to 5166. Or go to the control menu and select "Find a subscriber".
2. If you want to define your own location, simply select the menu item called "Where am I".
3. When you need to get information about objects located nearby, the menu item "What's next" will come to the rescue. From the list offered, select the desired category of objects, such as cinemas or restaurants. You will be offered all the nearest options that fall under this topic.

So, if you think that this service is necessary for you, then it's time to learn more about the terms of its provision.

Service activation

Subscription to "Locator" "Beeline" paid. The subscription fee is three rubles, which are debited for each day of use. In this case, all commands and requests (both the location and the search for the desired objects) are not paid additionally. Also free of charge are calls to number 09853 and SMS messages to number 5166 about connecting and disconnecting the service.

By the way, new users are provided with a free period - 7 days, during which you can familiarize yourself with the service and make a decision about its use.

First, let's look at how to connect Beeline's Latitude. It's very easy to do this: just call 09853 or send an empty SMS to 5166. The service will be connected. The same number (5166) you will use to send the appropriate commands.

Commands for managing the service

Here is the list of the most popular query commands:

• Where number / where name - searches for the coordinates of the subscriber;
• Number / name_number - adds the coordinates of the subscriber with the name assignment;
• Delete number / name - removes from subscriber's list;
• Stop - removes someone from watching;
• List - receiving a list of subscribers, which are monitored;
• Who is getting a list of those who are monitoring you;
• Start - subscription to this service;
• Yes / no - permission or prohibition of request for coordinates.

If you decide to turn off the service "Locator" "Beeline", then it is also easy: send an SMS message with the command "Off" to number 5166. The service will be disabled.

What you need to know about by connecting "Locator"

Of course, many new proposal from Beeline will seem interesting and very useful. And this is true, if not for a number of "BUT."

1. The first drawback - the error in the work of "Locator". Thus, in determining the location, inaccuracies in the range from 250 m to one and a half kilometers are possible. Sometimes such errors are very significant.
2. The second drawback or, rather, limitation - within one user (from one phone number) can be watched by no more than five close / friends at a time. However, you can get out of the situation as follows: remove one number from your subscribers list and add another one to its place (you can do it regularly).
3. The third nuance - to determine the location can not be more often than with an interval of five minutes. However, this is not such a long time - you can wait.

Some carry the disadvantages and the fact that to determine the location of a subscriber, you must first obtain consent from him. This is not surprising, because many connect this service in order to track where their second half or subject of interest is. But think, but would you like to become an object of observation without your knowledge? Obviously not. Therefore, this rule is probably not a defect, but a merit of service.

Summarizing

For someone, the above nuances will be significant when deciding whether to connect the service, and someone will not seem so important to refuse to use such a useful service. In general, the new proposal from the company "Beeline" - "Locator" - can be called a really good idea, especially for those who care about the safety of their loved ones.