Millions of people use monitoring systems and devices for several purposes. Monitoring systems and devices have been around for quite some time and are designed to increase the level of security and protection in facilities. Among the technologies that the cell phone industry created, the cell phone interceptor is what experts consider one of the most innovative and valuable. Cell Phone Interceptors Used for Monitoring The cell phone interceptor is one of the latest inventions that the cell phone industry introduced. The primary aim of developing this unit is to Read More

Before activating a new Verizon Wireless cell phone, it is important that you backup your phone numbers. By making the switch from an older phone to a newer one, you'll lose access to the older one. Therefore, transfer your numbers either by bringing it into a Verizon Wireless store or use the Backup Assistant. This way, you have a copy of all your contacts so when you activate the new cell phone, you'll be able to use it immediately. If you've bought a new phone and have no previous contacts, Read More

Many of us have lost our cell phones from time to time but some may have a harder time than others in retrieving their phone. What is worse is when you lose your cell phone in the middle of a texting session or when you have an important phone call to make and the person's contact information is in your cell phone. Whatever the reason, this article will provide you with detailed methods of finding your lost cell phone as quickly as possible so that you can continue with your Read More

With so many people using cell phones these days, one of the devices that have popped- up on the market are cell phone jammers. Be advised that cell phone jammers are usually black market devices, since using them is illegal in most municipalities. However, for those that are tired of hearing endless cell phone conversations or constantly being interrupted by incessant cell phone ring tones, a cell phone jammer seems like the perfect device to own. How Cell Phone Jammers Work Cell phone jammers work in a similar way to Read More

ESN (Electronic Serial Number) An Electronic Serial Number is a code created to identify mobile devices. An ESN is 32 bits long, and the distribution of information in those bits has changed as the standard has evolved. The first 8 bits originally represented the manufacturer code, leaving 24 bits for the manufacturer to assign codes to mobile devices. This system allowed for up to 256 manufacturers and up to 16,777,215 unique codes for each manufacturer’s mobile devices. To allow for more manufacturers, the manufacturer code was extended to 14 bits, Read More

MMS, Multimedia Messaging Service, is a widely used communication channel over mobile phones to send and receive multimedia like images, ringtones, and videos. Most modern mobiles phones are MMS enabled. To use MMS service on your mobile phone, you need to do 2 things: Activate the MMS Service from your Service Provider. Upon activation by the Service Provider, you will receive MMS settings which need to be setup in your mobile phone. The process to setup MMS in your mobile phone will differ from one Service Provider to another. Every Read More

Tumbling exploits a weakness in the AMPS/NAMPS roaming system. In tumbling, you first configure the SIDH in your mobile telephone to pretend to be from another cellular carrier. If you are in Colorado, for example, you would configure your mobile telephone as if it were subscribed to a cellular carrier in Texas. Next, you modify your mobile telephone to generate a random ESN (Electronic Serial Number) and a random MIN (Mobile Identification Number) from an Area Code served by the carrier you configured into your mobile telephone in the first Read More

A ringtone is a custom sound that plays when some mobile phones receive an incoming call. Early cell phones had very boring rings, just like standard landline telephones. When a dozen people were in a meeting and one of their cell phones rang, it took some time to sort out whose cell phone was ringing! Ringtones allow each of us to give our cell phones a bit of personality, while at the same time they help us to sort out our incoming calls from everyone elses incoming calls. Ringtone Formats Read More

Cell phone tracking is used to track the current position of a cell phone. An active call is not required to track the current position of the cell phone, but the cell phone must be turned on for a successful tracking. GSM localization uses multilateration to establish the position of GSM cell phones, generally with the objective to trace the user. GSM localization is then done by triangulation to locate the user/cell phone, on the basis of the strength of the signals. Triangulation is the process of finding one’s position Read More

Motorola has led the field in introducing advanced technologies to its customers, and no technology has been as effective as WiDEN. WiDEN, short for Wideband Integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network, is the latest software upgrade from Motorola. The main reason for its introduction was to provide a support system for iDEN, the technology behind wireless telephony protocol or mobile radio services. WiDEN has made it possible for clients to stay in touch across as many as four 25 kHz channels. These channels can range up to a hundred Kbits of bandwidth. Read More