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New Mobile Phone Tracking Service Offers Cost-Effective Means of Locating Mobile Workers or Lost Mobile Phones across alll UK Mobile Networks 

Statistics show that the UK has the highest number of mobile workers in Europe, set to increase from 2.3 million in 2001 to an estimated figure of 4.8 million in 2005.  This has brought new challenges to managers on how to ensure effective management of their mobile workers as well as ensuring their safety whilst away from the office.

Research also indicates that over 1.3 million mobile phones are lost or misplaced in the UK every year, with potentially devastating consequences for business profitability, productivity and staff & data security.

In answer to these two problems MobileLocate, the leading mobile location provider in the UK, has unveiled a brand new service that enables managers instantly to pinpoint the  location of mobile telephones and their users.

MobileLocate is offering all UK based businesses a FREE 30 day trial of the service. The service is available thereafter for less than One Pound per mobile phone per month.

The MobileLocate service uses the latest mobile phone technology to enable managers to locate their staff’s whereabouts in an instant. Locations can either be displayed on a PC, which shows the worker’s position on a map, or text to  a mobile phone.. The service can be used for any mobile phones using the Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange and O2 networks.

In stark contrast to conventional GPS based mobile tracking services that can cost as much as £800 per installation, MobileLocate is a highly cost effective solution that allows smaller and medium sized companies to take advantage of mobile tracking for the first time for as little as £1 per month. The list of organisations set to benefit from MobileLocate includes contractors such as electricians, service companies and organisations with field sales or support staff. 

‘With more workers than ever operating outside the traditional office environment, businesses are faced with new challenges when managing their mobile workforce.  Mobile tracking services have proven to increase productivity as well as staff safety, whilst at the same time  greatly improving the likelihood of business being able to locate lost or misplaced mobile phones,’ says MobileLocate Director Jon Magnusson.

Jon managed him self to find his own mobile phone with the help of the technology after loosing his mobile  during a weekend break with friends. “I traced the phone back to home and later found it in the back of my car which stood parked in the driveway” “Most importantly I avoided the hassle of loosing all those contact details I had stored up over the last few years”, said Jon.

‘Furthermore, because MobileLocate is governed by the newly introduced mobile telephone industry Code of Practice relating to the use of passive location services, users can be confident that they are protected by law against misuse of the service. The types of safeguards specified include the need for consent, text message reminders for locatees and an easy way to terminate the service,’ adds Magnusson.

For more information on MobileLocate, visit www.mobilelocate.co.uk or telephone 0870 44 500 33.