Focus on the 5th paragraph.
How did they know the location if she didn't even answer?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_on_re_eu/kyrgyzstan_missing_servicewoman
2006-09-07 03:33:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Cell towers or labled. When the call goes through or is recieved, then it is recorded in a database as to which tower it was routed through.
All they would have to do is look into the database and see what tower the call passed through. That would give a generalized location.
2006-09-07 03:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by Q-burt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cell phones connect to towers. Based upon signal strength and the location of the tower, you can figure out the approximate location of the phone. This is true whether the phone is answered or not. Obviously it only works if it's turned on, though.
2006-09-07 10:40:23 · answer #2 · answered by Rose D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the above, plus that she could have had a GPS phone that will give the location when calling.
2006-09-07 10:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by tiger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe they had a computer chip in her lol or used google earth
2006-09-07 12:44:34 · answer #4 · answered by mike L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋