If you've done a lot of traveling, then you've probably heard about Cell Phone GPS. If you're unfamiliar with it, then let me give you some basic info. GPS or Global Positioning System is tool for navigation and precise-positioning that was first developed for national defense purposes. It was developed to help soldiers, military vehicles, ships and planes in determining their locations accurately.

As the use of mobile GPS became widespread, businesses noticed its commercial potential and began to develop it as a profitable navigational tool. Cell phone gps locator became popular as a car navigation tool and products from GPS companies like Garmin and TomTom have become household names. The usual GPS car navigation device offers features like automatic routing, voice-guided navigation, and route re-calculating to help users find their location and reach their intended destination.

However, the tragic events of 11 September 2001 increased demand for enhanced 911 emergency calling capabilities which in turn pushed the integration tracking technology into mobile phone gps tracking. In response to the terrorist attack, the FCC required all mobile phone carriers to provide the ability to trace cell phone calls to a location within 100 meters or less. Mobile phone carriers realized that integrating GPS technology into cell phone handsets was the most efficient method of complying with FCC requirements.

Let look at how the major mobile phone carriers integrated GPS navigation into their services and cell phones.

AT&T offers the Navigator service that provides spoken turn by turn GPS driving directions. It also provides automatic reroute, full color maps, and real time traffic alerts all on cell phone GPS tracking enabled devices. AT&T offers a free 30-day trial to their customers.

Here are some of AT&T's Free Cell Phone GPS Tracking enabled devices:

* 3G iPhone
* Blackberry 8820
* Motorola Moto Q Global
* Motorola Moto Z9
* HTC Tilt
* Blackberry Pearl 8120
* Blackberry Curve 8310

Sprint offers two mobile phone cell phone GPS services, the Sprint navigation and Sprint Family Locator. Sprint Navigation offers detailed maps, driving directions, one-click rerouting and traffic alerts on select phones. On the other hand, Sprint Family Locator offers a convenient, reliable and secure method of locating family members from any web enabled mobile phone.

Here are some of Sprint's GPS enabled mobile phones:

* HTC Touch
* LG Rumor
* Motorola i920
* Samsung Instinct
* Blackberry Curve 8330
* Sanyo Pro 700
* HTC Mogul
* Palm Treo 755p

Verizon offers the VZ Navigator GPS service that offers advanced navigation features. VZ Navigator offers subscribers detailed color maps that can be quickly panned and zoomed, prompted turn-by-turn directions with auto-rerouting, and local search of 14 million points of interest.

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