Skunks,<div><br></div><div>I have two &#39;stupid&#39; questions.</div><div><br></div><div>1.0 When you want to know whether a host on network is up or down you ping it,right?Is there an equivalent on mobile phones?If I want to know whether 0725****** is an operational </div>
<div>      number,is there a way of finding out without calling the number or calling Safaricom to ask them about it?</div><div><br></div><div>2.0 We know the location of a mobile device can be discovered using GPS or Cellular tower triangulation.If,for example,a person is using a feature phone then GPS is out of </div>
<div>      question.Is there a way to tap(for lack of a better word) into the service provider&#39;s triangulation info and send the info to the mobile number or store it for other uses?Think of it as </div><div>      a primitive navigation system.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Anyone even with remote knowledge of how these two work will be of great help to me right now!<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Kind Regards,<div><br></div><div>Moses Muya.</div><br>
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