Breakdown tracking

[stoke1863]

Hi motors sorry for the very silly question just need to get a few things straight.

Im doing a project at uni. Its a web application you can run on your phone so that if you breakdown and you have no idea where you are it will send your lcoation to to the breakdown company.

In reality when you breakdown in an unknown location how do the companies track you?

I presume via your signal from your phone using the cell tower lcoation? Do only the big companies do this?

has anyone experinced this? and if so how accurate was it

 

[stoke1863]

I just tell them what road im on.

as would most.

Just interested what would happen if some absolutely clueless person rang up and didnt even know what road they were on

 

[stoke1863]

Yes it is useless.

Its just a uni project nothing more, obviously people with a brain will already use there smartphone to locate them selfs. Honestly i don't care this is not a comerical project and will never be released