uLocate > Getting Started with uLocate


There are 4 steps to getting up and running with !uLocate:

     Step 1: Confirm that you meet the cell phone / carrier requirement.

     Step 2: Download and setup the uLocate application on your cell phone.

         setup for i88/i58          setup for i830/i730

  Step 3: Test that your data plan has been activated.

     Step 4: Open an account with uLocate.

  STEP 3: TEST THAT YOUR DATA PLAN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED

The service plan you have with your carrier needs to have the ability to transfer data across the carrier network. You can test to see if this in place by attempting to have your phne "talk" to our server.

To test for the presence of a properly activated data plan:

  1. Turn the phone on and start the application. To start uLocate, if it is not already running:
    • press the menu button.Scroll to and highlight Java Apps and press SELECT
    • Scroll to and highlight !uLocate and press RUN.
    The app will now attempt to get a GPS fix (a GPS fix is the latitude and longitude that establish a location).

  2. To determine if you can "talk" to our server, press the "Locate" softkey (lower left key under display). You will receive one of the following three messages:

    • "The phone number in your applet setup cannot be found in the uLocate database. (ERR:S1)".
    • SUCCESS!! Proceed to Step 4:Open a uLocate Account.

    • "Could not connect to uLocate server." If you received this message, then a data plan is not currently in place or was not provisioned properly. Please contact your Nextel or Southern LINC representative.

With a data plan in place, please

Proceed to Step 4: Open a uLocate account

NOTE: You can suspend the application to make or receive calls by pressing the red end call button twice. The screen will return to the Nextel default display. NOTE: the application is still running. To return to the application, press the Menu button, scroll to and highlight Java Apps, press SELECT. The screen will display !uLocate suspended, press RESUME.

If you need assistance please contact uLocate at 1-888-641-0102 or sales@uLocate.com