There are packages on the internet you can buy which can locate a phone by gps or other on a computer , but I do not know if they work with a iphone and are leagal unfortanly you need you phone in the begining to recieve the the text from the computer comfming it . Again don't know if it works on iphone or ipad if you have an apple I reccommend mobile me i have it and it great for other things to .