Oh yeah, that has worked for 10 years now. A guy I worked for 8 years ago tracked his wife and daughter via their phones. He was a fanatic about it. Would call if the daughter was off course even a little. Obsessive to a fault. As one might guess she left home as soon as she turned 18. Met a military dude online and got married and moved to Texas.
I moved on after that so no clue how things turned out.
I suspect a lot of burner phones are sold to folks who accidentally on purpose leave their primary cell at home so they cannot be tracked.