The Sprint Family Locator service is now available on all Web-enabled Sprint phones. In addition, more than 100 Sprint phones can be located by the service, including all currently available Sprint phones.
Launched in April 2006, Sprint Family Locator enables families to locate one another using GPS. Parents can log in on their phone or a PC to locate a child on an interactive map, even when the child is using their phone to make a call or send a text, the carrier says. The service also gives the address, surrounding landmarks and accuracy of the child’s location within a specified radius, along with the ability to click to call or send a text to the child directly from the service.
The service also enables a parent to set Safety Checks at certain landmarks such as a school, home or relative’s house, at specified times. The parent is automatically notified whether the loved one is near the specified landmark at the set time.
The Family Locator service costs $9.99 a month.