Sprint Family Locator app - Page 2

**shaun0207** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-25-2008, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by sebo

however, the sprint locator sends a message saying the unit is being located... sprint should use nextel's system as they're one company now, and it's obviously a better system since employess won't ever know they're being located.

Yeah my friend said she is was in the guys bed when she got the text message saying that her husband was looking for her.

joshmerd · #12 (**permalink**) 02-25-2008, 09:02 PM

I am actually working on this type of program for my CompSci senior project. It won't be finished for a little while, though.

sebo · #13 (**permalink**) 02-25-2008, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by shaun0207

Yeah my friend said she is was in the guys bed when she got the text message saying that her husband was looking for her.

and i wouldn't doubt that story. there is always a privacy issue with stuff like this, i guess that's why sprint sends out a SMS to the user. nextel is more buisness oriented so they tend not to send a notice.. the way i see it, if it's your account and they're your phones then i don't really see a privacy issue, so give the user the option to turn off the SMS notification.

Babs · #14 (**permalink**) 02-25-2008, 11:37 PM

There's a free gps tracking tool out there. I think it's molologo.com or mogololo.com

they have to your ''friend'' before you can track them, but the cool thing is that even when you're coming near a friend. you get their location.

trim81 · #15 (**permalink**) 02-26-2008, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by shaun0207

Yeah my friend said she is was in the guys bed when she got the text message saying that her husband was looking for her.

lol too funny

**shaun0207** · #16 (**permalink**) 02-26-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by trim81

lol too funny

I know. I was cracking the hell up. She cheated on me when we were together and I caught her by her text messages and picture messages. You would figure she would learn to do anything on a cellphone when the people your with know more about technology than you. Its really funny

ALBOWSKI · #17 (**permalink**) 02-26-2008, 11:48 AM

the family locator doesnt send a sms to the phone everytime you attempt to locate the person. As best I can tell its right when you sign up and then every week or so afterwards each phone will get a sms saying that it can be located. It works on aircards as well which is actually how I caught her, she turned the cell off but had her laptop with her and left it on in the hotel.

**wldthng842** · #18 (**permalink**) 02-26-2008, 11:50 AM

It used to send sms every time, but I think you can disable it now.

**shaun0207** · #19 (**permalink**) 02-26-2008, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ALBOWSKI

the family locator doesnt send a sms to the phone everytime you attempt to locate the person. As best I can tell its right when you sign up and then every week or so afterwards each phone will get a sms saying that it can be located. It works on aircards as well which is actually how I caught her, she turned the cell off but had her laptop with her and left it on in the hotel.

Really? She said she got a text message to her phone saying it was being located. She looked out the window an he was in the parking lot of the dude's appartment complex.

ALBOWSKI · #20 (**permalink**) 02-26-2008, 01:15 PM

I used that app extensively for close to a month and my ex got maybe 3 sms msgs about the app. The sms always said your phone can be located, Ive never seen one come through that said you were being located.