TELUS Two GPS services: Navigator and Kid Find

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TELUS announced two GPS services Navigator and Kid Find, that help increase security by assisting users to navigate to destinations or locate their children in real-time using interactive mobile phone based maps. The service costs $10 per month plus a one-time 50-cent download fee.

Navigator and Kid Find now operate throughout TELUS' 1X Digital PCS coverage area in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario's Golden Horseshoe region, which stretches from Oshawa to Kitchener, and Barrie to St. Catharines, and is expected to roll out nationally in the future. These services leverage the accuracy of traditional GPS technology with TELUS' network based location technology to provide reliable location fixes in a wide variety of surroundings, including indoor and outdoor environments.

Navigator
This handset based service provides real-time audio and visual turn-by-turn directions similar to in-car navigation systems. Navigator allows clients to use their handset to plan their route ahead, search for destinations from over 1.5 million points of interest and get results according to their preferred mode of travel and route. If they miss their turn, the service will automatically re-route to ensure they get back on track. Maps are updated frequently and can provide points of interest along the route such as restaurants and gas stations.

TELUS Navigator is available to clients with the Samsung A950 on a free two-day trial offer. TELUS Navigator can be activated by visiting mytelusmobility.com or an authorized TELUS retail location. More handsets will support the feature soon.

Parents concerned about their children's safety can now locate them with Kid Find, which allows clients to identify the location of users on their account in real-time on an interactive map through their TELUS mobile phone or mytelusmobility.com. Streets, new businesses, and other points of interests are regularly updated on the interactive maps and allow parents to zoom in and out to see their child's location relative to landmarks. Kid Find protects users' privacy with secure pass codes and mandatory permission requirements that put the client in control of privacy. Only clients who are payment responsible for the account or have been given permission to manage the account can access location information. Individuals being located will be notified by a flashing GPS indicator on their mobile phone's screen each time a location request is sent to their phone. Additionally, when Kid Find has been activated by the account holder, a one-time notification will be sent to the handset to be tracked. Kid Find can be temporarily deactivated by shutting the handset off or disabling the GPS status.

Kid Find is now available to users with select TELUS mobile phones for $5 per month for unlimited usage, plus a one-time $0.50 download fee. As an introductory trial without a subscription, clients can download Kid Find to their handset and receive five free user lookups, or perform them through mytelusmobility.com at no charge. To determine phone compatibility and subscribe to Kid Find, visit mytelusmobility.com or an authorized TELUS retail location.

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[orion1]

It sucks it is still not available in Quebec. Impatiently waiting for the Navigator. Tried it in Toronto, was really great.