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TELUS extends location based services to help clients in Quebec find destinations and family
MONTREAL, June 6 /CNW/
TELUS clients in more than 40 Quebec communities, including Gatineau, the Greater Montreal area, Sherbrooke, the Greater Quebec City area, Saint-Georges, Rimouski, Baie-Comeau and Sept-Îles can now access Navigator and Kid Find, two easy-to-use GPS services that help increase peace of mind and security by assisting users to navigate to destinations or locate family members in real-time using interactive mobile phone based maps.
"TELUS is proud to extend these two innovative location based services to our clients in Quebec. TELUS Navigator and Kid Find deliver increased peace of mind whether at the amusement park with the family, or looking for the way to a friend's new apartment on July 1," said Stéphane Dubreuil, TELUS senior vice-president of Consumer Solutions in Quebec. "TELUS, through its SPARK line-up of information, entertainment and messaging services, is constantly developing innovative solutions that bring the information clients need to the palm of their hand, adding simplicity and security to their hectic lives."
Navigator and Kid Find now operate throughout TELUS' 1X Digital PCS coverage area in Gatineau, Montreal area, Laval, Saint-Jérôme, Joliette, Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sherbrooke, Magog, the Greater Quebec City area, Montmagny, Sainte-Marie, Saint-Georges, Baie-Saint-Paul, La Malbaie, Rimouski, Matane, Baie-Comeau, Sept-Iles, Percé, Ottawa, Kingston, southern Ontario including Barrie, Kitchener-Waterloo, Windsor, London, the Golden Horseshoe region, Newmarket, Halifax, Winnipeg, as well as in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.
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.
TELUS Navigator
Leave the map at home with TELUS 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.
With Navigator's local search function, clients can easily locate businesses in their area, without having to type in a starting address. Users can click through a menu for business categories of interest, and the service will determine the user's current location and deliver results listed by distance and name. Then, with the push of a single key, users can get directions to the destination or call the business.
TELUS Navigator is available to clients for $10 per month plus a one-time $0.50 download fee and operates on select phones including the BlackBerry 8703e. Added today to the line-up of devices supporting the service, the BlackBerry 8703e is the first BlackBerry from TELUS to support Navigator. TELUS Navigator can be activated by visiting mytelusmobility.com or an authorized TELUS retail location. For a limited time, clients who would like to test TELUS Navigator will receive a two week trial without subscription.
TELUS Kid Find
Users concerned about their family members' 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 are regularly updated on the interactive maps and allow users to zoom in and out to see their family members' 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.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T - News, T.A - News; NYSE: TU - News) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $8.8 billion of annual revenue and 10.8 million customer connections including 5.1 million wireless subscribers, 4.5 million wireline network access lines and 1.1 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being Canada's premier corporate citizen, we give where we live. Since 2000, TELUS and our team members have contributed more than $91 million to charitable and non-profit organizations and volunteered more than 1.7 million hours of service to local communities. Eight TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.
Contact:
Steve Andler
Networks In Motion, Inc.
949-453-3807
sandler@networksinmotion.com