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AT&T Rolls Out FamilyMap iPhone Application

Friday February 5, 2010 10:46 am PST by Eric Slivka

AT&T today announced the release of AT&T FamilyMap, a new iPhone application that integrates with the company's existing FamilyMap service to allow families to keep track of each other while on the go.

The AT&T FamilyMap app brings a streamlined approach to helping families stay up to speed on each other's whereabouts by locating wireless devices within a shared family account. The app provides iPhone users with access to FamilyMap's popular features, which until now, were only accessible through a computer.

The FamilyMap service is priced at $9.99 per month for two phones or $14.99 per month for up to five phones charged to the customer's AT&T bill. The iPhone application carries no additional charge beyond the monthly subscription.

Features offered in the service include the ability to view each phone's whereabouts on an interactive map, as well as the ability to label frequently-visited locations on the maps for easy reference. The application also offers on-demand locating, integrated messaging via e-mail, SMS, and voice, and automated checks to see if a family member is on schedule to reach a given location.

AT&T FamilyMap can only be established for phones on a single shared billing account, with the account owner overseeing all privacy preferences.
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mattwolfmatt
Posted: 26 months ago
Can't the be accomplished through "where's my iphone?"
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jholzner
Posted: 26 months ago

Can't the be accomplished through "where's my iphone?"


You can't use that feature via an iPhone.

Oh, and it requires a Mobile me account as well.
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jayducharme
Posted: 26 months ago
Seems like a nice and useful idea, but not worth the extra money on top of my already-expensive plan. This would be a nice app to have built into the iPhone, with the fees included in the monthly plan. Can you imagine the families that would jump on board for this, with parents being able to keep track of their children?
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gber
Posted: 26 months ago
Another price rip-off.
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iansilv
Posted: 26 months ago
Att are ******* for charging for this. I am all for capitalism, but this is just crap. This simple feature adds another layer of safety for parents looking out for their children. The number of people who actually use it, the small revenue stream it generates,a nod the fact that we already pay for unlimited data and have gps units on our phones means that there is no reason, no justifiable reason for this extra charge to be had.

**** you ATT. I can't wait for other carriers to get the iPhone.
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meagain
Posted: 26 months ago
Too expensive. Would've been cool though.
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meagain
Posted: 26 months ago



**** you ATT. I can't wait for other carriers to get the iPhone.


NO KIDDING! Even if the other carrier sucks more, I can't wait to switch. But how 'could' it suck more?
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lowbatteries
Posted: 26 months ago
I would love a feature like this for MobileMe. In fact, any API for the "find my iphone" feature would be cool, to have background location tracking.
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adammull
Posted: 26 months ago
You can just use Loopt, for free. Way to go AT&T, charging for what I can get elsewhere for free.
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csouv
Posted: 26 months ago
IMO this is very useful if you have young kids various ages attending different activities all over the city at different times. I can see some folks maybe having an issue with the pricing for it. However, it is certainly helpful if your child happens to cut school on a given day, go somewhere where they are forbidden to go or worse get abducted. It does not require MobileMe like the "Find my phone feature on the iphone" This service uses the built in GPS chip in the handsets or if no GPS is present, it uses the cell towers. This has been around for a couple of years. In the past you would be able to interact with the service via a web browser. Only difference now is that you can also interact with the service via an iphone APP.
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