Sprint App Shuts Down Driver’s Phone

ilovedessert · 09/12/2011, 11:07 PM

Hi all,

FYI. See link.

take care,

Jay

September 12, 2011, 7:43 pm
Sprint App Shuts Down Driver’s Phone
By MATT RICHTEL

Sprint App Shuts Down Driver's Phone - NYTimes.com

Smartphones have led to more distracted driving. They’re also helping to mitigate it with a host of new apps aimed at shutting down a driver’s device.

Add Sprint to the list of companies offering such an app. On Monday, Sprint announced that it is offering “Sprint Drive First” for Android phones (and coming soon for BlackBerry and other operating systems). The app automatically disables the phone when it is traveling more than 10 miles an hour, which the phone determines using GPS.

ggendel · 09/13/2011, 10:03 AM

I would guess riding on the train will be a problem.

sczajka · 09/14/2011, 12:02 PM

Add flying!

Smartfah · 09/14/2011, 12:08 PM

Nice concept, but $2 per month to use it, really?

Other than parents getting it for their teenage kids, I can't see many people paying a monthly fee for this.

mjkjr · 09/14/2011, 12:16 PM

I've seen a lot of commercials for this the past couple days. I'm sure there's some way to disable it in certain situations, maybe even just turning off GPS? Who knows... Either way, I can't imagine parents paying for it to use on their kids phones. I can't believe people (parents) feel they would actually need that much control anyway. Just let all these kids be accountable and learn from their own decisions/mistakes, whether it's texting while driving or whatever. Just my 2 cents, even though it's not worth that much

Fisack23 · 09/14/2011, 12:27 PM

I'm sure we're going to get a lot of knee-jerk reactions from people who didn't actually read the article - that this is a VOLUNTEER APP, not a mandatory requirement! (I can just hear the shouts - "Government intrusion! Trying to control our lives!")

I may be interested in having it on my teenager's phone, but I don't believe that I would pay $2 a month for it. Interesting concept, though - and what if location services are turned off?

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ilovedessert News Hound Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,810 Likes Received: 187 Thanks: 1,209 Thanked 964 Times in 474 Posts	Sprint App Shuts Down Driver’s Phone Hi all, FYI. See link. take care, Jay September 12, 2011, 7:43 pm Sprint App Shuts Down Driver’s Phone By MATT RICHTEL Sprint App Shuts Down Driver's Phone - NYTimes.com Smartphones have led to more distracted driving. They’re also helping to mitigate it with a host of new apps aimed at shutting down a driver’s device. Add Sprint to the list of companies offering such an app. On Monday, Sprint announced that it is offering “Sprint Drive First” for Android phones (and coming soon for BlackBerry and other operating systems). The app automatically disables the phone when it is traveling more than 10 miles an hour, which the phone determines using GPS. __________________ Please Support Research into Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain and Spinal Injuries. If You Suffer from These, Consider Joining or Better Yet Forming a Support Group. No One Should Suffer from the Burden of Chronic Pain, Jay M. S. Founder, Leesburg Fibromyalgia/Resources Group
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Smartfah Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,070 Likes Received: 174 Thanks: 150 Thanked 272 Times in 162 Posts	Nice concept, but $2 per month to use it, really? Other than parents getting it for their teenage kids, I can't see many people paying a monthly fee for this.
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mjkjr Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kansas City Missouri Posts: 1,045 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 1,197 Thanked 259 Times in 200 Posts	I've seen a lot of commercials for this the past couple days. I'm sure there's some way to disable it in certain situations, maybe even just turning off GPS? Who knows... Either way, I can't imagine parents paying for it to use on their kids phones. I can't believe people (parents) feel they would actually need that much control anyway. Just let all these kids be accountable and learn from their own decisions/mistakes, whether it's texting while driving or whatever. Just my 2 cents, even though it's not worth that much __________________ Sprint Pre Plus 1.4.5 Dev Verizon Pre 2.1.0 Weather App in the works...
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Fisack23 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: On my computer Posts: 612 Likes Received: 53 Thanks: 94 Thanked 128 Times in 85 Posts	I'm sure we're going to get a lot of knee-jerk reactions from people who didn't actually read the article - that this is a VOLUNTEER APP, not a mandatory requirement! (I can just hear the shouts - "Government intrusion! Trying to control our lives!") I may be interested in having it on my teenager's phone, but I don't believe that I would pay $2 a month for it. Interesting concept, though - and what if location services are turned off?
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