Tracking a child with autism

[Lea]

We had the wherify watch several years ago, and they stopped the service. Then they came out with the wherifone...which will be discontinued in the next few weeks according to a source at Wherify. We had the MIGO through Verizon between those two to track my son and his aides (who sometimes took him to places that I had requested they not go--) so now we are back to needing a simple phone and GPS locator that I can locate via the internet. (I have an Iphone so I can access basically anywhere) So--my question--is this going to be a viable replacement so that I can track my son and his aides? My son is becoming verbal and we like that he can call and talk to us too...(just wish there was a phone with less buttons like the wherifone so that it would be simpler for my son to learn)

Also, do I just buy the starter kit and then by boost cards to get the service paid for?

Thanks for any info....
Lea

[hutch109]

Yes, thats pretty much it. If your going to charge the phone every day - the starter kit will work nice. You can expect about 8 hours of life from the unit.

Just keep it "Boosted" up with minutes, and AccuTracking service - and it will work great.

The boost phones are pretty easy to use - they do have buttons, but not too many more than a standard keypad. And you can lock some of the options too.

Eric

[Lea]

Explain how the fees work..I buy boost cards (or pay online) for the phone calls, and pay accutracking for the GPS capability? How does it break down?

I also looked at the Kajeet that is rolling out next week with their GPS and it looked a little more complicated for my son. This really looks like the best option if I can turn off some of the buttons.

Thanks for helping me!

[hutch109]

You buy Boost cards and apply them to your Boost account (used to transport the DATA to AccuTracking site), don't put any more than $30 on your account - as they expire after 90 days - and you only need $31.50 per 3 months.

Then you pay AccuTracking either $6 or $8 per month for your plan - or pay a year in advance and get a big discount.

That is for the mapping, history, alarms, etc.

Eric