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SMS technology helps parents keep track of children

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The subscription-based service, which claims to be the first of its kind in the UK, allows parents to monitor the whereabouts of their children without needing to constantly pester them with phone calls.

Operated by Newbury-based MobileLocate, ChildLocate uses location-based technology to identify where children are and is accurate from between 50 and 500 metres. It works best in urban areas

Parents can access information via the childlocate website and the system uses SMS signals to determine the child's location.

Costing £9.99 per month, it provides parents with 10 free location requests and 10 free text messages, with further requests billed at 30p per location or 10p per SMS.

Developed in conjunction with child protection agencies in the UK, ChildLocate is immediately available on Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and O2.

"www.childlocate.co.uk ":http://www.childlocate.co.uk

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