Friend finder

Kyivstar introduced new unique service «Friend finder» based on LBS technology. Service is available for all Kyivstar and DJUCIE subscribers.

«Friend finder» allows to get information about your friend/friends location and to send information about your location by means of SMS, MMS or e-mail to other subscriber. All that’s needed is the mobile phone connected to Kyivstar network. Average accuracy of location determination is 500 meters. For the initial period you can make use of detailed maps of Ukraine, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odessa, Kharkiv, Lviv, Zaporizhya.

In order to find wanted person, «Friend finder» users can send requests and get information by means of USSD, SMS, MMS, WAP or WEB. Request can be sent by means of SMS to 5146 or USSD-command with specific keywords. In order to get more vivid information you have to activate and set up WAP and MMS. In this case you’ll get the possibility to see location at the map.

New service envisages full confidentiality:

• One could not determine somebody’s location until that somebody gives his permission;
• Permission is granted by means of SMS-reply for request;
• Permission can be one-time or permanent.
• At any moment one can cancel his permission.

Cost of service

• Any outgoing SMS or USSD request is 0.05 UAH
• Information getting about subscriber’s location is:

— for SMS — 0.80 UAH

— for MMS — 1.20 UAH

— for WAP or WEB-link — 1.00 UAH

• SMS-sending from WEB is 10 UAH.