In an attempt to diminish the number of cell phone users who text and drive, Sprint has launched the all new Sprint Drive First, an app that locks your cellular phone when you’re driving over 10 miles per hour and alerts your parent or spouse when the phone has been locked.
First, the app determines how fast your car is going by using GPS and cell tower triangulation. Once your car exceeds 10 mph, the phone is automatically locked. Incoming calls are directed to voicemail and email and text message alerts are silenced. All voice calls and texting going on at the time will immediately end. The locked status can only be overridden if the user is a passenger in the car.
Sprint Drive First is available to all Sprint Android users for $2 a month, and will support BlackBerry and “other operating systems” in the coming months. All Sprint Android-powered smartphones launching after late Q3 will have Sprint Drive First software preinstalled. For a limited time, Sprint is offering a free 15-day trial.
via pcMAg