Q:
What exactly is WISL Person Finder?
A:
WISL Person Finder is a location-based service developed
by Asian Navigation and Tracking Systems, Inc. the pioneer in location-based services in the Philippines. The service is available to
SMART and Talk N Text subscribers. Smart is the first, and up to now, the only cellular mobile carrier offering this service in the Philippines.
WISL Person Finder allows people to locate family members and friends conveniently through SMS or text messaging.
Q: How does this work?
A: Simply send a text message to 288 and within seconds, you will receive a text message indicating the location of the person youre trying to find. WISL, by the way, is spelled W-I-S-L and stands for Where Is Locator.
WISL Person Finder is cell-site based. Meaning, the location information youll receive relies on the signal from Smart cell sites nearest the person you're trying to locate.
Q:
Wouldnt it be easier if I just ask the person where he is?
A: Consider this. If you send a regular text message to the person youre trying to locate, you have to wait about 3 to 5 minutes before he responds, and this is assuming of course, that the other person can answer you. The nice thing about WISL Person Finder is that it is non-intrusive, and youll know the answer within seconds. So even if the other person is unavailable -- driving on the road, in a meeting, inside the classroom, or too busy to hear the beep youll always get your answer as long as the mobile is turned on and is within the coverage of the Smart cellular network.
Q: What are the possible uses of WISL Person Finder?
A: One of the most common situations where you can use WISL Person Finder is when you want to know where your children are. Maybe they didnt come home at your expected time or maybe they are out on a field trip, you can just "WIS" them and youll know where they are.
Or maybe youre meeting your friends and your wait is taking quite long. You can "WIS" them and, within seconds, youll know their general location.
Q: What are the advantages of using WISL Person Finder over calls or text messaging?
A: First, WISL Person Finder is non-intrusive. Like if your teenage kid is in class or in the moviehouse, you dont have to call him/her anymore. Second, the service is cheaper than calling the person youre trying to locate.
