Kitestring

Kitestring
https://www.kitestring.io

 

 

If you went missing, how long would it take for someone to notice that something was wrong and send help? Even after someone noticed that something was wrong, would that person know where to begin looking for you? Commonly offered personal security advice is to always let someone know where you are going and when you can be expected to return. This is good advice, but may not always be easy to do if you live alone, work odd hours, or frequently do things on the spur of the moment.

 

By using Kitestring (https://www.kitestring.io), you can automatically notify friends, family, or some other emergency contact if you go missing; without having to inform them of your every activity or ask them to check up on you every time you go off by yourself.   

 

Kitestring is an app that let you set a pre-selected check in time, and set a message to be delivered at that time if you fail to respond to a check-in message. If you fail to check-in at the designated time Kitestring sends a notification (your message) to whomever you have listed as your emergency contact. Kitestring lets you quickly set a check-in time of 15 minutes, 45 minutes, 2, 5, or 12 hours with the push of a button, or set a customized date and time of your choosing. At the end of the selected time, Kitestring sends you a text message which says: "Your Kitestring trip is over! Please reply ‘OK’ within 5 minutes so we know you’re okay." (You can adjust the amount of time that you have to reply to this message.) If you do not check in, Kitestring sends your alert message to your emergency contact(s). Alerts come from "kitestring@tepwireless.com" so it is a good idea for you to ask your emergency contacts to add this e-mail address to their safe list. You don’t want your emergency messages sent to your contact’s spam folder. It is also a good idea to explain Kitestring to your potential emergency contacts, and let the system send them a test message just so that everyone understands how the system works, and more importantly how to respond if a Kitestring Alert is received.  

 

Kitestring gives you three trips per month for free, or for three dollars ($3.00) per month you have unlimited use of the service, along with other upgrades like multiple notification addresses and the option of selecting a duress code to use with the Kitestring app.  

 

There are many places that Kitestring could be useful. With unlimited use you can even use Kitestring to check up on you as you travel to and from work or class every day.  Anytime you would like someone to check up on your safety and well-being, Kitestring gives you the option of setting a check-in time for a little extra peace of mind.