Verizon Wireless and Loopt have signed an agreement to make Loopt available on select Verizon Wireless phones, starting next month.

Loopt uses the GPS capabilities and allows users to share their location and status messages, send proximity-based messages and view geo-tagged photos and content on-the-go. The location of users is updated every 15 minutes.

Of course, Loopt is 100% permission-based and the information is exchanged via private networks, so you don’t need to worry that someone may use it in order to follow your moves.

Loopt has also one very useful feature as the service is able to emit an alert when a network friend is in close proximity, which should facilitate finding someone in the mall, at the movies or even around town. In addition, Loopt users can easily turn location-sharing on or off at any time on a friend-by-friend basis or for all friends at once.

"Loopt offers Verizon Wireless customers a fun, unique and powerful way to connect with friends and share information," said Ryan Hughes, vice president of digital media programming for Verizon. "Loopt enhances the mobile experience by letting friends stay in touch with and informed of their friends' lives -- wherever they go."

Verizon Wireless customers will be able to purchase Loopt beginning in April in the Tools on the Go and Featured Applications shopping aisle in the Get It Now virtual store.

Loopt will be available for $3.99 monthly access. Verizon Wireless customers will be able to get Loopt on more than 20 popular Get It Now-capable phones, including the Chocolate by LG, the MOTORIZR Z6tv and Verizon Wireless G'zOne Type-S.