Disclosed herein is an apparatus for assisting a passenger on a motor vehicle to hold unto the driver and stay connected to such a vehicle during vehicle operation. Based on the particular combination of encoded signals collected by the wireless device and reported back to a network controller, the location of the wireless device may be determined in conjunction with information contained in a location database. The demodulator unit may be configured to generate a soft decision based upon a frequency and an energy value of each received text telephone symbol. The user specifies as many different destinations in a single message as desired, and instantly sends the message with a single click of a . The method includes receiving a mileage value from a vehicle at a call center determining whether the mileage value corresponds to a leasing event trigger and notifying a user of the vehicle of a leasing event responsive to the determination.