Suggestion for new OVI Maps feature: Friend(s)

Hi!
I have a suggestion to make OVI Maps better.
I have seen in computer games teammates/enemies on maps or radars.
Hence I came up with a very nice idea:
Let's say I'm in a forest picking berries or fishing or just searching my friend.
Now why not have a feature, so that I can "pair" with my friend, so that both of us will have dots on maps, which will show friend(s) location...
The possible utilization could be by bluetooth or/and by network.
The problem I see is, that with bluetooth the connection usually ends about 8-10 meters, especially in forests. The network on the other hand will make data costs go pretty high. I don't know, if you can use phone as a wifi adapter, but that also has pretty limited range and is hence useless.
Now Iets post some ideas about how to implement connection between two (or more) phones. It will be very nice to hear
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