Using SMS to call a Taxi
3 July 2008 by oliverAges ago I talked about the regional fascination with text messaging and how it reaches into every corner of life in countries like Singapore, changing communication in ways that were almost unimaginable when I lived in the USA. (maybe not quite so much for my European friends and relatives)
One of the SMS based services that I have been using for the last couple of months is offered by a local taxi company here and allows you to call a taxi with a one line piece of text to any building in the city state.
Lee Lup Yuen mentions it in a blog posting on ZDNet this morning;
In Singapore, you can now book a cab by simply sending an SMS message. I have used the ComfortDelGro SMS Taxi Booking Service for over a month and it has become my favorite mobile service. To book a taxi, just send an SMS like: “Book 098585 taxi stand outside giant to 71222.”
Kudos to ComfortDelGro for a great service!