Sometimes the simplest systems are the best….
Link: SMS taxi service launched
Under the service, passengers can ask for a taxi pick-up by sending their addresses to a message centre via the SMS number 33030.
The SMS will then be recorded and a request sent out via radio to all the taxis in the vicinity.
Putrajaya Berhad public transport cooperative chairman Zakuan Harun said passengers could expect a reply to their SMS within 10 seconds.
“If there is a taxi available, an SMS will be sent out to them informing them of their taxi number as well as the time it will need to reach their house or address.
Love it. Just text and bish, bash, bosh, you’re assigned a taxi. Brilliant. I still have to pick up the TELEPHONE to call a cab here in Britain. Come on that’s 19th century technology! Totally stupid. I’d much rather text my address…
That system’s been in place here in Brisbane for quite some time. It’s great for when you’re out on the town, because you can save the SMS with your details in your phone’s “Drafts” and never have to worry about slurring over the phone to a taxi company operator at 3am again!
I am a final year student and would like to create a similar system as my final year project. Where can i get information and help on what to do?
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Great to see that we are moving in the right direction as far as textataxi.com goes, this was origiannally developed around the hard of hearing and speech impaired with one number globally you can simply textataxi by sending a simple SMS to a simple shortcode e.g TAXI NEWPORT 123 the street to train station 2pm or if your registered you can simply had home or office and every time you textataxi you collect txtmiles, these are saved and can be viewed by the user on line at any time, they can be cashed in for prizes, i pods, computers, weekends away etc, the txtmiles program is a global loyalty program. textataxi.com where runners up at the global mobile messaging awards 2006 and have international patents pending and have been granted Australia, Ireland and America allready, and the official launch is September 07 after exstensive research and development globally. stay safe and know what you are getting in to!!
thanks for reading this note and why not register at http://www.textataxi.com and who knows we may create the first millionaire, via txtmiles loyalty program, this has never been done before, see you soon very best regards Lawrence Kendall.
KL taxi drivers SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im scared to text any taxi driver in malysia they might bring me to HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they are very rude, i once have a horrible experience from puduraya station to KLCC the driver asked me to pay 94 ringgit when u refuse to pay he shouted at me and grabbed my bag.