DialDirections is a new cellphone service where you:
1. Call their number 347-328-4667 (spells DIR-ECT-IONS)
2. Speak your current street intersection, and where you want to go (address, street intersection or chain store name)
3. Get back directions to your desired destination via a text message.
“Available in the greater metro areas of San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles”; additional metro areas coming in the future. Free except for your cellphone service’s standard charges, which for many plans will be zero.
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Thanks for writing about Dial Directions. Just wanted to confirm that the phone number is 347-328-4667 (and not 4677 for the last four digits).
Sorry - fixed.
Hi Lezek
It sounds like a nice service, I wonder how long the text messages can be. Are navigation tools not working in these areas, or are they just not widespread?
Cheers
Askan.
GPS works everywhere, but not everyone has it. This just provides a useful alternative if you don’t have it.