mTaxi: There's an app for cabs
By Joseph Hanlon on 23 November 2009
(Screenshot by CBS Interactive)
If you live in Sydney or Newcastle chances are you use the Taxi Combined services when booking a ride to work, or home after a night out. If you're an iPhone user you've probably been wondering when they'd get their act together and release an app.
mTaxi is this app, a simple tool with one goal in mind — getting a car to wherever you are. The interface is clean and easy to use, simply punch in your name and number then navigate a list of suburbs and streets until you pinpoint your location. This system works fine, but with all the gadgetry under the iPhone hood we kept wondering why it didn't use the GPS receiver to tell us where we were rather than the other way around.
Our only real gripe though is that it costs money to purchase. Sure, it's only AU$1.19 and sure it also offers a "lite" version, but we're talking about an app that generates business for Taxis Combined, so we would have thought they'd be giving it away.
Topics: 3g, 3gs, app, apple, iphone, mobile phone, taxi
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Comments (5)
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Fat Fred commented on 25/11/2009 10:05
I'd rather the app tell me where my taxi is, rather than where I am.
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Big Ed commented on 24/11/2009 21:34
Now, if only you could be sure the Taxi would actually show up. I'd pay a lot for an application that did that!
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iWhat commented on 24/11/2009 09:43
when i use the mTAXI iPhone app which i happily paid the $1.19 for an awesome app. unfortunately the gps location provides the suburb i am in (only) the whole address would be an improvement
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ndt commented on 24/11/2009 08:58
looks like a serious opportunity lost to me.
Why not set it up so the gps location is sent to the taxi's job box (either address or map reference) and just give the app away for free. everyone benefits. -
Ant_twax commented on 23/11/2009 15:15
What Beepn idiots i know its only $1.19 but please have a brain
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