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An app for a fair auto ride Aug 21, 2014, 03.59AM IST TNN[ Aparajita Ray ] BANGALORE: No more ugly arguments. No more haggling. The next time you travel by autorickshaw you can find out exactly how much you have to shell out - thanks to a text-based mobile phone application that will be launched on Thursday. And you needn't be a smartphone user to avail the service. Using the app, Autofare, is a simple affair. All you have to do is send a message in a specified format to a hotline number. You will immediately receive details about the distance and fare. If you're travelling from Koramangala to Hebbal, the distance will be 16.4km and the tariff Rs212.2. The information will mention prominent landmarks en route to the destination. The sender will have to bear the SMS cost. The platform is accessible to most categories of commuters - those with smartphones or even basic phones, those with access to Google Talk and Facebook messenger or even those with no internet connection. All you need is a mobile. Autofare has been put together by traffic police and global business and financial management solutions provider, Intuit Inc. Developed by travel startup Idophone, it's part of the platform txtWeb hosted by Intuit. TextWeb can be used to get instant information on various services - bus details, Google Maps locator, live traffic updates and emergency numbers. The format of the SMS remains almost the same. How to use service SMS @autofare city, source, destination to 51115. Eg: @autofare Bangalore, MG Road, Indiranagar to 51115. The reply shows: Autofare details% for Bangalore; From: Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore; To: Indiranagar, Bangalore Distance: 5.9km; Tariff: Rs75.7 (approximately) Important landmarks: Residency Cross Road, Kamraj Road Regards, Shiv -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://accessindia.org.in/pipermail/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in/attachments/20140821/9500352a/attachment.html> Search for previous postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in _______________________________________________ Mobile.accessindia mailing list Mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in to post send mail to: mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
