MapQuest Enables Users to Send Maps and Directions to Cell Phones
Upgraded Free “Send to Cell”
Service Leverages the MapQuest Desktop Experience
ORLANDO, Fla. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) March 27, 2007 --
MapQuest today announced a series of upgrades to its “Send
to Cell” service that will let users create
detailed driving directions and maps at their desktop and send them to
any Web-enabled cell phone for free.1 The
service is available at http://www.mapquest.com on several
major wireless carriers.
With the Send to Cell service, users can search for places and create
maps and directions on their home or office desktop, and send that
information to their cell phones by clicking on the “Send
to Cell” link conveniently found through the
MapQuest.com site. Then, while on the road, they can quickly access the
information on their mobile device via a simple text link, and be
directed to their turn by turn directions and detailed maps, all “right-sized”
for their cell phones’ Web browser.
“We are making it even easier for consumers
to take the powerful MapQuest® desktop
experience with them on their mobile phones at no charge,”
said Alan Beiagi, MapQuest Director of Wireless. “This
is part of MapQuest’s continued drive to
broaden its capabilities by integrating its desktop service with
wireless offerings.”
Among MapQuest’s “Send
to Cell” features:
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Users can create maps and driving directions utilizing advanced
routing options (shortest time, shortest distance, avoid tolls, avoid
highways), reverse directions and multi-point routing from
the MapQuest.com® site, and send the
complete information to their cell phone.
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They can access the 15 million points of interest, places, driving
directions and business listings from the MapQuest database and
deliver the results to their mobile device, with “right-sized”
maps and other mapping capabilities, including pan and zoom functions.
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The service automatically detects if a user is a MapQuest®
Mobile subscriber and delivers the best browsing experience.
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Users can easily access the maps and directions sent to their phones
via a text message containing a URL link.
MapQuest, recently named by industry reports as the most sought-after
Web location on mobile devices,2 is also
making it easier for users to find places whether they’re
on-the-go or on their computer by simply typing in one address –
http://www.mapquest.com. MapQuest
automatically detects whether the user is on their phone or desktop, and
directs them to an optimized MapQuest screen.
About MapQuest
MapQuest offers Internet, wireless and business solutions that help
people find places. MapQuest is one of the most recognized and trusted
brands on the Internet and is the leading consumer Web site for maps and
directions, serving more than 45 million users in February, 2007,
according to comScore Media Metrix. MapQuest, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of AOL LLC, is based in Denver, Colorado.
About AOL
AOL is a global Web services company that operates some of the most
popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software
and services, runs the country's largest Internet access business, and
provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned
subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC is based in Dulles, Virginia.
AOL and its subsidiaries also have operations in Europe, Canada and
Asia. Learn more at AOL.com
1Local carrier text message/data charges may
apply
2Strategy Analytics Report, February 22, 2007
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