14 DAY TRIAL // MapQuest recently 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. The service is available here 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 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.
"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."
These are some of the MapQuest's "Send to Cell" features:
- 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 site, and send the complete information to their cell phone.
- 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.
- The service automatically detects if a user is a MapQuest Mobile subscriber and delivers the best browsing experience.
- Users can easily access the maps and directions sent to their phones via a text message containing a URL link.