Dial Directions service comes to Boston
Dial Directions said today its free voice-activated directions service is now available in Boston.
According to the San Francisco company, any cellphone user can call DIR-ECT-IONS (347-328-4667) and say where they are and where they want to go; the user then receives a text message with driving directions.
While the service from Dial Directions is free, a user's cellphone carrier may assess a text message fee, the company said.
Instead of a specific destination, cellphone users can also ask for directions to the nearest Starbucks, Walgreens, or a sample of other chain-store locations, the company said.
Dial Directions said its service is built on a platform designed by specialists in voice interfaces, speech recognition, and navigation.
The service had already been available in such cities as San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles, and now it is also available in cities such as Boston, Atlanta, and Detroit, Dial Directions said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
