New Apps for Hailing Taxi Cabs in Singapore

Taxi Booking Services iPhone: Book a Taxi A few taps on your iPhone will be all it takes to book a taxi with the SMRT taxi booking app. Avoid busy phone lines and skip long taxi queues – all with this app. It can even detect your location automatically, allowing your booking details to be confirmed conveniently, without the need to interface with a call agent. For easy bookings in future, you can add frequent pick-up addresses as "Favourites", or simply re-book from a record of past booking addresses. Booking details such as taxi vehicle number and estimated arrival time will be sent via SMS. Download in these few easy steps today 1. Open the App Store application on your iPhone. You may have to enter your iTunes password 2. Type "SMRT Taxis" on the search tab 3. Tap on "SMRT Book a Taxi" in the search results 4. Tap to install.

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SMS-A-TAXI: 75588Enjoy convenience. Book an SMRT taxi at any time and from any location in Singapore via SMS. No signing up of account is needed. For current booking, simply send the following to 75588: BookPostal code#Pickup Point For advance booking, simply send the following to 75588: AdvBookPostal code#Pickup point#Pickup time(24 hour format)Pickup date All prevailing current and advance booking fees are applicable for this service. Normal SMS charges apply. Click here for more SMS booking methods and functions Normal SMS charges apply for this service. XpressCab: 6363 6868This service is available at selected commercial buildings, residences and hospitals. It gets you a taxi in 2 easy steps: Step 1 - Call 6363 6868 Step 2 - Enter location number as stated on the XpressCab sign Hotline: 6555 8888 Source:  http://www.smrt.com.sg/taxis/taxis.asp