If your cell phone or smartphone has a GPS Chip and an active data plan in it then you can experience the full rich HailCab experience.
(60% of cell phones sold in 2008 had GPS chips in them). If your cell phone or smartphone does not have a data plan or a GPS chip in it and you are a 'HailCab Verified Member' you can stil use HailCab by texting an available cab with your location and physical description.
Information by Carrier:
-Sprint and Verizon Wireless have put GPS chips in all of their new phones starting in 2008.
-Verizon does not require that you have a data plan to use the GPS functionality in your cell phone.
-Sprint requires that you have a data plan to use the GPS chip in your phone.
-AT&T requires that you use the $9.99 GPS service to use the GPS features in their phones.
-Tmobile does not offer GPS enabled phones and they have no 3G service yet (rumored to launch by 2009). Tmobile users can use the text message version of HailCab.
GPS Enabled Phones by Carrier (List updated May 15, 2008). This list reflects current phones that are on the market today, not older phones that are no longer offered by the carriers. For more information if your older phone has a GPS chip in it, please consult your instruction manual or your phone manufacturer.
AT&T GPS Enabled PhonesAT&T Tilt
Samsung Black Jack II
Blackberry Curve 8310
Blackberry Pearl 8110
Blackberry 8820
Moto Q Global
Iphone 2.0
Verizon GPS Enabled Phones
LG enV
LG Voyager
Samsung U740 Alias
LG Venus
Samsung Juke
Motorola Razr V3m
Motorola KRZR K1m
Blackberry Pearl
LG VX8550 Chocolate
Motorola W385
Motorola RIZR Z6tv
LG VX5400
Samsung Gleam
Blackberry 8830
Samsung Flip Shot
Motorola RARZ maxx Ve
Samsung U540
Samsung U550
Samsung U410
LG VX8700
Motorola Moto Z6c
Motorola ic502 Buzz
LG VX8350
Samsung U620
Sprint GPS Enabled Phones
Samsung Instinct
Palm Treo 800w
LG Rumor
Blackberry Pearl
Samsung M520
Samsung M620 Upstage
Sanyo Katana DLC
Motorola RAZR V3m
Motorola RAZR2 V9m
Sanyo Katana LX
Samsung Ace i325
Blackberry 8830
Samsung M300
LG Muziq LX570
Motorola Q9c
Sanyo Katana II
Sanyo SCP-3200
Nextel
Blackberry 7100i
Motorola i880
Motorola i850
Motorola ic902
Motorola i335
Motorola i930
Motorola ic602 Buzz
Motorola i560
Motorola i580
Motorola ic502
Motorola i760
Motorola i265
Motorola i670
T-mobile
No GPS Phones.