love finland taxi cabs, sure they are expensive, but they are never more than 3 minutes away from wherever in this country you may be.
2 years ago.
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There are pathological cases however due to the highly regulated, rigid taxi permit system. During the company Christmas party season in certain cities, like in the Helsinki area, you may need to wait for scores of minutes for the taxi. Even getting thru to the taxi dispatch can be hell and they say that in such cases an order via sms would be preferred. :)
@constantine: That's definitely possible in Stadi (=HEL) but many cities/regions have their own dispatch companies with different sofware so your milage may vary.
In principle I agree but sms is too limited to continue as it is. On ðe other hand ðe replacement, mms, hasn't fared so well because a) ðe operators are making us pay þru our collective noses, b) it's an email rip-off. No, IM is ðe model for ðe future.
8 comments so far
There are pathological cases however due to the highly regulated, rigid taxi permit system. During the company Christmas party season in certain cities, like in the Helsinki area, you may need to wait for scores of minutes for the taxi. Even getting thru to the taxi dispatch can be hell and they say that in such cases an order via sms would be preferred. :)
2 years ago by jkniiv
i need to learn how to get a cab via sms.
2 years ago by constantine
@constantine: That's definitely possible in Stadi (=HEL) but many cities/regions have their own dispatch companies with different sofware so your milage may vary.
2 years ago by jkniiv
@krazykritter: I long for the day when I can proclaim "Short-message service is dead. Long live the short messages." ;)
2 years ago by jkniiv
In principle I agree but sms is too limited to continue as it is. On ðe other hand ðe replacement, mms, hasn't fared so well because a) ðe operators are making us pay þru our collective noses, b) it's an email rip-off. No, IM is ðe model for ðe future.
2 years ago by jkniiv
A few years back in Finland you could order condoms by calling or with sms, and have them delivered to your house. Didn't really catch on though...
2 years ago by janihelle
i am sure the erection would be gone by the time the post man came
2 years ago by constantine
...they should use cab drivers as distribution network. #sixwords hey wait that's PATENTED BUSINESS MODEL!
2 years ago by cervus