A minimalistic directions service aimed at users of feature phones/dumb phones, terminal-based browsers, low-bandwidth connections, screen readers etc. Best suited for public transport directions. No JavaScript requirements.
Ibanez2323
I really like this.
One note to the developer (could not find contact info):
The country list dropdown shows Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China". This is probably accidental as likely from another source, but could need some review.
lukeasch21
As the developer of an app that uses SMS as a transport medium for a WebView "browser" UI [1], I'm very appreciative of Peter Foster for hosting this service! The site design is highly compressible and text is kept to a minimum - you can usually get directions in just a few texts.
This takes me back to the MapQuest era, printing out directions and reading them while driving.
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THansenite
As someone who is currently enamored with Meshtastic devices, several of which have built in GPS, this is making me wonder of future iterations of the software and being able to somehow utilize the directions on the mesh.
hey guys. love the service. paypal donations are down. wanted to donate and couldn't. just a heads up.
tonymet
it would be fun to use AI to change this to 1990s directions like "Make a left at Eastside high, drive until you see taco bell, turn right down the alley , i'm the 3rd garage with the blue door".
a456463
Love this! Thank you
Melatonic
Very cool
lostmsu
How exactly does this work? Does it use Gmaps API?
Gmaps api is pricy, hopefully this doesn’t go super viral or the dev will have a big bill to pay
Reminds me of GOOG-411! Used to use that all the time back in the day before I got a smart phone. https://youtu.be/J937N9m-XtE?si=-rsbP3Nm6GRGpZGQ&t=185
A minimalistic directions service aimed at users of feature phones/dumb phones, terminal-based browsers, low-bandwidth connections, screen readers etc. Best suited for public transport directions. No JavaScript requirements.
I really like this.
One note to the developer (could not find contact info):
The country list dropdown shows Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China". This is probably accidental as likely from another source, but could need some review.
As the developer of an app that uses SMS as a transport medium for a WebView "browser" UI [1], I'm very appreciative of Peter Foster for hosting this service! The site design is highly compressible and text is kept to a minimum - you can usually get directions in just a few texts.
[1] https://github.com/lukeaschenbrenner/TxtNet-Browser
This takes me back to the MapQuest era, printing out directions and reading them while driving.
As someone who is currently enamored with Meshtastic devices, several of which have built in GPS, this is making me wonder of future iterations of the software and being able to somehow utilize the directions on the mesh.
Similar just based on open source + open data https://social.tchncs.de/@Jbb/116082509413974306
hey guys. love the service. paypal donations are down. wanted to donate and couldn't. just a heads up.
it would be fun to use AI to change this to 1990s directions like "Make a left at Eastside high, drive until you see taco bell, turn right down the alley , i'm the 3rd garage with the blue door".
Love this! Thank you
Very cool
How exactly does this work? Does it use Gmaps API?
Very Nice, this is very much needed