To use Dadnab™, send your query as a text message from your mobile
phone to the phone number for your region:
| If your region is . . . |
Send your text to . . . |
| Austin, TX |
(512) 981-6221 |
| San Francisco Bay Area |
(415) 335-6221 |
| Boston, MA |
(857) 244-1622 |
| Chicago, IL |
(312) 772-3622 |
| Dallas, TX |
(469) 844-3622 |
| Houston, TX |
(832) 303-3622 |
| Portland, OR |
(503) 406-8622 |
| Seattle, WA |
(206) 659-6225 |
| Southern California |
(323) 863-6221 |
| Tri-State NY/NJ/CT Area |
(347) 497-3622 |
Dadnab queries include:
Plan a Trip
To plan a trip, send your origin and destination and optional departure
or arrival time and date. Here are some examples:
2230 guadalupe to 6th & congress
1900 burton to 21st & speedway at 9 am
1900 burton to 21st & speedway by 9 am
5th & lamar to airport at 1 pm on 09/22/06
Within seconds, Dadnab replies with step-by-step directions that include
the routes, stops, and times to reach your destination.
If you have a Twitter account, Dadnab can share your destination with
your followers. Just add an exclamation point and your Twitter user
name and password to the end of your query. If your Twitter user
name is 'janedoe' and password is 'jdpassword', you could send:
2230 guadalupe to 612 w 6th st ! johndoe jdpassword
In this case, Dadnab will reply as usual with transit directions, but it
will also send a tweet on your behalf notifying your followers of your
destination and planned arrival time. Dadnab will keep your Twitter password private.
Get Location Information
In some regions, you can get time and route information for a location
by sending just a single location and optional time and date:
5th & lamar
45th & guadalupe at 4 pm
45th & guadalupe at 4 pm til 7 pm
1900 burton at 1 pm on 09/25/06
Help
If you forget how to use Dadnab™, you can get instructions by sending
'help' as a text message for general help using Dadnab. You can get
instructions on how to plan a trip by sending 'plan'. You can get
instructions on how to get time and route information for a location
by sending 'location'.
Please visit our frequently-asked questions (FAQs)
if you have any other questions about Dadnab.
To report problems with Dadnab or send us suggestions about how to improve
the service, please e-mail us at support@dadnab.com.
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