• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Monitech Ignition Interlock Systems

Monitech Ignition Interlock

North Carolina's leading Ignition Interlock provider

  • Interlock Basics
    • What is an Interlock
    • Interlock Cost
    • Special Offers
    • Interlock Videos
  • Locations
    • Service Centers
  • Partners
    • Refer A Client
    • Attorneys
    • Counselors
  • Customer Support
    • Contact Monitech Ignition Interlock
    • About
    • Refer A Friend
    • FAQs
    • Reviews
    • Mechanic Code Request
    • Blog
  • 800-521-4246

Why #TAXI is Better Than Uber and Lyft

October 9, 2014 by Editorial Staff
#TAXI is better than Uber

If you have been out partying and need a ride home, a taxi is a lot closer than you think. Just call #TAXI to book the next available cab.

You might not be aware of #TAXI, a service that is available on virtually every mobile phone in the US and Canada. All of the major mobile networks offer it.

Unlike rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft, #TAXI uses existing local taxi companies,  so it’s available not just in major cities but in any town, city or suburb with dispatched cabs. The service was started more than 10 years ago by CellWand of Toronto, Canada.

The cost of a #TAXI call is comparable with directory assistance – about $1.50 to $2.50 – though right now the service is free on Verizon and AT&T in the States.

Reliable Ratings

There is a big advantage to having the customer pay for the call. CellWand, which offers #TAXI, takes no money or incentives from taxi companies. Instead, they research the fleets’ quality of service and response time, and offer customers the best option in each area. “We always recommend the best,” says Nick Quain, President of CellWand. “There’s no way to buy your way to the front of the line. It’s a meritocracy.”

Low profile

With immediate access everywhere on every phone, reliable recommendations, and no membership signup or fees, why isn’t #TAXI better known? Unlike rideshare companies, #TAXI hasn’t been involved in viral controversies. And telephone technology isn’t inherently sexy, just dependable.

But in fact, #TAXI has been used by hundreds of thousands of people in the US, and millions in Canada. It was started with two audiences in mind:

  • Those who were out drinking and who could not legally drive home, and
  • Those, particularly women, who were in unfamiliar territory and did not know local cab companies

#TAXI has an app available on its website, and has offered apps in partnership with Guinness, Captain Morgan, and Bud Light, among other companies, as a part of their efforts to promote responsible drinking. CellWand is also coming out with an app that will enable you to track your cab en route to you, in the manner of the rideshare companies.

But in the meantime, all you need is your keypad. Five digits, and you’re home.

Today’s post was brought to us courtesy of fellow ignition interlock provide, LifeSafer.

Category: General InformationTag: LifeSafer

About Editorial Staff

The editorial staff is a group of writers and contributors with wide-ranging areas of expertise. The editorial staff provides news and analysis of topics that are focused on community and driver safety.

Previous Post: « Weird Drinking Laws in North Carolina
Next Post: How to Start an Ignition Interlock How to Start an Ignition Interlock »

Free First Month

Call a North Carolina expert now at 800-521-4246 to claim your Free First Month!

Call Today
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

Call Toll-Free

800-521-4246

Interlock Basics

What Is An Interlock

Interlock Cost

Interlock Videos

Locations

Service Centers

Partners

Refer A Client

Attorneys

Counselors

Customer Support

About

Refer A Friend

FAQs

Reviews

Mechanic Code Request

Blog

News

Copyright © 2023 Monitech, LLC.

Customer Support · Contact · ISO Certification