1180 Navigation Information Service! -- New for City Guide! Tel (in Latvia): 1180 Outside Latvia: +371 67001180 24-hour Service, 7 Days a Week! Latvia's 1180 Navigation Information Service now works seamlessly with City Guide.  Imagine you are traveling in Latvia and need road service, a gasoline station, medical attention, a hotel, a particular store, or a good Latvian restaurant.  It is simple.  Just dial 1180 and ask the operator your question in English, Latvian, or Russian.  She will answer and give you directions.  If you also have the City Guide program on your cell phone, she can display the facility (or facilities) right on the City Guide map.  In addition, if you wish, she can connect you directly with the facility. You need do nothing more than ask your question. The rest is automatic. For those who travel, the 1180 Navigation Information Service service is easy to use and provides a new feeling of confidence and certainty while in Latvia.   It is like having a partner at hand who knows everything about Latvia and can tell you how to get there (or show you on the City Guide map).  And your partner can even connect you by phone. For tourists, the service can help you find convenient hotels even before you come to Latvia.  While in Latvia, the 1180 Navigation Information Service can assist you in locating parks, camping  grounds, restaurants, and a wide variety of tourist and Latvia's many historic sites. For delivery and transport companies, the City Guide program and 1180 Navigation Information Service together can pinpoint exact locations, show them on the map, plot the best route, and put you in touch with someone at the delivery point.  It is like having a personal secretary right in your vehicle. For business and sales people, City Guide and its partner,1180 Navigation Information Service, can make your stay, travel, and appointments in Latvia simple and convenient.  You can concentrate on doing business rather than the details of travel. The 1180 service is useful and economical at 40 Santims per minute (approximately $0.80 US per minute).  Charges appear on your monthly telephone bill so there is no need to pay in advance or establish a separate account.

Note:  City Guide and1180 Navigation Information Service currently work together on mobile phone units that use Windows Mobile!

The 1180 Navigation Information Service answers thousands of questions each day.  Examples are shown below.  If you are also using the City Guide program on your cell phone, location information can be displayed directly on the City Guide map.

· Addresses and telephone numbers of any firm registered in Latvia;
· Location and telephone numbers of restaurants, stores, theaters, and the like.
· Telephone numbers and addresses of individuals;
· Addresses, telephone numbers and work hours of embassies and consulates;
· Information and schedules of buses and trains in Latvia;
· Addresses and telephone numbers of banks, bank branches, and automated teller machines;
· Current official exchange rates;
· Any other question that arises at the moment.

 

Example:   With City Guide, you can see the precise location of any bank teller machine in any area in Latvia.  No longer do you have to have to hunt in the blind.

Example:   A traveler from abroad needs a hotel during his stay in Riga.  By calling the 1180 Navigation Information Service, he can not only get the information he needs, he can also see the precise locations of hotels on the City Guide map.

Example:   A visitor to Riga wants to attend a concert by Dmitriy Khvorostovskiy.  The 1180 Navigation Information Service can provide both the information he needs (date, time, and place) and show him the precise location on the City Guide map.  All with a simple phone call.

Example:   A traveler has made a hotel reservation in Riga but is not sure how to find the hotel.  Even before starting his trip, he can call 1180 and have its location shown on his cell phone, using the City Guide  program.

Example:   A tourist wants to visit many of Latvia's tourist information centers to learn about local sites to visit.  The 1180 service can display their precise locations on the City Guide map.  Plus, 1180 can give you their telephone numbers and working hours.

Example:  A business person would like to treat a customer to dinner at a restaurant that serves authentic Latvian cuisine.  Not only can 1180 provide him a selection, give him their telephone numbers and addresses, and display them on the City Guide map, it can also connect him directly with any restaurant of his choice to make reservations or to discuss its menu.

 

1180 (+371 67001180) - Together, City Guide and1180 Navigation Information Service are your personal navigation guide for all of Riga!

 

 

If you do not have the full version of City Guide for Windows Mobile, you can also use City Guide Lite for Windows Mobile. It is FREE!

System Requirments:

Operating System:	Windows Mobile Smartphone Edition 2003 / 5.x / Windows Mobile 6.x
Memory (RAM):	64MB minimum
External Memory:	An SD card is recommended
GPS system:	Built-in or external Bluetooth GPS receiver

Other Requirements and limitations of City Guide Lite:

1. Internet connection for your cell or smart phone (GPRS, Wi-Fi, Microsoft ActiveSync)!
2. The full version of City guide also shows current traffic conditions, provides route planning and navigation, has voice prompts, allows vehicle monitoring, and much more.

 

Installing City Guide Lite in Windows Mobile.

1. Download the City Guide program and the map of Riga.
2. Unpack and copy the file file CityGuideLite34.cab onto your device.
3. Start and install CityGuideLite34.cab on your device.
4. Copy the map of Riga into the same directory as the program.
5. Verify that your device is connected to the Internet.
6. Start the City Guide Lite program and select the map of Riga.

 

Your device is now ready not only to receive coordinates from the GPS but also to send and receive information from the 1180 Navigation Information Service via SMS.

 

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