AAA Mobile Now Available on Select BlackBerry Smartphones
Written by AAA
Friday, 07 March 2008
AAA TourBook® Guide Travel Information, Navigation, Member Roadside
Assistance, Now Available for BlackBerry 8830 and 8130 Through
Downloadable GPS Application Powered by Networks In Motion
ORLANDO, Fla., March 7, 2008AAA today announced that AAA Mobile® is now available for download on the BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition and BlackBerry® Pearl 8130 smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM) the first smartphones compatible with the award-winning navigation and local search application from AAA.
AAA Mobile subscribers, whether they are AAA members or non-members, can now use a BlackBerry smartphone to receive visual and audible directions to any travel destination in the U.S.; locate AAA Approved® points of interest (POIs), including Diamond Rated hotels and restaurants; and search more than 100,000 locations that offer AAA Show Your Card & Save® member savings. AAA Mobile subscribers can review detailed AAA descriptions for POIs on their smartphone, receive a map showing a destination on the mobile phone screen, receive audible turn-by-turn navigation to the destination, and bookmark locations as favorites for quick recall in future.
If AAA members experience vehicle difficulties, AAA Mobile streamlines access to AAAs member roadside assistance service. The press of a single button on the BlackBerry smartphone sends the members GPS location to AAA and connects the member with AAA for reliable roadside assistance services.
Now business travelers can use a BlackBerry smartphone to search for a AAA Diamond Rated restaurant or hotel, and members can send AAA their GPS location if they require roadside assistance, said Marshall L. Doney, Vice President, Automotive at AAA.
Powered by the industry-leading Networks In Motion (NIM) location-based services platform, AAA Mobile is available for download onto the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition and BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphones for a monthly subscription price of $9.99.
More information, including a complete list of which mobile phones are compatible with AAA Mobile and directions for downloading the application onto phones, is available at www.AAA.com/AAAMobile.
About AAA
As North Americas largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 50 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at www.AAA.com.
About Networks In Motion
Networks In Motion is an award-winning wireless navigation and local search company, with products on most major wireless carriers. Networks In Motion powers: AAA Mobile® on Verizon Wireless, Sprint and Alltel; Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator; YellowPages.com Mobile, which is currently deployed on AT&T; Alltels Axcess Mobile Guide navigator; U.S. Cellulars Your Navigator; TELUS Navigator and TELUS Kid Find, making NIMs NAVBuilder platform the most widely used mobile phone navigation service in North America. Founded in 2000, the company is privately held and headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., with international offices in Sweden and Spain. More information is available at http://www.networksinmotion.com.
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