subject: Can You Use Your Smartphone To Schedule Your Package Pickup? [print this page] The new, modern era has arrivedThe new, modern era has arrived. Who would have thought fifteen years ago when cellular phones became popular that somebody would think to shrink them into a portable size and add all these amazing functions? You know you thought it was just a miracle when they moved from a pager to a telephone. No more stopping on the roadside at the payphone, hoping to have a dime, and then a quarter, and hoping the phone worked and no one was engaged in a long, drawn out conversation about Saturday's football scores.
There was nothing more frustrating than getting a page on your beeper and no phone to be found anywhere. At first the cell phones were so expensive and so large that to carry one you had to be a doctor, lawyer, or at least a corporate vice president. As the prices came down, so did the sizes, and then the functions available on the telephone began increasing. Everyone thought it was great to just dial the phone and get someone to talk to. After a time, someone thought to add the function of calculator and calendar and that was a great improvement. Then they added a business capability and a spreadsheet or two, some real time stock quotes, and a few sports scores. Now in the present day, anything that is done on the computer can be done on the smartphone.
You have a contract to pick up across town and you need to be in a meeting on the North side. The contract is on the South side of town and the business will be closed before you could possibly extract yourself from your present commitment to get there. Just use your cell phone and schedule the pickup by accessing a distribution logistics website.
You can track the package, judge the estimated time of arrival to the recipient, tell the shipper when to expect the pickup courier, and pay for the shipment all from your personal cell phone. You do not need to access a laptop computer, drag out your netbook, or zip back to the office to avail yourself of the distribution logistics service and convenience. Now the world is at your fingertips with the advantage and ease of your smart phone and mobile device. Go to the courier website and schedule a pickup, it's that easy to get what you need as soon as you are ready. They're standing by.
