Vodafone has launched a service that directs mobile Internet users to the nearest BP petrol station, Barclays bank or Whitbread pub, restaurant and hotel – by automatically identifying the caller’s location. Accessed through a link on Vodafone’s Vizzavi mobile Internet portal, the service is said to be accurate to between 500 metres and three miles, depending on the density of base stations in the user’s location.
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