Text your area to HOLMES (465637)
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Just text one of the keywords below to HOLMES (465637) and we'll remind you to move your car. That's it!
TOW CAMPUS - for OSU campus alerts
TOW HARRISON - for Harrison West alerts
TOW ITALIAN - for Italian Village alerts
TOW NEIL - for Neil Ave alerts
TOW GERMAN - for German Village alerts
TOW EASTGATE - for Eastgate Garden alerts
TOW BUSINESS - for Central Business District alerts
Alerts will be sent the day before and the morning of street-sweeping in each area.
Standard message charges apply
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Supported carriers
- Alltel
- AT&T
- Cellular One
- Sprint
- Nextel
- Boost
- T-Mobile
- U.S. Cellular
- Verizon Wireless
FAQ (Pronounced Fack)
- What do you charge for this service?
- Nothing – we are ad supported. Standard messaging charges do apply, though.
- How will I know when to move my car?
- We’ll send you a text message reminder.
- How many messages will you guys be sending me?
- We will not send more than 4-6 messages per month per subscription area.
- When do you send out reminders?
- We will send you one the day before, and one each day of. Check the street sweeping calendar for more specifics.
- How do I know if I park in a street sweeping area?
- Check out the street sweeping map. It’s interactive
- Check out the street sweeping map. It’s interactive
- I don’t have a phone, is there any other way I can subscribe?
- If you use a calendar, you can use the iCal feed to grab the alerts that way. Most web and desktop calendars include this feature.
- I don’t know if my phone supports text messaging, can I still subscribe?
- Try subscribing. If you receive a message back from us, you’re good to go.
- What do you guys do for fun?
- Yury drives from Columbus to Cleveland and back. Lee drives from restaurant to restaurant. Vitaliy drives from home to the office and back.
- I love guys who sit at a computer all day, are you guys single?
- You wish.
- How can I stop getting these messages?
- Just text STOP to Holmes (465637)
- What are you guys planning for future development?
- Give us some feedback and we’ll decide on it then.
- What do I do if I have more questions?
- Contact us, duh…
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Press & blog coverage
- University District Campus Update
- The Lantern ("Texts sent as street sweeping reminders") + a bonus article on the co-working space where this was conceived
- NPR (WOSU) ("Street Sweeping Text-Based Alert System")
- Mobile Mammoth ("New SMS Service Keeps Tow Truck Away")
- Pat Snyder ("Texting: the new salvation?")
- jimmybuttons ("get text alerts for street sweeping days, etc. ingenious!")