India's Ola **w
lets people book a cab
even when there is ** internet
Uber and its Indian rival Ola are racing against each other in better serving Indian customers on slower networks.
**t long ago, Uber rolled out a feature in India that
lets people book a cab without downloading the app. Today, India’s largest cab-hailing service Ola an**unced that users on its platform can **w
book a cab
even when there is **
internet connectivity.
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Uber, Ola to offer rides to Indian government departments with ** surge pricing
Dubbed 'Ola Offline', the feature comes into play
when a customer doesn’t have good (or any) data connectivity.
when that happens, Ola app offers users with two options: the usual, Retry; and a new 'Book via SMS'. Tapping the latter takes them to the messaging app, where they see a pre-entered text message requesting Ola to
book a cab.
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