OnCell Trek Releases Charleston, South Carolina Talking Map Tour

    PITTSFORD, NY, April 19, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Since 2006, OnCell has powered mobile tour solutions for cultural institutions, like museums and historic sites, looking to enhance the visitor experience through their guests' mobile devices. Now, OnCell has added a new mobile tour experience: Talking Map Tours by OnCell Trek. The new Talking Map Tours provide self-guided mobile city tours for tourists using their own cellphone, smartphone or tablet. Talking Map Tours are sold in a kit that includes tour instructions, access to the historic content, a local tour map, and earbuds.

Talking Map Tours are designed for all types of mobile users who prefer to trek through the city and explore at their own time and pace. Each Kit allows 2 users to access the tour so that families can share the purchase and create their own scavenger hunts to find the historic points-of-interests.

The Talking Map Tour developed for the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina can be purchased at merchant stores locations along Market, King and Meeting Streets. The tour provides users with an audio description of local points-of -interest like the US Post Office, the Dock Street Theater, the Calhoun Mansion, and the Waterfront Park. All callers can access audio content and data enabled mobile devices can access additional multimedia content about Charleston.

"OnCell Trek allows Charleston's visitors to use their own mobile technologies to access detailed information about surrounding historical sites. This new Talking Map Tour gives guests an opportunity to preview Charleston points of interest on a map, visit the sites, and then hear or see the history through their own, familiar mobile phones," said Thomas Dunne, OnCell Trek President/CEO. "We're excited about what OnCell Trek can bring to Charleston and other great historic cities in the US."

Talking Map Tour Kits are now available in over 30 Charleston stores for $9.95 and include access by up to two phones. There are 21 points-of-interest found on the tour with new bonus content added each month. The tour walking distance is approximately 3 miles and is navigated by using the included tour map.

ABOUT ONCELL
OnCell is the global industry-leading service provider of informational content to cell phones, smartphones and tablets for museums, cultural sites, parks, and other venues. OnCell offers a state-of-the-art technology platform that integrates all of OnCell's mobile features into a single platform. Cell phones, smartphones and tablets become your portal for engaging, informing, and interacting with your guests. Powering interactive mobile tour experiences, OnCell's services include cell phone tours, mobile web tours, mobile giving, mobile surveys, text messaging, & Smartphone Apps. We are mobile communication experts who are passionate about the arts and education. OnCell tours require no staff time to run and are available 24/7/365. For more information about OnCell, visit www.oncellsystems.com or www.oncelltrek.com.

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