ATHENS-Smart Tourist Guide is the latest offering from Greek cellular operator Telestet. With the new offering, callers can dial 1230 within 500 meters of any one of 18 popular Greek tourist spots and receive a description of the site in any one of four languages: English, German, Italian or Greek. Smart Tourist Guide includes information on the Acropolis, National Archaeological Museum, Ancient Olympia, Delphi and sites from several Greek islands.
The messages, up to four minutes long, are billed at the national rate based on tariff plans for Telestet customers or at normal roaming rates for visiting callers.
“We are pleased to help everyone learn more about Greek art, history and culture through this innovative use of our Telestet network,” said Dimitris Lolis, executive director of marketing and sales for the company.
Travelers without mobile service on the European GSM 900 standard can access Smart Tourist Guide by signing up for Telestet’s prepaid mobile service, B Free. Visitors can become Telestet customers by purchasing a handset and B Free start-up service, without a contract or monthly bill. Telestet has more than 928,000 customers.
