Originally Posted by Consultette

Other great resources are Taxi Magic and Uber - they have cell phone apps which can also locate you via your cell phone's location services. My odds of the cab showing up are pretty hit or miss if I call them (granted, I do live in the 'burbs and it's probably a pain to go there) but I have never had a problem with a ride ordered via those apps. They even have a mechanism where you can track your ride and which alerts you when it is there.