Many Australian Taxi companies are offering booking via SMS on mobile phones. The following is just a handful I have found. Please feel free to let me know of any others via comments and I will add them to the list.

Note: please confirm the numbers with the companies before using them with private addresses.

Suburban Taxis

To make a booking - type your name, pick up address, date required, time required, destination, number of passengers, type of vehicle Taxi, Elite, MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle/Wheelchair Accessible), Mini Coach or Bus, and PIN if it is a Business Account ride, or you are a Frequent Traveller

Send To - 0434 131 008

Once you have sent your message, you will receive one of the following replies:

When the vehicle is on its way – “Received booking, vehicle on its way. Thank you for your custom Suburban Transport Services”;If there are delays - "We are currently experiencing delays and a vehicle will be despatched to you as soon as possible. Thank you for using Suburban Transport Services”;If incomplete details are sent – “Thanks for your SMS. Please provide the following details………”

via Suburban Taxis - Booking a Taxi.

Yellow Cabs

Simply enter your name and exact street pick-up address and suburb and SMS to 0428 13 1924** and a Yellow Cab is instantly dispatched.

** - This SMS service is only available in Brisbane, Redcliffe, Caboolture, Toowoomba, Warwick, Ipswich and Hobart (TAS.)

Taxis of Portland Victoria

Send an SMS message to 0420 958 460

via Taxis of Portland Victoria.