a mobile user apparatus useful for obtaining services wirelessly , such as for transfer of items or transport modalities to a prescribed location . in one embodiment , the mobile user apparatus is a wireless - enabled device which can cause transmission of a message to a third party to provide the desired service at a location previous specified by a global positioning system or similar position determining apparatus of the user apparatus . in one variant , the user apparatus can communicate wirelessly with other user mobile devices to receive location information , and cause provision of the desired services at the received location .