Network service over limited network connectivity

A computing device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• detect, through a user interface of a requester application executing on the computing device, user input corresponding to a request for service;
• in response to detecting that the computing device has insufficient network connectivity to transmit the request for service and location information to a server over a default data communications channel,
• use the requester application to convert data corresponding to the request for service and the location information into an alternate request in a predetermined text message format suitable for an alternate communications channel, wherein the alternate communications channel is different than the default data communications channel;
• transmit the alternate request to the server via the alternate communications channel;
• receive one or more text messages associated with the service using the alternate communications channel;
• based on the predetermined text message format, parse the one or more text messages to convert service details, including service provider information and an estimated time to arrival for the service provider, into a format compatible with the requester application;
• and
• display the service provider information and the estimated time to arrival for the service provider on the user interface of the requester application.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• detect, through a user interface of a requester application executing on a computing device of a requester, user input corresponding to a request for service;
• in response to detecting that the computing device of the requester has insufficient network connectivity to transmit the request for service and location information to a server over a default data communications channel,
• use the requester application to convert data corresponding to the request for service and the location information into an alternate request in a predetermined text message format suitable for an alternate communications channel, wherein the alternate communications channel is different than the default data communications channel;
• transmit the alternate request to the server via the alternate communications channel;
• receive one or more text messages associated with the service using the alternate communications channel;
• based on the predetermined text message format, parse the one or more text messages to convert service details, including service provider information and an estimated time to arrival for the service provider, into a format compatible with the requester application;
• and
• display the service provider information and the estimated time to arrival for the service provider on the user interface of the requester application.