able Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 or more for 411 / information calls when they don't have to. When you need to use the 411 / information option, simply dial 1 800 FREE 411 or 1 800 373 3411 without incurring a charge at all except for the minutes required to make the call.
ryleeblack Posted May 16, 2006 Posted May 16, 2006 Interesting...that would be so helpful. Thanks! :)
deal4me Posted May 17, 2006 Posted May 17, 2006 Thatz really Helpful..Thanks..I paid lot of money for cell phone companies so far...
bayhaysay Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 wow scary i dont remember posting this lolIf you search harder there may be lots of things you don't remember posting around that time, lol. That would be my excuse anyway.
edubbrulez Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 Here's the catch: When you place a request with our 1-800-FREE411 service, we may present an offer or advertisement to you which is based upon your directory assistance request. So for instance, if you request the number for a pizza delivery service, we may present you an offer from the same or a competitive pizza delivery service. You will then have the choice to accept the offer or to decline it and simply receive the information you requested. But wait it gets better: We will NOT call you for marketing purposes or to offer you products or services. The only exception to this is that occasionally, we may call you to simply ask about your satisfaction with our service and what other products and services you would like us to offer. However you may never receive such a call, and if you do you would not be likely to receive such a call more than once every year or two.
hpowers Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 Here's the catch: When you place a request with our 1-800-FREE411 service, we may present an offer or advertisement to you which is based upon your directory assistance request. So for instance, if you request the number for a pizza delivery service, we may present you an offer from the same or a competitive pizza delivery service. You will then have the choice to accept the offer or to decline it and simply receive the information you requested. But wait it gets better: We will NOT call you for marketing purposes or to offer you products or services. The only exception to this is that occasionally, we may call you to simply ask about your satisfaction with our service and what other products and services you would like us to offer. However you may never receive such a call, and if you do you would not be likely to receive such a call more than once every year or two.I've used this service several times. I've never been called by some unknown company and the business number I wanted was the only one they gave me. the only thing I didn't like was that they don't automatically connect you. You have to remember or write down the number.
able Posted July 21, 2006 Author Posted July 21, 2006 ive never been called by any business or even by the company..and they NEVER offered me a different company then the one i asked for. hmmm i would think it mught be good if the other company had a better deal...and ive actually called a pizza place like in example.lol...but yeah i do have to write down or remember the #
edubbrulez Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Just because they haven't done that yet doesn't mean they won't. I'm just letting you know that they CAN do it. I would guess that they are not doing it now because they want more people to know about this. And after everyone starts using it, then the ads and calls will follow. Erik
AndreaInNC Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 you can also send a text message to Google .. here are the instructions. http://www.google.com/sms/ it's kewl too ..
Guest Espolon Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 Will this work with any phone service you have?
AndreaInNC Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 Will this work with any phone service you have?The Google will work for any cell phone that has text messaging capabilities.
happygal Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 I have used this a lot too. They don't always seem to be as good as the paid service (as they try to be more automated) but they are pretty good. just be careful when dialing to be sure to dial 800 as many adult-oriented phone companies have taken similar numbers. My brother tried calling and dialed something other than 800 by accident and got and adult line.
Ripn Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 you can also send a text message to Google .. here are the instructions. http://www.google.com/sms/ it's kewl too ..TYVM!!! I like the idea of texting for a phone# to GoogleJust type in the name & location you want the # for and send a text message to this # 46645 (GOOGL) for example: TYPE...Days Inn Kenosha WIRESULT...Local Listings:Days Inn Kenosha12121 75th StKenosha, WI 53142262-857-23117.0 mi, W Days Inn Waukegan Gurnee3633 N Lewis AveWaukegan, IL 60087(2/2)847-249-777811.6 mi, S Riverside Days Inn & Suites3700 Northwestern AveRacine, WI 53405262-637-931111.5 mi, NMy text message costs only 5¢ ...which beats the $1.25 they want for a 411 call on my cell...even beats the /minute charge I pay for the minutes!I jotted this all down on a small piece of paper and tucked it inside the cell phone case :)
Rockfordmom Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 you can also send a text message to Google .. here are the instructions. http://www.google.com/sms/ it's kewl too ..what a great idea!the free 411 works pretty good, have used it several times
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