davidbugs Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I'm sick of tired our local phone company let us pay a ridicilous price for calling 411. It charge us to up to 0.50-1.50 per call:mad: The number is 1800-FREE-411 It's has a charge. You got to listed to ads for 12 second ree 411 for the mobile masses September 22, 2005 4:53 PM PDT Demofall If you've ever been driving around, trying futilely to find a specific restaurant but refusing to call directory assistance on your cell phone because it's too expensive, the folks at Jingle Networks may have a solution. Their new free 411 service called, appropriately enough, Free411, is, well, just that. It's designed to give consumers a way to avoid paying the fee wireless carriers charge for 411 access--as much as $3.49. Fast delivery Emerging-tech carnival Demofall 2005 features short product pitches and tall ideas. Unveiled Wednesday at the Demofall conference in Huntington Beach, Calif., Free411, which can be reached by calling 800-free-411, is an interesting utilization of a free service that requires users to bear with a bit of advertising before getting the goodies. In this case, the service subjects callers to a 10-second ad before providing the requested number. But the idea is that the ad--which will likely be for a competitor of whoever's number the caller has asked for, and which will usually offer a discount from the competitor--will attract the caller enough to have their call directed to the competitor. Jingle Networks gets its directory assistance data from the same sources as phone carriers, it says, so regardless of who ends up on the line after a caller requests a number, Jingle insists the number will be accurate. And it argues that ten seconds of advertising is a small price to pay for saving money each time someone wants a phone number. According to Jingle, 92 percent of the $8 billion the carriers earn annually on directory assistance calls is profit. That's pretty good, when you think about it. But Jingle thinks that if everyone bands together, we can take a big chunk out of that pie. So, as one Demo attendee mused later, it seems like only a matter of time before Jingle is bought up by a carrier and put out of business. Posted by Daniel Terdiman 6 comments Post a comment TalkBack Google SMS and 411SMS are the SMARTER Choice malvanez Feb 8, 2006, 12:38 AM PST 1-800-411-METRO >> LIVE operator >> Free 411 Cettio Dec 18, 2005, 8:02 PM PST i'll deal verucabong Sep 25, 2005, 7:12 AM PDT Great idea! nasser0000 Sep 24, 2005, 1:20 PM PDT Read more comments > advertisement About the author Daniel Terdiman covers games, Net culture and everything in between. advertisement Recent posts * Vending machine spits out Motorola handsets * A phone for a museum, not your pocket * Samsung's new skinny, skinny phone * Phones galore at the CTIA show * Sprint: Mobile ads won't annoy customers * Who's that blonde on your mobile? * A CTIA preview * Nokia phones blend tech, fashion * Nokia to open NYC flagship store * Camera 'photographs' Wi-Fi connections RSS Feed for News.blog for News.blog Cellular Add this blog to Newsburst September 2005 archive S M Tu W Th F S « August October >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Resource center from News.com sponsors * Learn the basics of buying and using a digicam Best Buy * Build the ultimate Home Theater for Sports and Movies. Best Buy * McAfee SiteAdvisor CNET Download 5 Star Rating (4/06)! McAfee® Site Advisor® * CNET ”Measuring the True Business Benefits of Web Collaboration” by Frost & Sullivan WebEx Communications Inc * Successful Server Consolidation: It's All in the Preparation. Hewlett Packard * Virtual Education: Using Virtualization To Change The Face of Business Intel * Podcast: Chris Gorog of Napster IBM * Help secure your Dell notebook with enterprise-class HyperConnect™ security. DELL * Koehler Group case study Intel * Business Value in Virtualization Intel Help Center Site map Send us tips News.com mobile E-mail newsletters All RSS feeds Linking policy Content licensing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outnumbered Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Do people really still use 411? The internet makes it really easy to find a phone number for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alimfp Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Ditto Debbie. Repostand another..Another post on it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbugs Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Do people really still use 411? The internet makes it really easy to find a phone number for free.Yes of course people are still using 4-11 in case, if they are in the middle of the interstates for asking for help. You can't find every phone number on the internet like your local business doesn't want to make their to public. Look A Cell phone users will love to take advantage of it. Since it's a free of charge. Compare you are willing to pay up to 2.00 dollars per call. Hey The Repost. It's a very old. It is Last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outnumbered Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 LOL...I find the idea of a business wanting to keep their number private very amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoXmom Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 It would be a good idea/tip if you're in the middle of nowhere and need the local tow company and don't have a computer in your car. I know I've used 411 for that reason, came in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffnatu Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I use it all the time and I have it programmed on my daughter's cell so I know that it isn't costing me .75 when she needs a number. Waiting for the commercials to finish are a pain but it's free so I ain't complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USC Becca Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 as alimfp said, posted before, so this thread is being closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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