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Friday, October 08, 2004

Google SMS (Text Messaging)

Google working on a SMS (text messaging) search that works from your cell phone. Just send your query as a text message right from your cell phone and Google will reply. The number is 46645 (or type GOOGL on most phones).
    How do you use it?
    1. Enter your query as a text message. See some sample queries.
    2. Send the message to the US shortcode 46645 (GOOGL on most phones).
    3. Receive a text message (or messages) with your results, usually within a minute. Results may be labeled as "1of3", "2of3", etc.
    4. To get Google SMS help info sent directly to your phone, send the word 'help' as a text message to 46645.

It works great, I typed in "Pizza & my zipcode" and it sent me back the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the 3 pizza parlors in my zipcode (in just seconds).

Check out the Google SMS website for more details...