This past week, I have seen a bunch of billboards around town that are promoting Google's 411 service. I did not hear about this in the news, so I had to jump on Google's site to see what this is all about. Amazing! Google has created a 411 (company information) service that you can call at any time. It is 100% free to use, and they even give you a 1-800 number to use so you will not be charged long distance. I called up the number this morning and was really impressed by the quality of the call.

The first thing asked is what City/State you are looking up. After that, you have to say the company name or the category you are looking for. I tried my sister's company, and it found it no problem. It offered to connect me immediately, if I wanted more detail about the company, or if I wanted the company data to be sent to me in the form of a text message. How awesome is this! Of course I asked for a text message, and things got even better. The company name, address, and their phone number was sent. They also included a link to a map image to show where the address is located. This truly is really well done.

Another feature that was nice was the ability to type in content using your phone's dial pad. I have a Pocket PC phone, and was not able to use my QWERTY keyboard, but using the number pad worked perfectly.

This is going to be a number I will not be able to forget, and will be something that I pass along to everyone that I talk to. It is a really nice service, and will save you some money if you have used other 411 services in the past. I hope you enjoy!

Today's website: Google 411