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Google India Launches 5GOOG service

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Google is now taking its search functionality also offline over mobile and phones. Google-411 service is becoming very popular in USA. Infact one of our readers send a picture of a billboard sign of Google-411 service that he captured in San Francisco over the weekend (picture above).
 
Similar to Google-411 service, Google India has launched its '5GOOG' service for SMS lovers. If you are looking for something local on the go, just send an SMS to 5GOOG (54664) with your query and you will get the results back as a text message. For e.g. if you are looking for pizza in Andheri west mumbai, just type in 'pizza andheri west mumbai' to 54664 and you will get results back with restaurants address, phone number etc.
 
  

Though this service is not free. Its a premium SMS service where you will be charged some amount per SMS. Its not that expensive though. The charges are as follows

 

Aircel - Rs. 3.00
Airtel - Rs. 2.00
BPL - Rs. 3.00
BSNL - Rs. 0.80/1.0 (postpaid/prepaid)
Reliance - Rs. 3.00

 

And result text messages from Google are free.

 

You can search for local businesses, weather information, movies information as well as you can get the google translation serivces over the SMS. GOogle has provided list of search features that you can use.

 

If you would like to give it a try before you actually use this service, Google has provided an online simulator where you can play around with your SMS query and see what kind of results you get back.

Try Google SMS 5GOOG

 

 


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    InformationMadness
    @aneeskA,
    Thanks for your input.
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    aneeskA
    For vodafone its Rs2/-(pre-paid). I have tried it.

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