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Google To Shut Down 411 Service

Posted by Soulskill on from the guess-we're-back-to-calling-the-ghostbusters dept.

taco8982 writes "After three years of providing free directory assistance in exchange for voice samples, Google has announced plans to shut down the GOOG-411 service, in order to focus on 'speech-enabling the next generation of Google products and services across a multitude of languages.' The service will close on November 12th."

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  1. Re:Smartphones by Yocto+Yotta · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hardly. When driving, I'd use voice activation to dial GOOG411 and be able to connect to any publicly listed number I desire without laying another finger on my phone. That's all sorts of awesome I can't do any other way right now. Well, for free anyhow.

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  2. Re:what? by bev_tech_rob · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Agreed! I used it alot instead of shelling out $1.50 for 411 calls via Verizon..... crap....

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  3. Re:Things just got more complicated by Asdanf · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Actually on Android the current flow is
    1. Hold down search button.
    2. Say "Call Company X, Anytown USA"

    So, they halved the number of steps required and removed the listening requirement.