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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. read the blog! by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The blog says now all you need to do is send a txt message to 466453 (google) with name and city and state.

    It's easier that way, at least with a cell phone.

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  2. Re:what? by AhabTheArab · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Seems that the people who knew about it and used it actually liked the service. I used to use it, particularly when driving cross country. It was very handy to be able to find a motel in an upcoming city and be connected so I could make reservations. Texting while driving is becoming illegal in many states. Also, voice service is more reliable than data service in many parts of the country.

    I haven't used GOOG-411 for quite some time, but it was nice to have available as on option. All in all, not too big of a loss I suppose.