A review of the new Google Voice Local Search

review from Becky, Respect2Glory, Apr 2007, permalink Phone/Fax Tools

From Respect2Glory:
Clif found this at digg.com and asked me to try it out. I dialed the number and put it on speakerphone so Clif and I could listen. The recording explained how the voice-prompts worked, and I was "good to go". I spoke "Celina Ohio" three times, but the computer couldn't understand what I really wanted, so had to say "go back" twice, and finally "start over" to try another city. Since we are attending a conference in Elyria, OH., I decided to check for a list of restaurants. On the second attempt, I spoke "E-leer-ee-ah Ohio" and it advanced to the next set of options. I spoke "restaurants", and we listened to a list of restaurants. Then I said "State Parks", and we listened to a list of all the State Parks in that area. Then I said "start over" wanting to try Celina again. I spoke "Cc-ee-line-ah Ohio" and waalaa, that did it, even though the confirmation says it as "selina". But, hey, it works. Check it out!

Quote from the website
To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone.
Using this service, you can:

  • search for a local business by name or category. You can say "Giovanni's Pizzeria" or just "pizza".
  • get connected to the business, free of charge.
  • get the details by SMS if you’re using a mobile phone. Just say "text message".
And it's free. Google doesn’t charge you a thing for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider.


http://labs.google.com/goog411/
Google search results for: 1-800-GOOG-411


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