Over lunch, I saw a post about Google 411. I cannot stand using the phone, but for whatever reason I called 411 from my cell phone twice last month… at $1.75 per call. I didn’t know they raised the cost again.
Out of curiosity, I tried out Google 411 at lunch. It worked better than Sprint’s 411 service. I called for Radio Shack in Fairmont, WV, and it gave me 8 of them (Sprint returned 2). You may think returning irrelevant locations (i.e. 8) is unnecessary, but it will list them as options starting with the closest location. So it works if you know exactly what you want, and it works if you know generally what you want. Plus, you don’t have to talk to anyone—it’s all automated. Pretty cool.
Oh, and I used 411 to call Radio Shack prior to today. I didn’t just waste $1.75 to compare them, just so you know.