Free 411/Directory Assistance From Google

Here's a cool way to save money on your phone service.

I have always kept a phone book under the passenger seat of my car. This way, if I was out I could always look up a number if I needed it. One day a friend of mine was with me and on the phone with her husband who told her to call an auto parts store about a part for her car. She responded "I'm in a car, what do you want me to do, pull a phonebook out of my *ss?" I said "well actually...look under your seat". I thought that was a pretty nifty trick, don't you?

Anyway, there are times when my local telephone book doesn't have what I'm looking for, or I'm not near a book, which then requires me to make a call to 411. With my cell company I am charged $1.49 plus airtime and $1.99 if I call from my landline (but I always use the internet at home), so of course I avoid this whenever possible. I already pay too much for phone service.

I've found a solution to the phonebook and 411/directory assistance charges and it is 1-800-goog-411. When you dial this toll-free number you then say the city and state, you'll get the listing and goog 411 will connect you...FOR FREE! Ha! Take that telephone company, your going down! Sorry, I am just so excited that I found a way to avoid giving Verizon anymore of my money.