Ontario
Google SMS, now in Canada
On 27, Jan 2007 | No Comments | In Ontario, Telecom, Toronto, User Experience | By Ryan Feeley
According to their FAQ, Google SMS is now (finally) available in Canada. This means that you can send text messages to Google and receive a response in seconds.
From their instructions:
To get movie showtimes, enter the name of a CURRENT movie and include a city and province, or postal code (ex: moviename laval qc, moviename R3H 0H4).
To get business listings, enter what you want to find and include a city and province, or postal code (ex: pizza laval qc, cafe m2n 5s3).
To get translations, enter ‘translate’ (or ‘t’) followed by the expression, ‘to’ and a destination language (ex: translate dog to french, t new to german).
To find definitions on the Web, enter ‘define’ (or ‘d’) followed by the word or phrase (ex: define ubiquitous, d network).
For NBA/NHL/MLB/NFL/NCAA scores/schedules, enter a team name (ex: Lakers, Sharks, Mets, Jets, Duke). Available only for sports in season.
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