Use SMS to Google

I assume most of you are like myself, stuck at home reading mindless blogs on a lonley weekend. What’s your excuse? Nowhere to go, nothing to do? With Google SMS, you get the ability to search items, movie times, maps, sport scores, and weather reports in your local area. Just text message your search query to 466453 (‘GOOGLE’ on most devices) and you’ll receive a message back with the searched results.

Here is a list of examples given from the Google sms site.

 

Search Feature	Sample Query
Local	sushi H3B 1Y8
Weather	weather ottawa
Glossary	define zenith
Sports	score lakers
Movies	movies R3H 0H4
Stocks	stock bmo
Postal Codes	postal code T2N
Directions	directions laval qc to montreal
Maps	map vancouver
Flights	flight ac 479
Area Codes	area code 250
Q&A	area of alberta
Airlines	air canada
Translation	translate hello in french
Web Snippets	web hubble telescope
Calculator	10 lbs in kg
Currency Conversion	8 cad in yen
Airports	yyz airport
METAR	metar cyyc
Help	help local

 
Carrier fees apply, you should check with your cell provider for assistance. 466453  (GOOGLE) and type in a term you are searching for.