4info : Free Alerts and SMS Search for your Phone

Tags: , , | Added: 20 Feb, 2008 (1,740 Views)

4info is an ultimate all-purpose free assisstant for your mobile phone. Want weather reports, stock quotes, flight status, package status, nearby WiFi hotspots,…. it’s all here. Quick, simple and free.

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How does it work?

    (1) Text Message Alerts: Follow-up on important events via text message alerts. Select what you wante to track (news, weather, stocks, favorite blogs, package tracking etc.), enter trigger words, and choose time and number of alerts you want to receive per day.

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    Available alert categories: Sports Scores, Player Stats, Weather, Stock Quotes, Horoscopes, Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Birthdays, Health Tips, RSS News Feeds, Package Tracking, Craigslist, Personal reminder

    (2) Text Message Search: Instantly lookup specific information by sending short text message. Type in a search term and send a text message to 4INFO (44636) Type a search term in the message body. Your serach term may vary depending on what type of information you want to lookup (stocks, weather, flight status etc.).

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    Available search categories: sports scores, player stats, stock quotes, wifi hotspots, package tracking, weather, yellow pages, news, flight status, city search, TV Guide, movie show times, drink recipes, price lookup, jokes, joke, horoscopes, pickup lines, celebrity gossip.

Additional Features:

  • RSS Alerts: Monitor updates from your favorite blogs and websites.
  • Customization: Choose time and number of alerts you want to receive per day.
  • Create as many alerts as you like. Manage, modify or edit your alerts online.
  • If you want to test message search functionality right now you can do it from here.

[Video] 4info Intro

Check out 4info @ [ www.4Info.net ]

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    4 Comments »

    2008-02-23 15:59:13

    […] (1) 4info - Ultimate all-purpose assisstant for your mobile phone. Want weather reports, stock quotes, flight status, package status, nearby WiFi hotspots, …? It has it all. Read more: 4info - Free Alerts and SMS Search for your Phone. […]

     
    Comment by Larry
    2008-02-23 22:10:02

    4info’s privacy policy does not provide sufficient protection for your cellphone number, IMHO. They cite some examples where it will be revealed to others. One biggie is if they get acquired or go bankrupt, etc., but there are a couple of other situations mentioned.

    So while the services might be handy, I would suggest users think what it might mean if their cellphone number did get out. Once personal data escapes, it’s impossible to put it back in the bottle. Imagine the hassle of getting (and paying for!) cellphone SMS spam.

    Comment by Aibek
    2008-02-24 14:27:20

    Thanks for heads up.

     
     
    Comment by noob
    2008-04-11 00:27:18

    Simply outstanding ^_^! I like posts like that. Your blog is added to my favorites ;-). Continue writing.

     
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