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Using Windows Live with SMS text messaging

Hungry for a hamburger in Houston? Need a phone number in Newark or an area code for Arcadia? How many calories are in that hamburger? Send a simple text message to 95483 (WLIVE)* and get the answers you want when you want them. Enter just a few characters on your phone to answer that burning question with Windows Live Search for mobile SMS.

  • Find local businesses and call them with a single click
  • Search residential listings to find people
  • Get instant answers to questions
  • Follow the financial markets

Immediate answers to everyday questions can be found.

Try it: Text 95483 (WLIVE)* with an example query below (do not include the quotes).

  • Area Codes “Area code Detroit”
  • Reverse Area Code  “? 713”
  • Country Codes “Country Code Japan”
  • Dictionary Definitions “d erudite”
  • Encarta Answers “? Population of France”
  • Filename Answers “jpg file format”
  • Stock Quotes “Q WMT”
  • Health Answers “calories soda”
  • Unit Conversions  “cups in a liter”
  • Calculations “15% of 48.75”
  • Holidays “Mothers Day 2007”
  • Music Answers “Who is U2”

That’s not all.  Text “h” or “help” to 95483 to get more tips.

Posted: Mar 27 2007, 11:43 PM by jgormly | with no comments
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