Saturday, August 11, 2007


Aug. 11, 2007 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) --
Want movie times, local information or driving directions but don't have Internet access on your cell phone? With Google SMS, you can browse the Internet by sending a text message.

1. Google SMS works best if you use certain commands. For local information, type what you're looking for and then the ZIP code. For example, 'pizza 32801.' For sports scores, type 'score' and the team name. For movies, type 'movies' and the ZIP code. For driving directions type the starting address, the word 'to' and the ending address.

2. To do a traditional Web search and get 'Web snippets' type 'g' before your search terms.

3. For a full list of Google SMS commands, go to sms.google.com.

4. Send the text message to 466453, or 'GOOGLE' on most mobile devices.

5. Google will usually only send back the top few results and driving directions will be delivered in multiple text messages. Using Google SMS is free, but standard text messaging rates apply.

To see previous 'How 2' items, go to OrlandoSentinel.com/technology.

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