You can use Google services like finding local businesses, movies in theaters near you, weather info, flight status and much more simply by sending an SMS . To use this service, known as Google SMS, all you need to do is send simple query to a 466453 (GOOGLE on phone keypad).

Examples:

To get weather info for Dallas text weather dallas

To get movies show times near specific zip code text movies 76040

To get driving directions text directions dallas to houston

To convert between different units text 140 lbs in kgs

To translate from one language to another text translate hello in spanish

More Sample queries

Local – pizza 76040

Weather – weather dallas

Glossary – define Nepal

Sports – score mavericks

Movies – movies 75062

Stocks – stock tgt

Zip Codes – zip code 76041

Directions – directions dallas to houston

Maps – map 5th avenue new york

Flights – flight aa 1411

Area Codes – area code 646

Products – price ipod player 40gb

Q&A – abraham lincoln birthday

Airlines – united airlines

Translation – translate hello in french

Web Snippets – web hubble telescope

Calculator – 1 us pint in liters

Currency Conversion – 8 usd in yen

Airports – sfo airport

METAR – metar khio

Help – help local

Local time – time kathmandu

Please make sure you have text message service on your cell phone plan. Google SMS replies back with the results as SMS and some can be long like the diriving directions.

For more information on the service visit Google SMS page.

This service is currently available in the United States only.

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