Google SMS Channels

Hi all,
This sounds exciting... possibilities are growing manifold

Google has launched a service called Google SMS Channels which lets you receive various types of updates directly to your mobile phone by direct sms to your phone for free. What google has to say about it?

"Google SMS Channels is a service that enables channels/groups on SMS. It's a free service that enables you to get premium content published by Google publishing partners, Google popular products (Google News, Blogger and Google Groups) and websites with RSS/Atom support for free. SMS Channels allows you to create your own channel(s) to publish content that other users can subscribe to. You can also create groups over SMS to communicate with your friends, family, and co-workers."

"You don't pay anything to send or receive messages using Google SMS Channels. When you post a message to your channel, all the members of your channel get the message forwarded for free. SMS tariff charges may apply when you configure the service or publish to a channel using a mobile phone."

Best part is, this has been first implemented in India! They say,

" This service is currently available to users in India and requires an Indian mobile number. We are working towards making this service available to international numbers."

I have already subscribed and created channels. Have you?

Subsribe to my channel by clicking on this link :)

Google search on mobile by SMS

Get results on your mobile phone as an sms by sending sms in the pattern define below to the no: 9773300000

SMS Search features-
1. Cricket Scores: Simply SMS "cri" or "cricket" or "cricket India" to receive latest cricket scores.
2. Indian Railways: Send your PNR number to get latest status of your PNR (confirmed/RAC/current waitlist status). Or send "trains between mumbai to delhi" to know trains and get further details of train schedule.
3. Stock Quotes: SMS "Company name quote" to receive stock quotes from BSE. e.g. "reliance stock".
4. Horoscope: Simply send your sunsign (e.g. Virgo) to receive your day's horoscope
5. Local Business Search: Do local search on SMS (e.g. categories such as "restaurants indira nagar bangalore" or businesses such as "pizza hut koramangala"). This is available across 34 cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkatta, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Noida,Gurgaon, Faridabad, Vadodara, Surat, Kanpur, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Nagpur, Rajkot, Ernakulam, Cochin, Gaziabad, Bhuwneshwar, Aurangabad, Lucknow, Nashik, Indore, Panaji, Bhopal, Agra, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Coimbatore.
6. News: Send "news" or "business news" to receive latest news.
7. Movie Showtimes: Send "movies delhi" or "golmaal returns delhi" and get movie rating and movie showtimes.
8. Flight status: Flight status for Jet, Kingfisher, Indigo & Spicejet. Simply send "9w502", "It 302".
9. Definitions: Send "define " e.g. "define zenith", "define inflation".
10. Weather: e.g. "weather Delhi".
11. Calculator: "1 kilo in pound".
12. Currency Conversion: "5000 inr in usd".
13. Facts: e.g. "GDP of india" or "population of bangalore".
Thanks to Channa for mentioning it earlier and then to Harsha for details :)

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