Hack82.Workarounds for 411 Directory Assistance


Hack 82. Workarounds for 411 Directory Assistance

Skype doesn't provide access to 411 directory assistance. But there are some workarounds.

Works with: all versions of Skype.

In the U.S., you can access directory assistance by dialing 411. This is usually a paid service (read moneymaker for your telephone company), and $1.25 per directory assistance call is typical.

Skype does not support 411 directory assistance. Dial 411 and you'll get nothing but an error message. That's the good news, as you'll never have to pay for 411 calls again.

The bad news is that Skype does not support 411 directory assistance. So, where are you to go now for directory assistance? If you are using Skype as an adjunct to a regular telephone line, you clearly retain the option (albeit an expensive option) of calling 411 on that line. Similarly, if you simply have money to burn, you can even dial 411 on your mobile phone to get directory assistance.

A free alternative is to use one of the many online 411 services that are now available. A search on Google with the keywords "411 directory assistance" will spit out a long list of such directory assistance web sites. But perhaps the first place to go is the list of online directory assistance services maintained by the Telecommunications Research & Action Center (TRAC, http://www.trac.org/tips/directory_assistance/directory-assistance-via-the-internet.html), a nonprofit watchdog that promotes the interests of residential telecommunications consumers. Given the charter under which TRAC operates, the services listed there are among the less annoying web sites for getting directory assistance.




Skype Hacks
Skype Hacks: Tips & Tools for Cheap, Fun, Innovative Phone Service
ISBN: 0596101899
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 168

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