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Did you know that you could call information for free? Yep, you read that right. I said that could call information for FREE.
When I first heard about it, I couldn't believe it. However, it looks to be true. Here is the details, that I learned from Fire Finance.

Often when we have no access to the Internet and we need to look up a business we dial 411 on our cell phones. Most carriers continue to charge an average of $1.25 for each 411 call. But now we can call 411 FREE! Thanks to a couple of services by different providers namely 1-800-FREE-411 (Jingle Networks) and 1-800-411-SAVE.

1-800-411-SAVE works in this way:

1. Call 1-800-411-SAVE for a phone number for any business, government or residential listing nationwide.
2. Search by name or business category
3. Give your request for any US listing
4. Listen to a brief sponsored message (10-15 seconds) for a special offer
5. Receive the number you requested -- it comes from the same national database used by the carriers

Similarly 1-800-FREE-411 works this way:

Simply dial 1-800-FREE411 and get the listing you need for free. It’s just like 411, only better because it doesn't cost anything. So who pays, you ask? Our advertisers do. And should you be interested in one of their great offers, we’ll connect you free of charge.

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Want to look online? No problem. At Free411.com, you’ll get the most accurate residential and business listings on the Web. That’s because we use the same real-time data as the phone companies.

What a great idea. One or both of these numbers would be great to save in your cell phone or put on speed dial for your home phone. If you don't have speed dial, put it with you list of emergency numbers by the phone.