[Electronics-talk] Disappointing News

[Jeff Samco]

This whole Bing / Tell Me transition is certainly inconsistent. As of 
8:00 PM Pacific Time this evening I can still use the toll-free 
number, 1-800-225-5411 and it is announced as Bing 4-1-1.
HTH,
Jeff

At 04:09 AM 7/3/2012, you wrote:

>Not true at all.  As of 6:45AM EDT this morning, Tell Me is still 
>alive and well at 888-835-5630, although the 800-BING-411 number no 
>longer works.
>
>Gerald
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 10:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Disappointing News
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>>Even though I declared this thread off topic, I must agree.  I just 
>>called bing411, and I got a referral to either a toll number, or 
>>bing.com and then disconnected.  I would guess they are pulling the 
>>plug, although with large distributed systems, it doesn't 
>>necessarily happen all at once.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>At 08:45 PM 7/2/2012, you wrote:
>>>Well, I think that tell me and bing 411 are really gone as of this 
>>>afternoon.
>>>
>>>-----Original Message----- From: cheez
>>>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:18 PM
>>>To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Disappointing News
>>>
>>>Doesn't 800-free-411 have commercials one can't bypass?
>>>Newsline is good.  But for some reason, my local newspaper doesn't give
>>>updates like the rest of the newspapers around the country.
>>>Vince
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Randi Sanfilippo" 
>>><r.sanfilippo at comcast.net>
>>>To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'"
>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 5:27 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Disappointing News
>>>
>>>
>>>>Have you ever heard of 800-free411 and not to mention Newsline which is
>>>>better than all of them and can all be accessed through the telephone?
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marsha
>>>>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 7:47 AM
>>>>To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Disappointing News
>>>>
>>>>HI
>>>>  No the world won't end;  however, not all of us have the use of 
>>>> a computer
>>>>and the internet.  We have just heard about two people who have had to give
>>>>up their internet service.  If I had to do this,although I use 
>>>>Tell Me a lot
>>>>now, it would be a very big thing.
>>>>
>>>>Marsha
>>
>>
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