[Electronics-talk] Disappointing News

[cheez]

I think there are gremlins in the system.
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Samco" <jsamco at jps.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Disappointing News


> 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>
>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 10:03 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Disappointing News
>>
>>
>>>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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