If you do not have a smart phone with a data plan, Google SMS may be a useful tool to check flight arrival times, get definitions, search for local restaurants, do basic web searches, and more. Simply send a text to 466453 (GOOGLE) and you will receive a reply that is similar to a typical Google search. View an interactive demo. Here are some keywords you can use.
- Airline code – “aa101”
- Restaurants – “pizza 94040”
- Web search – “web free sms tools”
- Sports – “score red sox”
- Definitions – “define missions”
- Weather – “weather atlanta”
- Currency – “5 usd in eur”
- Time – “time nairobi”