Google Voice Search: Easy & Free Prank Calls?

A couple weeks ago Google launched Google Voice Local Search. We know Google has been working on this for a while, glad to see it is live.

Basically, you dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from a phone (I suspect a pay phone works also) and tell it what you want.

I tried it out by calling myself in my office.

Dialed number
GOOG 411, experimental
What city or state?
What business name or category
Listed business details and said I'll connect you
The phone number that the Caller ID displayed was 800-466-4411

So I suspect kids can use this to dial the local bar and play prank calls. Here are some ideas on prank calls Bart Simpson used. :) I would think Google has thought of this, so I am not too worried. Heck, they have tons of web spam filters, so applying some of those brains to prank calls, can't be too hard?

In any event, the voice recognition worked very well, even over a speaker phone. It was easy to use and I liked it.

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posted rustybrick in Google Search Engine at April 17, 2007 7:09 AM Comments (12)

Comments

ring ring barry ;)

Posted by gabs at April 17, 2007 10:25

Or you can dial *67 and call them directly. I don't see how it's any different.

Posted by todd at April 17, 2007 12:15

"dial *67"

And they can dial you back with *69, or you can block anonymous calling. Plus, *57 can still be used to register a call as harassing, even when it's been dialed with *67.

Posted by rodd at April 17, 2007 12:21

No one's gonna use 411 ever again !!

GOOG411 FTW

Posted by Hip Hop at April 17, 2007 12:22

FREE PAYPHONE CALLS

Posted by bobabc at April 17, 2007 12:24

Posted by Hip Hop at April 17, 2007 12:28

hello danny! this is an anportant call.
you are invited to a meeting at the post
office on saturday 2o,clock. don,t be late!
oh! gotch you dad

Posted by nathaniel at June 14, 2007 21:25

When You Call A Toll Free Number, You Can Not Block Your Number Ever If You Dial *67. Since They Pay For The Call, They Have The Right To Get Your Number.

Posted by Beto at June 21, 2007 10:55

And This Article Is Stupid, How Can You Promote The Abuse Of Such A Good Free Service. Stupid Kids Are Gonna Mess It Up For Everybody Else. Its Very Hard To Find Free Services That Provide Free Calls. Between The Greedy Telco And The Lames Who Abuse Such Services, We Are Not Gonna Have Anything Good Left. So Please, Don't F*** It Up For Everybody.

Posted by Beto at June 21, 2007 11:02

How do you type with capital case for your whole paragraph?

Posted by Barry Schwartz at June 21, 2007 11:08

WHEN I DIAL *57 ON MY CELL PHONE I GOT THE BROWNS GAME!! WHY IS THAT?

Posted by T at October 7, 2007 13:12

do yall know a free number you can use to change your number so you can prank call CELL #'s i been lookin for a while had no luck

Posted by nini at March 18, 2008 18:48