Since the shutdown of Google SMS search service, people are looking for a similar alternative. Well, here is an absolute alternative for Google SMS Search. This service not only offers what Google had offered but more than that. While Google offered nearly 15 services on SMS like Search, Stock, Weather, Directions, Movies, CRI etc this alternative app offers your thousands of services which ranges from accessing Facebook, Twitter, Gmail to checking weather, directions and time. This service is available in India, United States, United Kingdom and Canada and the company has plans to extend to other countries as well.
Available in India, US, UK and Canada
India – 92665 92665
United States and Canada – 898-932 (TXT-WEB)
TXTWEB – The New and advanced alternative to Google SMS Seach
If you are in India just try sending “@ttg” to “92665 9665”, in a second or two you should receive latest posts of TheTechGears. Similarly there are thousands of apps on TxtWeb to access Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, to get directions and more.
Alternative Keywords for Txtweb
Here are a few keywords that can bring back your Google SMS search with lot more advanced features
Indian Users can send keywords to 92665 92665
Users from United States and Canada can send Keywords to 898-932
| Google SMS Keyword (97733000000 for India) | TxtWeb SMS Keyword (92665 92665 for India) (898-932 for US and Canada) | Uses |
| directions | @smsdir | Find directions and distance between two cities. Similar to Google maps Example: @smsdir Bangalore to Chennai |
| weather | @weather | Find weather information like current temperature, and forecast Example: @weather chennai |
| news | @news | Get the latest news on your mobile as SMS |
| CRI | @cricket | Get latest scores of cricket matches |
| Define | @mean | Get definition/meaning for a word @mean Google |
| Time | @worldtime | Get the current time in any city of the world @wordtime london |
| Movies | @movies | Information of movies that are being screened in your city |
| @fb | Access Facebook via SMS | |
| @daak | Access Gmail via SMS | |
| @whattime | Find exact time to be set in your mobile | |
| @Goog | Google search on your mobile via SMS | |
| @wiki / @wikipedia | Access Wikipedia article on your mobile via SMS |
Update: You may also find the following app useful to find location and phone number of a particular company or market. Please note that if you are in US or Canada, use 898-932 to send your queries
“@nearer Burger Joint NY NY”
Burger Joint
33 West 8th Street
New York, NY
(212) 432-140
Peculiar article, totally what I needed.
This “txtWeb” only works for Vodafone, Airtel, Idea, and Docomo network users.
Now Innoz(55444 search) is available at 9773997739 (for India) from 11th September, 2013. That means if u have STD & LOCAL sms balance, then don’t be worried of main balance deduction. Hurray…
Check this for more info-
http://55444.in/now-55444-is-also-97739-97739/
Some keywords-
1. CRI (for cricket scores)
2. TV ESPN (Use TV to get tv program schedule)
3. Find ATM near MG Road Bangalore (Use FIND for local search)
4. DICT (Use DICT to get the dictionary result for a word e.g.-Dict insane)
5. Stock Infosys
6. Price Nokia X7
7. Expand IIT (Find full forms)
8. Movie Dabangg (for movie review)
9. Weather Delhi
10. News Lokpal Bill
11. EPL Chelsea
etc. Google 55444 to know more keywords…
Try it. I have tried it. This is available for all operators… 🙂
Nowhere near as useful as Google search. I tried two different searches, got six answers each time, none of them was what I was looking for.
Hi, Thanks for your Feedback
Unlike Google SMS Search, TxtWeb apps are created by various developers for various purposes.TxtWeb has thousands of apps, I recommend you to try some and then figure out what suits best for you.
You may try the following apps which I feel excellent.
1. Try sending “@smsdir boston to seattle” without quotes to the txtweb number of your country, you will receive a detailed information on direction and distance, as in Google Maps
2. also try “@wiki Google” or “@wikipedia Google” or simply “Google” to the txtweb number, you will receive the wikipedia article for Google
3. You may also try “@mean” for example “@mean amplify” gives you the meaning for “amplify”, you may use this keyword as an alternative for “Define” in Google SMS Search
4. “@weather New York” gives you the current weather for the city
I recommend you to visit http://www.txtweb.com and explore and pick out the best apps. I am sure you will come to know that this service is better than what Google offered (No Offence)
Please let us know your opinion
Thank You
I don’t want all those things. I just want to text “Burger Joint NY NY” and get back an address & a phone number. That was not what I got back from your service at all.
Hi Thanks for the Feedback, If you are in United States kindly use 898-932 to send queries
You may try the following keyword “@nearer Burger Joint NY NY” and your result will be
Burger Joint
33 West 8th Street
New York, NY
(212) 432-1400
I hope this is the result you are trying to get. Also I recommend you to experiment with the following keywords
@nearme Burger Joint NY NY
Powered By Google Maps:
#Burger Joint
->Burger Joint, 33 W 8th St, New York, NY
@locsearch Burger Joint NY NY
1>>Burger Joint 33 West 8th Street 2>>Burger Joint 33 West 8th Street 3>>Burger Joint 33 West 8th Street
@findnearme Burger Joint:New York
1) Burger Joint
33 West 8th Street
New York, NY
Tel: (212) 432-1400
(2.19 kms)
@closest Burger Joint:New York
Shake Shack
Vicinity: 215 Murray Street, New York
Rating: 4
Burger Burger
Vicinity: 77 Pearl Street #6, New York
Rating: 3.9
B&B
Vicinity: 25 West Houston Street, New York
Rating: 4.1
Mikey’s Burger
Vicinity: 134 Ludlow Street, New York
Rating: 3.7
Bareburger
Vicinity: 535 LaGuardia Place, New York
Rating: 4
Since TXTWEB has several apps for the same purpose with different functionality, I recommend you to visit http://www.txtweb.com and experiment various apps with the onscreen emulator and find the best that suits your need
Thanks
I was just searching for this info for a while. After 6 hours of continuous Googleing, at last I got it in your site. I wonder what’s the lack of Google strategy that do not rank this kind of informative websites in top of the list. Usually the top sites are full of garbage.
FYI–Shortly after I tried this I got the following phishing text:
+19802639041: ID #30410: Your GoogIe Account has been hacked. Text back CALL to take a call to verify your account
Hi, thanks for your information. Kindly let us know the “KEYWORD” you tried, also kindly mention the number to which you have sent the “KEYWORD”
What you all are looking for is 44636 – it works in a similar fashion to Google’s old sms search. It is free – a service from 4info.
Nice suggestion, by the way I want users to go through the supported carriers before trying out
http://alerts.4info.com/support/#compatibleCarriers
smir.ch works in the US and it is just as powerful as the old 44636 Google SMS. Try it here: http://smir.ch
Sorry, smir.ch is now http://textengine.info