SMS Search Service by Microsoft and Vodafone Soon to Hit the Indian Market
Mobile service provider Vodafone and Microsoft India have joined hands to launch ‘SMS Search’ service in India. The service will be available for the Vodafone users in India, powered by Microsoft Live Search for a merely 30 paisa (Rupee 0.30) per search query.
This joint association between Microsoft India and Vodafone aims to offer a powerful mobile Internet experience, thereby assisting the Vodafone users to stay connected and informed, forever.
The process of availing this SMS Search service is simple. It requires the Vodafone subscribers to send in their query to 55060, wherein the mobile initiating SMS will be charged at 30 paisa per query. Moreover, the service would not require General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) connectivity.
With this service feature, the users would be able to search:
• World Wide Web (WWW)
• On-portal/ deck content like images, ring tones, articles, and much more
• Mobile sites including WAP sites
• Local information like restaurants, shopping, etc
Though the SMS search service will be available for users all across India, the local search/directory information will be available only in eight major cities, which includes Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune and Bengaluru. However, an additional 21 cities are expected to join the list soon.
