July 23rd, 2006

Frucall: Price Comparison via your Cell Phone

By Chief Gadgeteer, Gizmos for Geeks
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews.

You don’t have a phone with a web browser yet, but you sure do have a cell phone, and wished that you could somehow figure out if you’re getting the best price on something when you’re out shopping? Well, your wish has just come true. A new service called Frucall has just launched. Just call the toll-free # (1-888-Do-Frucall) and punch in the barcode of the item. Yep, it’s free; registration is optional, although registering ties your cell phone to your account and allows you to keep bookmarks, take voice notes, maintain a search history. Now if only my cell phone contained a barcode reader…

Source: Gizmos for Geeks.

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2 comments to "Frucall: Price Comparison via your Cell Phone"

  1. Rob says:

    You can also search Froogle by texting price some product name to 46645 (GOOGL).

    July 23rd, 2006 at 12:21 pm

  2. ed3 says:

    (GOOGL)

    …and it even works with some of the less common carriers now (eg. US Cellular).

    July 24th, 2006 at 10:07 am

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