Free Directory Assistance

When you dial 411 for directory assistance, you need to pay an average of $1.25 per call. That is what prompted the creation of a news crop of 800 services offering free directory assistance. Here are 3 of those: 1-800-411-SAVE launched this month and 1-800-FREE-411 and 1-800-411-METRO which were rolled out last fall.

If you call these numbers, you will find the same service as 411, but instead of you paying for it, the cost is covered by businesses who have offers you may be interested in. You first have to listen to a commercial for up to 15 seconds. So, it's like Google or Yahoo offering you advertisements depending on the business phone number that you are trying to find out. If you are interested in an offer, they will connect you free of charge. If not you'll just receive the information you've asked for.