Did you know you can call businesses from Windows Live Local for FREE?
Over the weekend, MSFT released the ability to make free phone calls on Windows Live Local (http://local.live.com). Basically, this is how you use it:
- Go to http://local.live.com.
- Search for a business or category.
In the results pane will be the listing with a “Call for free” link. - Click on "Call for free".
A dialog box will appear asking for your phone number. - Input your phone number and click “Call”.
Through a checkbox, you can also allow Windows Live Local to remember your phone number through a cookie so you don’t have to enter it again in the future.
Windows Live Local will ring your phone within 1 or 2 seconds and connect you to the business. When you pick up the phone, you will hear a women say, "Connecting…" and you will be put through.
We’ve been working on this for a while – it’s actually been in MSN Search for a bit but it didn’t show up unless you were using MSN Desktop Search.
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