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by Dan Reilly on April 1, 2008 at 05:03 PM

4. Compare prices wherever you are.

Even if you're not trimming your wireless bill, you can still save money in real life with 888-DO-FRUCALL. When you're in a store, call the service (or text them at FRU11), enter the barcode of the product you're looking at and get current prices from online sellers for free. Talk about smart shopping.

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JeanApr 3rd 2008 1:12PM

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What the hell! I called the 1-888-FRUCALL number, and the recording apparently gave a number for a porn service. You jerks!

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Joshua FruhlingerApr 3rd 2008 1:50PM

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Jean - you're right! Our mistake. We fixed the number - it's 888-DO-FRUCALL.

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bowlasoup2893Apr 3rd 2008 10:16PM

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good idea, but poor execution. when you get the text, it tells you the prices from some cheap stores that nobody has ever heard of, and therefore, i would never trust them with my credit card information.

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CZApr 10th 2008 9:51PM

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My service on T-Mobile won't accept "FRU11" as a valid text number, nor will it accept 27811 (the numeric equivalent). I'm doing this on a Treo if that makes any difference!

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bmaJan 4th 2009 12:28PM

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It is just me or is the "free" price comparison site 1888dofrucall does not work no matter what type of provider is used and the 1800frucall is a link to another number to live phone sex! Come on AOL do your homework before you put bogus information out there. This is not the first time that misinformation has been posted. Get with the program!!!

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