AskMeNow today announced the immediate availability of its intelligent mobile answer service in the United States for anyone on the Alltel, Cingular, Sprint-Nextel, T-Mobile and Verizon wireless networks.

Any person with a cell phone and text/SMS capability now has access to virtually all of the information on the Internet through AskMeNow. In addition to receiving basic searches to 411, Weather, Directions, Travel and Trivia information, customers can ask free-form questions on any subject. So, not only can AskMeNow customers get the five-day weather forecast or last night's sports score, they now have the ability to ask, "What is the path of Hurricane Helene?" or "Did Barry Bonds hit a home run last night?" and receive fast answers.

"AskMeNow is revolutionizing how businesses and consumers receive answers and share knowledge easily on mobile phones," said AskMeNow CEO Darryl Cohen. "AskMeNow's unique ability to access a far greater depth of data than ever before provides customers with richer, more compelling answers from more sources on the Internet. The introduction of natural language queries allows customers to bypass cumbersome mobile interfaces to receive accurate answers. Our intelligent mobile answer service is an ideal solution for the 219 million U.S. cell phone subscribers."

You can text any question, in any format to ASKME (27563) just as easily as if you were texting a friend, and receive a specific answer to their cell phone within moments. Unlike other SMS services, there are no syntax limitations or structures to memorize.

You will be automatically registered for the service by sending a question to ASKME (27563). A service fee of $0.25 will be charged per question appearing on your carrier monthly statements.