1. A computer-implemented method of presenting information to a user in which a computer system initiates execution of software instructions stored in memory, the computer-implemented method comprising: receiving one or more ambiguous characters via a reduced-entry keypad of a wireless phone, the one or more ambiguous characters received as a sequence of numbers input through the reduced-entry keypad, each respective ambiguous character being a number that represents one of at least two disambiguated letters; exchanging at least one of the ambiguous characters with a host by transmitting the sequence of numbers to the host across a wireless network, exchanging the at least one of the ambiguous characters including exchanging the sequence of numbers upon receiving an amount of numbers in the sequence that meets an initial predetermined threshold amount of numbers, and exchanging subsequently received numbers, received as part of the sequence of numbers; receiving, from the host, results that represent disambiguated terms corresponding to the ambiguous characters exchanged with the host; rendering the results in a display of the wireless phone in a manner that enables identification of which of the disambiguated terms will be used upon a received selection of a displayed result; rendering advertisements in the display of the wireless phone, the advertisements responsive to the received sequence of ambiguous characters; receiving, from the host, updated results that represent disambiguated terms corresponding to the subsequently received numbers exchanged with the host; rendering the updated results in the display of the wireless phone; and in response to receiving a selection of one of the disambiguated terms, displaying information corresponding to the selection.
1. A computer-implemented method of presenting information to a user in which a computer system initiates execution of software instructions stored in memory, the computer-implemented method comprising: receiving one or more ambiguous characters via a reduced-entry keypad of a wireless phone, the one or more ambiguous characters received as a sequence of numbers input through the reduced-entry keypad, each respective ambiguous character being a number that represents one of at least two disambiguated letters; exchanging at least one of the ambiguous characters with a host by transmitting the sequence of numbers to the host across a wireless network, exchanging the at least one of the ambiguous characters including exchanging the sequence of numbers upon receiving an amount of numbers in the sequence that meets an initial predetermined threshold amount of numbers, and exchanging subsequently received numbers, received as part of the sequence of numbers; receiving, from the host, results that represent disambiguated terms corresponding to the ambiguous characters exchanged with the host; rendering the results in a display of the wireless phone in a manner that enables identification of which of the disambiguated terms will be used upon a received selection of a displayed result; rendering advertisements in the display of the wireless phone, the advertisements responsive to the received sequence of ambiguous characters; receiving, from the host, updated results that represent disambiguated terms corresponding to the subsequently received numbers exchanged with the host; rendering the updated results in the display of the wireless phone; and in response to receiving a selection of one of the disambiguated terms, displaying information corresponding to the selection. 8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising rendering updated advertisements in the display of the wireless phone after rendering the updated results, the updated advertisements responsive to the received sequence of ambiguous characters.