AT&T Adds "Simple-Reach" Feature AT&T introduced new
features for its CallVantage VoIP service, notably Simple Reach Number. This allows
subscribers to add up to nine different numbers to their accounts that will ring to the
primary AT&T phone. The number can be in any area code covered by CallVantage. A
subscriber can use this, for example, to set up numbers that are close to relatives or
customers to make it easy for them to call. There is a monthly charge of $4.95 for each
Simple Reach Number.
Additional service enhancements by AT&T are:
--International call blocking, to prevent calls to locations where there would be a
per-minute fee,
--International call log to track all incoming or outgoing international calls
--Caller ID for international numbers, where available,
--Caller ID using the name from the user's phone book, so the caller ID could say,
for example, "Mom" instead of a name.
Diapad Adds New Calling Plans for Europe Dialpad Communications
Inc., a provider of voice-over-IP (VoIP) services, has launched of a new line of
calling plans to Europe. New rates are as low as 1.7 cents to London, 2.3 cents to
Paris and Berlin, and 2.9 cents to Madrid, to give a few examples. Users of Dialpad's
PC-to-phone or broadband phone services will be able to sign up for the new plans.
Lingo Offers 7-Digit Dialing Lingo, the consumer voice-over-IP (VoIP) service by Primus Telecommunications
Inc., will offer seven-digit dialing options for calls made within the same area
code as the phone number of the subscriber. Calls within an area code will not require
a "1" or an area code. The Lingo service costs $19.95 per month and includes
unlimited local and long-distance calls in the United States, including the U.S. Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico, and unlimited international calls to Canada and Western
European countries.
Skype Soft Phone Moves onto Mac, Pocket PCs Skype Technologies
S.A., a provider of consumer voice-over-IP services, has launched a version of
its soft phone for pocket PCs and a beta version for Mac OS X. The new versions of the
software join previous releases for Windows and Linux. The software can be
downloaded for free and is available immediately at www.skype.com.
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