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Forget about the iPhone’s or any other visual voice mail solution. Think “Voice Mail To Text!” That’s exactly what the service called CallWave offers — and now it’s available nationwide.
Simply put, CallWave Vtxt service grabs your voice mail, turns it into text and then send it to you as a text message. No more browsing for missed calls — the moment you don’t respond to your phone and the person on the other end leaves the message, you got it on your mobile phone, but not as a sound file, but as a text message. Now, that’s what I call THE convenience!
At the moment the service is free to beta users at CallWave’s site. Full release after the jump.
Santa Barbara, Calif., June 25, 2007 – CallWave, Inc. today announced the availability of the CallWave Vtxt service, free to beta users at www.callwave.com. Starting today, subscribers can sign-up for Vtxt and receive the “gist” of mobile phone voicemail, delivered to their handsets in one text message – without changing their mobile phone, number, or wireless service provider.
“Text is the new voicemail,” said Dave Hofstatter, CEO, CallWave, Inc. “We’re using the power of text to transform the way mobile subscribers interact with their voice messages. They can now stay up-to-date on voicemails, simply by reading a Vtxt Gist – delivered to their handset right after a call is completed. Yes, it’s that easy.”
Vtxt is part of CallWave’s modernized voicemail offering that delivers a complete handset-to-desktop solution. The experience begins on the handset when a call has been missed or avoided and a voicemail message is left. CallWave subscribers immediately get a Gist text of the voicemail, where they can read the summary of the message. The experience then extends to the desktop, where the full transcription and audio file of the voicemail arrives via email and the newly available Vtxt PhonePage. PhonePage, a personalized web portal, offers a permanent, searchable archive of voice and text messages and the ability to reply to callers by text or voice – right from the Web. PhonePage also automatically creates a contact book based on the calls received.
“This is truly modern voicemail. Mobile subscribers can now read, hear, respond, and organize their voicemail when, where and how they want,” added Hofstatter. “Subscribers in our alpha trials found that a full transcription delivered to the handset was cumbersome, as they had to scroll through multiple text messages and read every ‘um.’ When given the Gist, they loved the summary aspect of Vtxt. It’s easy to sign-up and offers immediate benefits, including the receipt of a more complete transcription via email and the Web. And since our proprietary technology does not rely on live operator assistance, messages remain completely private and secure.”
[Via: MobileBurn]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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