Make free internet calls
San Francisco - Yahoo and Linksys has rolled out a new telephone in the United States that lets people make free internet calls as well as traditional analogue calls.
The dual-mode cordless telephone made by Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, used Yahoo Messenger software to access internet services including digital online calling.
"Yahoo Messenger and Linksys are giving consumers the flexibility to make and receive free internet calls from the same phone they use for their home line," said Yahoo Real Time Communications director Jeff Bonforte.
The telephone also lets people search the internet for the telephone numbers of local restaurants or businesses using their US Postal Service zip codes and then get instantly connected.
Internet calls between Yahoo Messenger voice service users anywhere in the world are free, which has been the standard for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services from industry stalwarts including Skype, Google and Microsoft.
Charges are incurred for "calling out or calling in" to mobile phones or analogue landlines, but rates are significantly less than those charged by telecommunications companies, according to the companies.
The popularity of VoIP calling has inspired hardware makers to begin marketing telephones tailored to the service.
"We share the same vision with Yahoo of not just improving the experience of internet phone calling, but also offering a valuable combination of internet-enabled features and services that customers will use and really want," said Linksys marketing director Tarun Loomba.
The telephone is priced at $99.99 and is being sold online by Amazon. It will be sold through other internet stores by the end of November.
Source: AFP
The dual-mode cordless telephone made by Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, used Yahoo Messenger software to access internet services including digital online calling.
"Yahoo Messenger and Linksys are giving consumers the flexibility to make and receive free internet calls from the same phone they use for their home line," said Yahoo Real Time Communications director Jeff Bonforte.
The telephone also lets people search the internet for the telephone numbers of local restaurants or businesses using their US Postal Service zip codes and then get instantly connected.
Internet calls between Yahoo Messenger voice service users anywhere in the world are free, which has been the standard for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services from industry stalwarts including Skype, Google and Microsoft.
Charges are incurred for "calling out or calling in" to mobile phones or analogue landlines, but rates are significantly less than those charged by telecommunications companies, according to the companies.
The popularity of VoIP calling has inspired hardware makers to begin marketing telephones tailored to the service.
"We share the same vision with Yahoo of not just improving the experience of internet phone calling, but also offering a valuable combination of internet-enabled features and services that customers will use and really want," said Linksys marketing director Tarun Loomba.
The telephone is priced at $99.99 and is being sold online by Amazon. It will be sold through other internet stores by the end of November.
Source: AFP
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