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Topic: Voice-based email? |
Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 22 May 2002 1:01 pm |
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Do any of you know of any email providers that offer voice-based email, as does AOL?
The only reason I stay with AOL is because they have an add-on service whereby I can call an 800 # from any phone in the USA and a synthesized voice will read me my email and allow me to record a brief (30-60 second) wav file that it will send back in reply. This is very helpful when I travel and can't hook up my laptop, or when I just need to check quickly if I've heard back from somebody yet, etc.
Anyway, I'd love to find another company that provides this valuable service, so I can finally dump AOL. Any one know of any?
Thanks,
jc |
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Bob Lawrence
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Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 22 May 2002 8:23 pm
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Jim,
It's not a service that I have personally used but have a look at their web Site:
http://www.usa.net/news/pressreleases/1997/index.cfm?masterobjectid=121
Access to E-mail
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 23 May 2002 4:28 am
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Thanks, Bob. I'll look into it.
Jim |
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