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Internet
Answering Machine
Save
big $$ by surfing
over your existing
phone line!
No
more busy signals!
Your callers can
leave a message
that you'll hear
over your computer
speakers!
A
toll-free number
that you give to
your friends and
family to call you
when you're online!
All
it takes is a few
minutes to install
the software and
start hearing who's
calling while you're
online!
The
Internet Answering
Machine (IAM) is
a software download
for Windows-based PCs
which captures incoming
phone calls which may
otherwise be missed
while the user is online.
The software presents
a small on-screen window
that appears each time
the user goes online,
and allows them to see
and hear messages left
for them while online.
IAM
can be utilized two
ways.
1.
The user can setup IAM
to work in conjunction
with the Busy Call Forwarding
feature of their phone
line; in which case
callers would simply
telephone the online
user with their actual
telephone number, as
they would normally,
with the telephone calls
that are received while
the user is online automatically
routed to the IAM service.
Users should note that
"Busy Call Forwarding"
for your phone line
must be setup directly
through your telephone
service provider; this
feature is typically
not free and is priced
independently by each
telco.
2.
The second way is via
an 877 number provided
by CallWave. In this
configuration, people
who wish to contact
a user who is online
must call a designated
877 number, and then
follow the instructions
(inputting the user's
actual number, for example)
to leave a message that
will then be forwarded
to the online user.
The CallWave members
section contains tools
helping the user to
notify their friends
of the 877 number for
leaving them messages.
IAM
works with your local
ISP (including AOL)
and is available throughout
the US. Originally a
free service, CallWave
now charges for the
service when it is used
with Busy Call Forwarding
(the first configuration
described above). Pricing
is set at $3.95/month,
or $2.95/month when
an advance annual subscription
is purchased. In return
for the new pricing,
CallWave states that
additional premium services
will be offered to customers,
including support for
CallerID. The 877-number
configuration of CallWave
is still available,
though it is not directly
advertised on the CallWave
site (it becomes an
option after the initial
free product evaluation
period expires). Additionally,
CallWave offers their
"Lifeline"
service, wherein certain
individuals may qualify
to continue using the
CallWave service (with
Busy Call Forwarding)
free.
CallWave,
Inc. - Corporate Information
As reported by
PC Data Online, CallWave's
Web site was the 126th
most visited in June
2000, making it
the most popular Internet-based
phone service in the
world, and ranking
it ahead of such popular
consumer sites as
E-Trade, Buy.com,
eTour.com, WWF.com,
and CompuServe.
CallWave,
Inc. is a new type
of Internet-based
telephone services
company. CallWave's
free, easy-to-use
technology gives Internet
users the convenience
and functionality
of extra phone lines
in their home or small
office, without the
additional expense.
CallWave's Internet
Answering Machine
is a free alternative
to a dedicated phone
line, and its FaxWave
fax-to-e-mail service
is a free alternative
to a dedicated fax
line. Both services
are available to Internet
users nationwide,
and use open file
formats, enabling
voice and fax messages
to be reviewed on
and forwarded to almost
any computer. The
company is based in
Santa Barbara, California.
9
million ++ installed
lines! CallWave is
the nation's fastest
growing local exchange
carrier providing services
based entirely on next
generation software-based
switching technology.
CallWave's customers
get all their important
phone calls when and
where they want them,
while saving $20 or
more a month by eliminating
one or more regular
phone lines. The company's
software phone lines
use the public Internet
as a virtual "last
mile" for location-independent
call delivery, dramatically
reducing the capital
investment per customer
and unleashing innovation
and personalization
in the applications
that screen, route and
deliver incoming calls.
Corporate
Address CallWave, Inc.
136 W. Canon Perdido
Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
System
Requirements
CallWave
requires that your computer
meet the following minimum
requirements:
Operating
System:
Windows
XP, Windows 2000,
Windows ME, Windows
NT 4.0, Windows 98,
Windows 95, Macintosh,
Unix, WebTV, or Windows
3.1 operating systems.
CPU
Type & Speed:
Pentium 90 or better
with a sound card
and speakers
Internet
Connection Speed:
14.4 bps minimum
RAM:
8 Mb or better
Monitor:
640 by 480 or better
resolution with at
least 256 colors enabled
Hard
Disk space: 10
MB free
Mouse:
required
Browser:
Internet Explorer
4.0 +, Netscape Navigator
4.0 +, AOL 3.0, AOL
4.0, AOL 5.0, AOL
6.0, AOL 7.0
Connection
Type: Dial up
connection, DSL, and
cable modem.
Availability:
CallWave is available
only in the United States.
CallWave
Window
How much does
it cost?
Nothing really, at least,
not in cash. The service
is absolutely free and
is supported by advertisements.
Callwave generates revenue
from banner and text
advertisements. The
advertising banners
appear within the Internet
Answering Machine window
when you're connected
to the Internet. Banner
advertisements are rotated
in the display area
when you are not receiving
messages. However your
phone company may charge
you some nominal amount
if you choose to avail
"Call Forward On
Busy". your message
has been recorded, the
system is available
for your next call.
