Originally published July 20 2005
AOL releases internet phone service
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Joining the growing number of ISPs offering VoIP (Voice over IP) telephone services, AOL released an unlimited local and long-distance plan that costs $39.95 a month for unlimited calls. Attempting to fend off the recent controversy, AOL boasts an enhanced 911 service.
AOL's unlimited local and long-distance plan costs $39.95 (after a $29.95 introductory rate for the first six months).
That price includes AOL's Internet service, but not the cost of broadband Internet access, which is required.
Service is available in more than 43 markets, and includes Enhanced 911 support.
In our tests, calls sounded as good as traditional phone calls.
Like other VoIP carriers, AOL offers centralized call management through a dashboard applet on your PC, with tabs for incoming calls, outgoing calls, and contacts.
If you want to make a call to anyone on either your call list or your contact list, all you have to do is click on the person's phone number.
When you receive a call, the AOL Callways screen pops up on the computer that is logged on to the AOL account and displays the inbound phone number, location, time, and date.
AOLbyPhone is nicely integrated into AOL's VoIP offering.
With it you can dial a toll-free number and retrieve either your voice mail or your e-mail via phone.
Touch-tone options and voice recognition let you navigate between voice mail and e-mail, as well as between folders.
E-mail is read to you by a realistic computer-generated female voice.
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