April 07, 2005
AOL Grabs Hold Of VoIP Market
Corporate Conglomerate AOL Time Warner announced early today that they too would be jumping onto the VoIP bandwagon. Although they already offer VoIP connectivity through Instant Messages, this will be a fully functioning phone service. AOL's VoIP works in a slightly different fashion than Vonage mainly because the PC plays an integral part in the process. When a call comes through, the user has the option to route it too an actual phone, answer it through the computer, or have it forwarded to a mobile phone. The system even lets you keep call logs and a complete contact list. More importantly, if you have an AOL address book, it will transfer directly over. The biggest difference between AOL and Vonage is the automatic 911 coverage that AOL provides. This was a smart addition to the AOL service, because they side step a large portion of regulation compliance regarding the 911 issues. Like most VoIP providers, there is a vast amount of costing plans to each different individuals needs. In the future, AOL is planning to partner with Linksys and Netgear to offer an expanded home routing system. According to EWeek:
"It really does act as a universal controller for all my communications, and you have the choice of dealing across the realm of traditional telephony or other Internet communications," Tobin said.
Read more at: AOL Rolls Out VOIP Service
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