How It Works
PhoneTag says their product works like this: A call comes in to a PhoneTag (or FreedomVOICE or Vonage voice to text) user's normal phone and if a message is taken, this message is sent through PhoneTag's process and a text version of the message is generated. That message is then sent to the subscriber as an email with an audio file of the recorded voicemail attached or just as a text message. PhoneTag claims it takes between 2-5 minutes for the entire process, depending on the length of the message. The service integrates with individual product offerings from Vonage and FreedomVOICE.
Benefits to Business
So, now instead of listening, you can read your voicemail. Think about the benefits that bit of technology offers business people who subscribe to Vonage's voice to text, FreedomVOICE's TalkText or PhoneTag.
- You're racing to an important presentation and waiting for a call from the office with the quote. You get lots of voicemail messages and the stack is large. Instead of burning an hour listening to each and every one, you use your handheld to scan the content and find just the message you need.
- Because you now have random access to your messages, you will never again have to sit through idle chit-chat to get to the critical ones.
- You can read voicemail messages on a Blackberry, Treo, most cell phones, laptops and desk computers.
- Ever try to scribble down notes while listening to a voicemail? No need now because your messages are text files which can be sorted, cut, pasted, forwarded and printed. And those search tools you use everyday on your computer can be brought to bear in looking for specific content in your voicemail messages. Thanks to voice to text technology, you have a virtual secretary. Dictate emails, leave messages, send yourself memos which you can then file or forward.
- You can copy phone numbers right into your address book (computer or phone).
- Because you get the audio file attachment of voicemail messages emailed to you, you can the save important messages for later use.
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Who Benefits from Vonage's Voice to Text, PhoneTag and FreedomVOICE's TalkText?
Pretty much anybody who receives important messages by telephone. Doctors, attorneys, sales professionals, Realtors, business consultants, advertising executives, journalists and thousands of others who receive a high volume of phone calls and voice mail. Services like PhoneTag, Vonage's voice to text and FreedomVOICE's TalkText offer these professionals a way to immediately see who called and scan the message... without having to listen to it, start to finish. They can find the important ones quickly.
FreedomVOICE, Vonage and PhoneTag: Key Players in Voice to Text
As mentioned above, three key players have emerged to claim the lion's share of the voice to text market. Vonage's voice to text product, PhoneTag and FreedomVOICE Systems' TalkText. Each has carved out a niche of its own.
PhoneTag is targeting its initial thrust to cell/pda users who may subscribe to the service for their own individual needs, be they personal or professional. Find out more at www.phoneTag.com.
Vonage voice to text. Vonage, a major carrier, is providing the service for its VOIP (voice over internet protocol) customers who use the internet as a phone service. Other internet phone providers like Vonage, will no doubt be jumping on this speeding bandwagon soon. Check out Vonage's voice to text on their web site at www.vonage.com.
FreedomVOICE Systems, a leading provider of integrated virtual office systems, is targeting the business-wide market. Their branded product, TalkText, when used with the company's voice systems, allows companies of all sizes to offer the convenience and productivity boosting benefits of voice to text technology to all staff members at all the company's locations. Read more about FreedomVOICE products at www.talktext.com.
Before selecting PhoneTag, Vonage's voice to text or FreedomVOICE's TalkText, think about how you use your phone service and what the convenience of adding voice to text might mean. |
