Cincinnati Bell Customers Can Receive Voicemails As SMS

Cincinnati Bell's postpaid wireless subscribers can now opt to have their incoming voice messages converted to text and sent to their mobile phone via a service from SpinVox. The partnership with Cincinnati Bell, initially announced in February, and the launch of the service marks the first commercial deployment by SpinVox with a wireless carrier. SpinVox will be announcing additional deployments in North America and around the world in the months to come.

With SpinVox, voice messages are converted to text and sent as text messages to the user's device, which could be any cell phone, PDA or BlackBerry.

"SpinVox will transform voice messaging for our customers," said Jack Cassidy, president and chief executive officer, Cincinnati Bell Inc. "Our customers are looking for easier, simpler communications and that's what we're delivering with SpinVox. It's an innovative product capability that allows individuals to stay connected and informed when their daily schedule may be too hectic to stop and listen to a voicemail message."

The new service will be available to Cincinnati Bell subscribers in a variety of price packages that start at $4.99 per month. The regional telecommunications company plans to extend the offering to its wireline customers later this year."

Posted to the site on 5th June 2007