centernetworks.com — One of the exciting features of the iPhone is the visual voicemail. I don't own an iPhone so I can't comment, however Vonage has just launched their own version of visual voicemail. Today I received my first voicemail which was transcribed using their program. Is this really the best they can do?
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suxmonkeyAug 23, 2007
"am thinking of you often. I hear a new name in your greeting and I hope that means that something you are doing is clicking well for you. I am excited to hear about your presentation in Philadelphia Why don't you drop me a note by email or give me a call at - the best number to reach me at - (ph removed) it's one of those grandcentral numbers which rings on my home, the office and the cell at the same time." Uhhh ... what? lolz
felchdonkeyAug 24, 2007
Pretty funny. I think that's a good example of why the iPhone DOESN'T transcribe speech-to-text for visual voicemail. Visual voicemail on the iPhone is just a way to play back voicemails random-access style, and to easily pause, ff, rewind them. If you want that kind of visual voicemail (which is awesome), but don't want/have an iPhone, you can use CallWave or Grand Central. <a class="user" href="http://www.callwave.com/">http://www.callwave.com/</a><a class="user" href="http://grandcentral.com/">http://grandcentral.com/</a>They both work the same way, you just have to get your messages on the web instead of on your phone. Both are free and really good, though.
zip22Aug 24, 2007
heres the demo of what the iphone's visual voicemail actually does<a class="user" href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/phone/?feature=feature02">http://www.apple.com/iphone/phone/?feature=feature02</a>
sarkiAug 24, 2007
The two don't have anything to do with one another.