SaskTel bring SpinVox to Canada
Voice to text provider SpinVox have signed a deal with mobile and landline operator SaskTel to bring their voicemail to SMS service to Canada.
Available on both the SaskTel cellular network and SaskTel’s wireline telephone network, Voice Mail to Text service automatically converts voicemail messages to text and sends the text message to the recipient for viewing on a computer, a cellular phone or another wireless device. The service is available for $25 per month for unlimited messages, $10 per month for up to 40 messages or 40 cents per message on a pay per use basis.
“Voice Mail to Text is a revolutionary service and we’re proud to be the first provider in Canada to offer it to our customers,†SaskTel President and CEO Robert Watson said. “These new technologies provide customers with incredible new flexibility and convenience when dealing with their voicemail.â€
“Voice driven messaging is about to explode around the globe,†said Christina Domecq, Co-founder and CEO of SpinVox. “SpinVox was the first to create the service and SaskTel is the first in Canada to offer it. We believe voice messaging greatly enhances your ability to communicate effectively with the people you interact with on a daily basis – and that’s why we’re both in business.â€
We actually had Mounties in the office this morning!
Posted by James Whatley on September 27th, 2007 at 12:16 pm.oh jeez, here we go again with the Mountie stereotypes!
Posted by Krystal on September 27th, 2007 at 1:36 pm.@James - did they have to modify the recognition engine to understand Aboot and Eh?
Posted by Dan Lane on September 27th, 2007 at 5:14 pm.I tell you I worked with SaskTel Mobility back when I was CEO of FatPort. Everyone has this stereotypical image of this bunch of farm boys from the back 40.
In fact they are one of the most progressive mobile operators I have ever come across. Not only that, they are an incredibly nice bunch of people and they live in a great town — Regina, SK.
Underestimate these guys at your peril.
Posted by Sean O'Mahony on September 27th, 2007 at 8:05 pm.you people are cruel.
Posted by Krystal on September 28th, 2007 at 4:22 am.[...] just in.. Hot on the heals of their deal last week to bring voice-to-screen messaging to Canada, SpinVox has just announced it’s signed a deal [...]
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