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By
James Martell
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June
5, 2000
Pagoo
launches the world's first comprehensive Internet phone service
Pagoo
service includes unique Phone-to-PC, PC-to-Phone, PC-to-PC, voicemail
and other high-quality, low-cost features
Pagoo™,
the first real Internet phone company, today announced the availability
of the Pagoo Internet Phone Number, a service that gives consumers a
real phone number and allows them, for the first time, to use their PCs
to receive calls directly from any phone in the world and talk live
while online. Pagoo's service also allows customers to make calls while
online, and includes voicemail, Caller ID, and call forwarding, which
forwards customers' calls while they're offline to any designated phone
number. With this new service, available today throughout the U.S.,
Pagoo aims to add simplicity and convenience to users' lives by giving
them the last phone number they'll ever need.
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"Say
hello to a new and better means of communication," said John
"Joc" Jacquay, CEO of Pagoo. "Because of Pagoo, consumers
for the first time will be able to dictate how, when and where they are
able to speak with friends, family and business associates, as well as
manage, in real-time, communications billing and service preferences. We
see this empowerment of the consumer as a revolutionary shift from big
business-as- usual to business with the end user in mind."
Since
1997, Pagoo, a privately held company, has been best known for Pagoo
Call Catcher, an Internet-based voicemail service that works with a
customer's existing home phone number to ensure that they never miss a
call while online. To date, over 1 million customers have signed up for
Call Catcher.
Pagoo's
Free Internet Phone Number Puts the Consumer in Charge
The
Pagoo Internet Phone Number offers consumers their first chance to get
comprehensive telephone services over the Internet based on personal
requirements and preferences, all at low or no cost. According to
Jacquay, this new service demonstrates the company's continued
commitment to providing superior communications offerings that integrate
the functionality of the phone with the power of the Internet.
"Internet
phone services must seamlessly integrate voice with the Web," said
Dana Thorat, senior analyst with IDC. "A solution that provides a
comprehensive suite of services provides consumers a compelling value
proposition — greater control over their messaging and call handling
along with real-time communications management."
From
Pagoo's Web site, www.pagoo.com,
customers sign up for a free Pagoo Internet Phone Number and easily
download and install the Pagoo software with a single click. The Pagoo
Internet phone services allows customers to:
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Receive
phone calls from anyone in the world at any time while online.
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Make
phone calls to any number in the U.S.
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Screen
calls using free Caller ID. Decide whether to accept an incoming
call immediately and talk over the Internet, or send it to Pagoo
voicemail.
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Enjoy
the convenience of integrated voicemail whether online or away from
the computer. Using Pagoo as their primary communications number,
consumers no longer need a separate answering machine, answering
service or telephone company-issued voicemail system.
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Use
call forwarding, a feature that allows consumers to program their
Pagoo Internet Phone Number to forward to any U.S. phone number.
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Manage
their accounts online from a personal Web page.
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Use
enhanced voicemail that will allow customers to check messages by
phone or on the Web. Enhanced voicemail will also include message
notification via pager, email or ICQ.
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Use
enhanced online account management that allows customers to access
real-time billing information and to add and update services with
point-and-click ease.
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Employ
the Pagoo-to-Pagoo feature that will allow customers to be able to
call one another from their Pagoo Phones free of charge from
anywhere in the world. With this feature, Pagoo users will be able
to check if their Pagoo "buddies" are online and reach
them directly.
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Set
up point and click conference calls with other Pagoo users.
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Make
calls internationally.
The
Pagoo Internet Phone Number is currently available as a preview release
from www.pagoo.com.
It includes the following features: make calls, receive calls, Caller
ID, voicemail, call forwarding, and My Pagoo account management. For the
duration of the preview release period, all these services will be
available free of charge. Pricing for the Pagoo service will be
announced later this year, and is expected to be a low, flat monthly
rate for unlimited usage. Additional services, including enhanced
voicemail, enhanced account management, Pagoo- to-Pagoo calling,
conference calling and international calling will be available in Fall
2000.
Pagoo
Technology Unveils a New Era in free Internet Phone Communications
The
cornerstone of Pagoo services is the Pagoo Trident Voice over
Internet-Protocol (VoIP) architecture. Running on top of Cisco's
industry-leading voice gateways and built with Microsoft components,
Trident is an open standard VoIP architecture. Pagoo is a Cisco Powered
Network, and Pagoo's Internet phone service, built around the Trident
architecture, is interoperable with the NetCentrex platform and
compatible with other Cisco- based VoIP networks. The Trident
architecture, named for the convergence of three distinct technology
components, unifies the activities of an IP gatekeeper and a VoIP
network, which carry voice traffic and signaling information, the Pagoo
Phone software, where customers manage their communications, and the
Web, where customers set their calling preferences and select their
service features. Trident enables the receipt of inbound calls to a
Pagoo number from any regular telephone and the completion of the call
to a customer over the Internet.
In
April, the company announced a partnership with NetCentrex. The
NetCentrex platform and hosting service, based on the Intelligent
Network architecture model, provides the Pagoo Trident VoIP architecture
with call signaling information from the VoIP network. This relationship
offers Pagoo's retail customers the highest quality voice experience
possible.
"We've
built the technology that fills a critical gap in the VoIP space and
allows our customers to make and receive calls over the Internet. And
offering a Pagoo Internet Phone Number, the last telephone number
they'll ever need, is only the beginning," said Sylvain Dufour,
co-founder and CTO of Pagoo. "Our technology is built with quality
and flexibility in mind, and will allow us to deploy many new services
for both consumers and business partners."
For
more information or to register
with a free
Internet phone provider, click here!
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