RingCentral Office: Comprehensive Internet-based Phone Services

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RingCentral Office includes all of the features that have become standard for Internet phone services. They offer numbers in the U.S., Canada and the UK.
RingCentral offers two types of phones. The phone RingCentral provided to me is a Linksys (now owned by Cisco) SPA942. At first glance, it looks much like a modern business phone. But instead of plugging it into a phone jack, one connects it to the Internet using a standard RJ-45 network cable. If you only have one Internet connection, you can plug the phone into your internet connection, and then plug other devices into the phone. I was pleased with the phone. It’s relatively easy to operate, but strangely, it doesn’t support a headset, something I’ve gotten quite used to.

If you would prefer to use your existing phone equipment, RingCentral also offers an ATA adapter which connects the Internet to regular phones. Since most people aren’t technically-minded enough to want to fiddle with ATAs or configuration of phones, RingCentral ships their equipment pre-configured. All I had to do was plug in the power and the ethernet cable, and the phone was online and ready to use. RingCentral tells me that they provide their phones at or below wholesale cost; a little research confirmed that their equipment prices are quite low.

When you or your colleagues are out of the office, you can use the web site and Windows- or Mac-based softphone application to send, receive and manage calls and messages. One of the unusual features of the softphone app is the ability to view incoming calls and reply with a short message like “I’ll call you back in 10 minutes” without actually answering the phone call. There’s also integration with Outlook’s contact list.

For iPhone users, there’s a native application that provides easy access to voicemail (separate from the iPhone’s built-in voicemail) and faxes. You can also use the iPhone app to make calls showing the Caller ID from your business line — without displaying your iPhone’s telephone number. Similar native applications are being developed for other platforms; I gather that the BlackBerry is next on RingCentral’s list. I didn’t test RingCentral’s software, but I’ve gotten positive feedback from others who’ve used it.

Cuban Telephone Company Expands Phone Services

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The Cuban Telephone Company, ETECSA, will install some five new facilities that will provide some 4,000 new telephone lines in Las Tunas in 2010.

The Cuban Telephone Company, ETECSA, will install some five new facilities that will provide some 4,000 new telephone lines in Las Tunas in 2010. The new facilities are part of a nationwide project to expand residential phone services in Cuba.

The new project in Las Tunas required the support of several different local entities and people to build the facilities. For example in Jobabo, a trench of some 960 meters had to be excavated to bury the fiber optic cable.

The fiber optic cable is one of the major advantages of these new facilities as it allows for faster and more expansive line installations while using considerable less copper cables.

In Jobabo, the whole community lent a hand to dig and bury the cable in sun and rain. There are many advantages of having the community participate because in addition to saving time and money, the community feels like they are and active part in solving their problems.

Lufthansa to offer in-flight Web, phone service

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Lufthansa announced plans today for new onboard WiFi and phone services. Starting on routes between the U.S. and Europe in the next few months, the services are expected to be fully implemented by mid-2010, according to The Associated Press.

‘The German carrier’s goal is to leapfrog rivals by allowing passengers on international flights not only to make calls and send emails from 40,000 feet, but also to surf the Web and download videos at faster speeds than currently possible,” The Wall Street Journal writes. “Lufthansa hopes to gain an advantage in the increasingly competitive inflight-communications field by becoming the first carrier to offer high-speed connections optimized for the full range of handheld and Wi-Fi devices.”

Frequent fliers may remember that the German airline attempted to pave the way to in-flight WiFi three years ago, but was forced to end the program due to lack of demand. The program, a satellite-based broadband service–Connexion by Boeing–was pulled in 2006. This new system offered by Japan’s Panasonic Corps., FlyNet, will offer WiFi services through its satellite-based technology.

“Michael Lamberti, a Lufthansa spokesman, said the airline expected the cost of the service to be ‘in the same dimension’ as in the past,” The New York Times writes. The airline’s previous go at in-flight WiFi set passengers back $10 per hour or $27 for the entire duration of the flight. The WSJ reports that in-flight phone calls could cost as much as $3 a minute.

“The connectivity Lufthansa promises to deliver is faster and applies to more devices than options available elsewhere,” the WSJ reports. “Other airlines currently focus on voice and text messaging, with less capability for full-blown Internet access.”

Caller ID available on TV for Suddenlink customers

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Suddenlink’s Enid customers can now receive caller ID on their TV screen.

Suddenlink announced the rollout of its new TV Caller ID service free of charge for customers who must have a minimum combination of Suddenlink Phone and Digital TV services to allow TV Caller ID to work.

The rollout began Monday for customers with the triple-play combination of Suddenlink digital video, phone and high-speed Internet services and will be completed by Oct. 9 for all customers with at least digital video and phone services.

When the phone rings, a banner pops up across the bottom of the TV screen to indicate who is calling. (Customers have the option to turn off this banner, if they don’t want it.)

“TV Caller ID is just another way Suddenlink keeps getting better, providing the latest in innovative products and technology for our customers’ benefit,” said system manager Angela Blair.

Suddenlink is using Integra5’s Converged Services Platform (i5 CSP) to offer the new TV Caller ID service. The i5 CSP helps video providers, video programmers and wireless operators deliver next-generation communications and social media experiences to multiple consumer devices.

Report: Working Moms Spend Big on Wireless Services, But are Less Loyal to One Particular Carrier

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She’s often called the gatekeeper for purchases related to clothing, feeding and making home for a family.

And according to new research, she’s one of the biggest spenders on cellular phone services, too.

Yes, we’re talking about moms: They spend 21 percent more than the average cellular user on their wireless bills monthly and are 42 percent more likely than the average cellular user to download content onto their phones, reveals a new report published by Scarborough Research.

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The data analysis examined the distinctive consumer patterns and marketing appeal of women who work full-time and have one or more children at home. The free study includes information on their shopping habits, media patterns, demographics and lifestyles.

“Her high spending on cellular services together with her propensity to download content via her cell phone imply that mobile marketing could be an important platform for reaching her with product announcements, offers and other promotions,” said Howard Goldberg, senior vice president of agency services, Scarborough Research.

In targeting the working mom – which accounts for 21.6 million adults — or 11 percent of all cellular users – carriers need to focus on bringing her the most useful content and best possible customer service.

That’s because moms are more likely to utilize features like texting and downloading, according to research, but they are also 14 percent more likely than other cellular users to switch wireless carriers during the next year, according to the report.