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[February 09, 2004] voiceglo To Showcase First Browser-Enabled VoIP Product Line At Internet Telephony Conference & Expo In Miami The sound to listen for in Internet Telephony in 2004 involves things hitting the floor. Jaws, prices, and big, old clunky telephones.The festival of gravity is scheduled to begin on Thursday, February 12, 2004 when voiceglo’s Ed Cespedes will be introducing the product line at a press conference scheduled for 9:15 a.m. in the Brickell room (near the registration desk) at the Internet Telephony Conference & Expo at the Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 South East Second Avenue. There, voiceglo will officially launch the GloPhone, a key product in its new line of hardware-free, browser-enabled VoIP solutions. Using nothing but speakers and a microphone, voiceglo customers will be able to enjoy a variety of calling options and plans – from a free plan to others with a variety of features. And with the GloPhone Express service, GloPhone users will be able to take their VoIP capabilities with them wherever they go and use at any computer terminal with Internet access. If you’re on the Internet, you’re on the phone. For consumers, the GloPhone is free software that enables them to make and receive calls right from their web browsers to anywhere in the world. The simple-to-install GloPhone uses our Peer-to-Peer technology and has consumers talking in just minutes. All that is needed is an Internet connection (dial-up or high speed). voiceglo will assign customers a unique U.S.-based 14 digit phone number (traditional 10-digit number plus a 4-digit extension), in the area code of the customer’s choosing, to make and receive your calls. Other features include voicemail, voice2email, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding and 3-way calling. Features NOT included are outrageous fees or confusing and costly long distance plans. Initial GloPhone plans are free to consumers, with the most expensive GloPhone plan costing $24.99 per month for unlimited usage. For ISPs and Internet portals, the GloPhone presents a unique opportunity to offer existing users the value-added package of GloPhone via a co-branding arrangement offered by voiceglo. This partnership will cost ISP and portal partners nothing, and can actually help generate revenue for partners through a commission program that is activated when their users upgrade for voiceglo’s fee-based plans. GloPhone is available through four different service plans: 1. GloPhone P2P (Peer-to-Peer) - FREE • Free unlimited worldwide phone calls to and from other GloPhone users • A free U.S. phone number in the area code of your choice • voiceglo directory – set up your directory and call your friends right from your browser • Free hands-free earpiece – a $12.99 value (shipping and handling not included) 2. GloPhone Plus - $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year • All the great features from the GloPhone P2P plan AND . . . • Receive calls from the regular phones (land and/or cellular) for FREE • Call any regular phone (land and/or cellular) for as little as 3.9¢ per minute anywhere in the world – see our web site for a listing of our low international rates 3. GloPhone Plus Features - $3.99 per month or $39.99 per year • All the great features from the GloPhone Plus plan AND • Get a complete set of phone features, including voicemail, voice2email, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, 3-way calling and Conference calling (coming soon) 4. GloPhone Unlimited - $24.99 per month or $249.99 per year • Includes all the features of the GloPhone P2P, GloPhone Plus and GloPhone Plus Features AND • Unlimited calls to and from any phone in the US & Canada – anyone can call you and you can call anyone, anytime for as long as you like for one low flat monthly rate. • Free hands-free earpiece – no shipping and handling charges Program fees includes a 3% excise tax. A $20 non-refundable, pre-paid charge is required to cover the cost of per-minute calls made through the GloPhone Plus, GloPhone Plus Features and GloPhone Unlimited Plans. A $3 shipping and handling charge is required for the free hands-free earpiece if the annual plan is not purchased. Additional voiceglo plans also allow GloPhone users to upgrade to a comprehensive phone replacement service. These plans include a $29.99 Unlimited Plan for the Home and a $49.99 Unlimited plan for Business. All local and long distance calls to the 48 contiguous states and Canada are included. |