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SIPphone Announces Free International Calling To Commemorate Linking of Net and Traditional Phone System SAN DIEGO --(Business Wire)-- May 12, 2004 -- SIPphone Celebrates Link by Giving Five Free Minutes of International Calling Everyday to CustomersSiPphone, Inc (www.sipphone.com), a company from MP3.com and Lindows (www.lindows.com) founder, Michael Robertson, today announced direct connecting of the SiPphone net-based phone network to the entire traditional phone system. This marks the first time a pure SIP based network with no monthly service fee can dial directly to any number on the existing phone system. "SIPphone users can now plug in a SIP phone into a broadband net connection and call any phone number in the world by dialing the number just as they normally would -- all with no setup fee or monthly charges," says SIPphone founder and CEO, Michael Robertson. "To showcase how the SIP connected universe just went from hundreds of thousands to more than a billion, we're giving every SiPphone customer free international calling to countries in North America, Europe and Asia with our 5 Free Minutes program." Every purchaser of SIPphone phones and adapters can now take advantage of 5 Free Minutes. (www.sipphone.com/5free) It allows for up to 5 minutes of calling for free each day (5 one-minute calls) to a list of countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Taiwan. This program lets callers experience the reliable connections of a high speed fiber data network which means clear, digital calls whether dialing around the globe or to a friend down the block. Current SIPphone customers don't need to do anything special to take advantage of 5 Free Minutes. They just dial the domestic or international number as they would on any phone. At the end of one minute, SIPphone lets the caller know their call time is up. For those customers wishing to talk longer than one minute, the company is testing SIP Minutes (www.sipphone.com/minutes). With just a few mouse clicks a SIPphone user can buy SIP Minutes which will bill longer calls directly to their account at extremely affordable rates. SIP Minutes offers some of the lowest per minute rates on calls to any number in the world. SIPphone in-network calls are still free. On average, over 30% of all telephone calls last under one minute. SIPphone's 5 Free Minutes program quickly add-up, as beta-testers realized. "A free one-minute call is a great way for me to wish my daughter 'good morning' in Germany everyday. Before this, we just talked for about 20 minutes, once a month," says Anne Nichols of Denver, Colorado, a SIPphone customer. "Unifying the SIP and PSTN networks cements SIP's dominant position in the world of net based calling," added Michael Robertson. "It's shocking how many smart people haven't learned to bet on the open standard like MP3, Linux and SIP and instead throw piles of money at closed systems that only allow talking via a computer like Skype." SIPphone is the largest seller of low-cost SIP (sub-$100) devices that feature Plug-N-Dial technology (www.plugndial.com). Five Free Minutes is immediately available to the thousands of existing SIPphone adapter and phone customers, including its new best selling SIP adapter, the Call-In-One (www.sipphone.com/callinone), which routes both SIP and landline calls to the same phone. The Five Free Minutes program is also extended to the phones sold through SIPphone's extensive global network of approved resellers (www.sipphone.com/reseller). Stay up-to-date on all SiPphone.com happenings, visit www.SiPphone.com/press. About SIPphone, Inc. SiPphone.com is the leader in Internet calling. With no monthly fees, no setup fees and SiP adapters for standard phones starting under $75 (www.SiPphone.com/store), anyone around the world with broadband access can now enjoy the benefits of free worldwide calling, clear digital calls, free voicemail, free conference calling and zero configurations devices based on SiPphone's Plug-N-Dial standard (www.plugndial.com). SiPphone's service uses an inexpensive device that sits between your broadband Internet connection and your standard phone that enable phone calls via a regular phone. SiPphone was founded by Michael Robertson, who also founded MP3.com (digital music) and Lindows.com (digital delivery of software). SIPphone (www.sipphone.com) is based in San Diego, California. |
