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AOL Enters the VoIP market
freitasm writes "AOL is entering the VoIP market with its new service entitled 'AOL Internet Phone Service'. The service will be available in 40 cities around the US and offer integrated IM presence indicator, voice/e-mail and features like Call Waiting, CallerID. As a bonus current AOL members wil receive a wireless AP when signing-up for the service."
It's so easy, even my dog has a line!
If I get woken up at 6am by a phone AOLer wanting to know my ASL I'm going to sue.
~~Every few years or so I'm accidentally fashionable!
It would be really easy to use, but you can only call other AOL users on AOL's proprietory phones.
And why isn't this thing being released in September?
... and then they built the supercollider.
You've got Ahoy Hoy!
This will never work, because you can't talk on the phone in ALL CAPS.
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"If you're too drunk to drive, just say AOL Keyword "Cab" and a taxi will pick you up!
AOL users use AOL VoIP.
AOL users don't have 911.
AOL users die.
No more AOL users!
It's genius.
Does this mean we'll see a bunch of new unsecured wireless APs soon?
To a Lisp hacker, XML is S-expressions in drag.
So are Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks actually going to be able to talk on the phone this time??? Brilliant!
As a bonus current AOL members wil receive a wireless AP when signing-up for the service.
Excellent! Everyone in their neighbourhood will be getting free VoIP as well then!
How fitting, considering most AOL users are only slightly more advanced than trained monkeys. And on the bright side, if you get this service you can look forward to koreans calling you at 4 AM asking you if you want a larger penis or herbal cialis.
The Nigerian VoIP Spam ought to be really interesting, especially if it comes with sounds effects like machine gun fire in the background.
I doubt anyone gets porn VoIP spam, though - people wouldn't have a reason to call 1-900 numbers anymore.
I wonder if they'll try connect to AOL using their VoIP phones.
In America, you spam computers In Soviet Russia, computers spam you!
Yes, the phones come with only 1 button.
Don't you think that'd be a little comlicated for the average AOL user? Maybe just have them talk into the air...it'd still be better then AOL's commercials.
They're testing e911 service in Rhode Island... apparently it's working quite well.
I KNOW... it only took EMS 36 hours to get from R.I. to Texas!
IANAL, but I've seen actors play them on TV
As a bonus current AOL members wil receive a wireless AP when signing-up for the service."
I think the bigger story here is that AOL's clueless subscribers will unwittingly be rolling out a national, free, wireless IP network-- if the wireless AP is unsecured out of the box and enough people sign up for this service.