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."

Comments

lol i can phone!!1

[Dougie Cool]

If I get woken up at 6am by a phone AOLer wanting to know my ASL I'm going to sue.

Re:lol i can phone!!1

[mysticwhiskey]

Scenario: 3am at recipient's residence.

(Ring, Ring)

Recipient: Hello? (rubs eyes)
Caller: Hi, did I wake you?
Recipient: Whaaa...?
Caller: I'm using VOIP, and it costs me next to nothing!
Recipient: (blinks)... you A-Hole!
Caller: Yep, AOL - how'd ya guess?

It's as easy as point-and-click

[dangitman]

So, when the phone rings, will it play "You've got telephone"?

And why isn't this thing being released in September?

Emergency services

[WeirdKid]

Notice that 911 isn't listed in the services offered. AOL's service likely suffers from the same deficiency as Vonage in this respect. Vonage's TOS says that if you cannot clearly state the nature of your emergency and your location, emergency services may not be dispatched. I'm sticking with my land line until the VoIP providers get the 911 thing figured out.

Impossible to implement!

[yotto]

This will never work, because you can't talk on the phone in ALL CAPS.