Vonage Users Access AccuWeather.com on Their Phones for Free

Vonage America Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading provider of broadband telephone service, announced that it is partnering with AccuWeather.com, The World's Weather Authority, to offer free U.S. weather forecasts for Vonage customers in the United States. Vonage subscribers can call 700-WEATHER from any Vonage enabled device and get current weather conditions, 5-day forecasts and severe-weather warnings provided by AccuWeather.com. Customers can access weather forecasts for business or vacation travel simply by entering any U.S. 5-digit zip code.

"Making life more convenient for customers is our goal," said Michael Tribolet, president of Vonage America Inc. "We're thrilled that we can give all Vonage users the added convenience of accessing dependable weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com."

"We're pleased to be able to provide our uniquely accurate forecasts to Vonage subscribers," said Jim Candor, AccuWeather Senior Vice President of New Media. "Instead of having to wait for a weather forecast, Vonage subscribers can access the latest weather information anytime and free of charge."

AccuWeather.com is providing weather data to Vonage via synthetic speech markup language (SSML) AccuWeather's forecasts, which cover every location in the U.S., are translated by Vonage into a realistic-sounding synthetic voice that subscribers hear when they call 700-WEATHER for a forecast.

Posted on Oct 16, 2006  Reviews | Share |  Digg
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