Comments on: Spinvox: The Next Killer App. for Cell Phones http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/ The Latest Trends in Technical Communication Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Craig http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-139057 Craig Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:40:44 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/#comment-139057 If everyone is labouring under the impression that Spinvox is a killer app, then you are all sorely mistaken. Spinvox is a voice mail service that is then transcribed by agents in a call centre and sent out as an sms. So - no amazing technology there. Just a bunch of data captures. If everyone is labouring under the impression that Spinvox is a killer app, then you are all sorely mistaken.
Spinvox is a voice mail service that is then transcribed by agents in a call centre and sent out as an sms. So – no amazing technology there. Just a bunch of data captures.

]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-138081 Tom Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:18:50 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/#comment-138081 That is exactly why I never bought the service. I think companies need to find a way to make their products free or extremely affordable -- esp. when it's a new service. That is exactly why I never bought the service. I think companies need to find a way to make their products free or extremely affordable — esp. when it’s a new service.

]]> By: Amari Guerrero http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-138072 Amari Guerrero Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:21:18 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/#comment-138072 Sounds good, but are we looking at say $10 + fees = $30 ? Sounds good, but are we looking at say $10 + fees = $30 ?

]]> By: Patrick http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-133913 Patrick Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:16:13 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/#comment-133913 I think some time its happen.But nowadays cellphone also increase more problems. I think some time its happen.But nowadays cellphone also increase more problems.

]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-5029 Tom Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:05:42 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/#comment-5029 If you would like to try spinvox, you can. Here's an e-mail I received from them: "Hi, we hope you are enjoying your SpinVox Voicemail-to-Text service. As you were one of the first to try SpinVox, we'd like to offer you 5 FREE accounts for you to give to your friends and colleagues. All you need to do is tell your friends to send an email to spinx@spinvox.com with the subject "VIP Referral" and we'll contact them to arrange their voicemail-to-text service. If you prefer to send us an email with your 5 email addresses, we will simply contact them directly for you. If you have any feedback about your experience of the service we'd be very happy to hear and act upon it. Simply email us at spinx@spinvox.com. Thank you. The Spin-X team" So if you want to get a free account, go for it. I have to say that I was pretty impressed by the service, but after a while I decided it wasn't for me. Here's why. I decided to buy a belt clip for my cell phone, and wear it more consistently. As a result, I am able to answer 90% of the calls. For those I don't answer, hearing the voicemail isn't that much of an annoyance. I would have really liked to use the voice to memo service, but right now you can only use that by calling a number in England. When you just dial in to hear your voicemail, the Spinvox greeting isn't as clear as the Verizon one. I did verify, however, that the Spinvox voicemail number is a local number. I didn't want to be calling England every time I checked my voicemail. Finally, I'm usually gone all day at work, and I had the voice to text configured to send email to my home address. So it wasn't very useful because I wouldn't get to the email until evening. What most people don't know is that the U.S. is way behind the rest of the world in cell phone technology. I'm not sure why, but it's like we're in the dark ages. If you would like to try spinvox, you can. Here’s an e-mail I received from them:

“Hi, we hope you are enjoying your SpinVox Voicemail-to-Text service.

As you were one of the first to try SpinVox, we’d like to offer you 5 FREE accounts for you to give to your friends and colleagues.

All you need to do is tell your friends to send an email to spinx@spinvox.com with the subject “VIP Referral” and we’ll contact them to arrange their voicemail-to-text service. If you prefer to send us an email with your 5 email addresses, we will simply contact them directly for you.

If you have any feedback about your experience of the service we’d be very happy to hear and act upon it. Simply email us at spinx@spinvox.com.

Thank you.

The Spin-X team”

So if you want to get a free account, go for it. I have to say that I was pretty impressed by the service, but after a while I decided it wasn’t for me. Here’s why. I decided to buy a belt clip for my cell phone, and wear it more consistently. As a result, I am able to answer 90% of the calls. For those I don’t answer, hearing the voicemail isn’t that much of an annoyance.

I would have really liked to use the voice to memo service, but right now you can only use that by calling a number in England.

When you just dial in to hear your voicemail, the Spinvox greeting isn’t as clear as the Verizon one. I did verify, however, that the Spinvox voicemail number is a local number. I didn’t want to be calling England every time I checked my voicemail.

Finally, I’m usually gone all day at work, and I had the voice to text configured to send email to my home address. So it wasn’t very useful because I wouldn’t get to the email until evening.

What most people don’t know is that the U.S. is way behind the rest of the world in cell phone technology. I’m not sure why, but it’s like we’re in the dark ages.

]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-4656 Tom Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:30:17 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/#comment-4656 Here is the U.S., you can only use the voice to text conversion (for free). If you want to use the memo service, you'd have to call a number in the UK. I'm assuming it's the same with the voice to blog service. But the voicemail number is localized (at least to Florida, where I live). I can't really imagine speaking my blogs. I am not that articulate in speech to not have to edit and slowly think out what I want to write. Here is the U.S., you can only use the voice to text conversion (for free). If you want to use the memo service, you’d have to call a number in the UK. I’m assuming it’s the same with the voice to blog service. But the voicemail number is localized (at least to Florida, where I live). I can’t really imagine speaking my blogs. I am not that articulate in speech to not have to edit and slowly think out what I want to write.

]]> By: George http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-4639 George Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:24:37 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/24/spinvox-the-next-killer-app/#comment-4639 Great post. This is some incredible technology. Spinvox's spinmyblog is also very cool. It allows you to update your blog by just speaking, which is then converted to text onto your blog. Great post. This is some incredible technology. Spinvox’s spinmyblog is also very cool. It allows you to update your blog by just speaking, which is then converted to text onto your blog.

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