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blackberry

BlackBerry Storm to Get Visual Voicemail on Verizon

We mentioned that there were rumors that Verizon was going to be bringing its own version of visual voicemail out sometime, and now there are further rumblings that this will include visual voicemail on the BlackBerry Storm. This makes the touchscreen, haptic-feedback smartphone sound even more like a real iPhone competitor, wouldn't you say? [Electric Pig]

5:47 AM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By Kit Eaton
7,503 views, 36 comments

rumor

Visual Voicemail Coming to Verizon... For a Price

Rumor has it that Verizon Wireless will be joining AT&T and Sprint in offering visual voicemail, in this case on four upcoming phones: LG's Chocolate 3 and an updated Voyager (possible software update but more likely hardware refresh), along with the mysteriously code-named "Blaze" and "Utopia" from Motorola. That's more phones than any other carrier to date, though there's no mention of it on the iPhone wannabe LG Dare. The catch is that the optional service will cost $2 a month—annoying when you consider other carriers offer it for free, though totally expected when you consider that even Verizon's email app costs an extra $5 per month. Look out for this to arrive in late July or early August. [IntoMobile]

11:19 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Benny Goldman
2,909 views, 28 comments

Latest by Avielus: @Git Em SteveDave thinks a friend with weed is better: Have you tried creating a new contact using *86 instead of 1, and inserting pauses into that? That's what worked for me. more »

sprint

Sprint Licenses Visual Voicemail, Can Use It Without Being Sued

When I groped Sprint's Instinct at CTIA and was flipping through the features, one of the reps made sure to show me visual voicemail—a necessity for any device taking on the iPhone. Apparently, he didn't just mean visual voicemail in the generic sense, it's the real, patented deal, licensed from Klausner—who's currently suing the balls off of Apple and AT&T for patent infringement. Smart move, since they'll likely win the suit, given that RIM, AOL and Vonage, among others have also paid to license the patent. Course, the Instinct's still no iPhone-killer. [Forbes, Thanks John]

1:55 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By matt buchanan
4,845 views, 29 comments

Latest by n/a: its not visual voicemail unless you can READ it. SimulScribe came out with visual voicemail you can Read and listen to way before the iPhone even came out. free trail on their site simulscribe.com more »

ace attorney needed

Apple and AT&T Sued Over Visual Voicemail Patents, Will Probably Lose

Klausner Technologies, a patent holding firm founded by the inventor of the PDA, is suing Apple and AT&T for $360 million for infringing on its patents with visual voicemail. Its patents cover selectively retrieving messages from a menu displaying the caller's name, number, etc. Yes, they have on patent on that entire concept. Lending credibility to their claim, the suit's filed in US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the McDonald's of patent suits, complete with a drive-thru window. More »

5:40 PM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By Matt Buchanan
6,348 views, 28 comments

Latest by n/a: As I recall, NeXT (Steve Jobs' post-Apple-pre-Apple company) shipped with an email client that included a voice message from the man himself. If that's not prior art, I don't know what is! more »

rumor

AT&T Apparently Offering Non-iPhone Plans to iPhone Users (As Promised)

Electronista reports that if you get AT&T on the horn and threaten to cancel because of slow or unused iPhone Internet capabilites, they might try to strike up a secret deal: $40 a month for 450 minutes and 5,000 night-and-weekend minutes. Wi-Fi works but there's no mobile data. Also, you kiss Visual Voicemail and those 200 SMS messages good-bye, but you do save 20 bucks. Hmmm, that sounds suspiciously like AT&T's 450-minute Nation plan. Could this be fulfillment of Apple's original promise? More »

8:00 PM on Mon Jul 16 2007
By kevinhall2
7,481 views, 11 comments

Latest by targatop: I use my existing family plan with our two iPhones and it's relatively cheap. I guess this only affects new iPhone users? more »

golden apple

Tallying Up the iPhone's Cost of Ownership

AT&T's three service plans for the iPhone are helping us whittle away speculation and figure out just how much the smartphone will set campers and callers back. Assuming you stay with AT&T, that is, and decide not to eat the $175 cancellation fee. More »

10:59 AM on Tue Jun 26 2007
By gizmodo.com
16,155 views, 39 comments

cellphones

Get Visual Voicemail Without the iPhone

If the iPhone visual voicemail feature is the one thing you're most looking forward to, then check out callwave. By redirecting your voicemail to their free voicemail service, you can access any of your voicemails at any time (from your computer). There's even a widget version (OS X and Yahoo) that lets you hear messages in any order you like. More »

8:15 PM on Thu Jan 25 2007
By Jason Chen
7,267 views, 19 comments