August 2nd, 2007
Conversion of Skype voice mail to SMS is on the way
Jim Courtney of Skype Journal certainly seems intrigued by a forthcoming service from SpinVox and Skype that will enable users to have all their voice messages converted and sent directly to their cellphones as an SMS when they are not at their PC.
SpinVox notes that the caller’s Skype ID, when available, will be shown and what they said converted into text. Skype users will have immediate access to all their messages on-the-move, giving callers the confidence that their messages can be seen quickly, whether the Skype user is online or not.
As Jim notes, the service will require no software download to any mobile phone and initially be available in English, Spanish, French and German.
No specific launch date is available.
Russell Shaw is an enterprise computing journalist, analyst and author based in Portland, Oregon. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
