Comments on: Skype Voicemail to Text via SpinVox: Tell Me Why? http://voiceontheweb.biz/2009/03/skype-voicemail-to-text-via-spinvox-tell-me-why/ Facilitating Personal and Business Conversations Across a Voice 2.0 World Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Courtney http://voiceontheweb.biz/2009/03/skype-voicemail-to-text-via-spinvox-tell-me-why/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Jim Courtney Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:45:11 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2040#comment-219 James, appreciate your entering the discussion. I will be glad to take you up on your offer; I have a couple of handsets. On further thought I believe there's a way to integrate into Skype voicemail (with revenue) but the process put out last week is certainly not one that will drive adoption. Watch for a future post. James, appreciate your entering the discussion. I will be glad to take you up on your offer; I have a couple of handsets. On further thought I believe there’s a way to integrate into Skype voicemail (with revenue) but the process put out last week is certainly not one that will drive adoption. Watch for a future post.

]]> By: James Whatley http://voiceontheweb.biz/2009/03/skype-voicemail-to-text-via-spinvox-tell-me-why/comment-page-1/#comment-213 James Whatley Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:30:25 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2040#comment-213 Hey Jim, Sorry to read you're not a fan of SpinVox via Skype, the service limitations you point out are fairly valid and I think, overall - there's some room for improvement. However - I'd love to pick you up one point: "One has to question the overall value of and market need for having a text version of what starts out as a voice communication. If messages need to arrive via text, start with a PC (using email or even Skype SMS, for instance), a BlackBerry or other email-enabled mobile phone where the entire process involves text only." The 'overall value of and market need' of our service is reasonably high, given that we've just currently converted our one hundred, millionth(!!!) voice to text conversion from a worldwide market that stretches across five continents and six languages. But I'm really, really not here to beat chests or shout about achievements - ideally, I'd *love* to be able to set you up with a SpinVox Voicemail account for your non-skype handset (if you have one?) and let you see the benefits yourself. I'd love to hear from you, Cheers, James Whatley Chief Web Conversation Chap SpinVox PS - I wrote this last year, it might help explain how useful receiving voice messages as text can be - http://blog.spinvox.com/2008/07/07/think-before-you-spinvox/ :) Hey Jim,

Sorry to read you’re not a fan of SpinVox via Skype, the service limitations you point out are fairly valid and I think, overall – there’s some room for improvement.

However – I’d love to pick you up one point:

“One has to question the overall value of and market need for having a text version of what starts out as a voice communication. If messages need to arrive via text, start with a PC (using email or even Skype SMS, for instance), a BlackBerry or other email-enabled mobile phone where the entire process involves text only.”

The ‘overall value of and market need’ of our service is reasonably high, given that we’ve just currently converted our one hundred, millionth(!!!) voice to text conversion from a worldwide market that stretches across five continents and six languages.

But I’m really, really not here to beat chests or shout about achievements – ideally, I’d *love* to be able to set you up with a SpinVox Voicemail account for your non-skype handset (if you have one?) and let you see the benefits yourself.

I’d love to hear from you,

Cheers,

James Whatley
Chief Web Conversation Chap
SpinVox

PS – I wrote this last year, it might help explain how useful receiving voice messages as text can be –

http://blog.spinvox.com/2008/07/07/think-before-you-spinvox/

:)

]]> By: MJWB http://voiceontheweb.biz/2009/03/skype-voicemail-to-text-via-spinvox-tell-me-why/comment-page-1/#comment-212 MJWB Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:59:41 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2040#comment-212 I've been using Spinvox on my mobile phone for roughly 2 years now and I absolutely love it. I think I've only ever listened to a small handful of voicemails where some words (from drunk friends in bars) haven't been picked up properly. In real life, I've *never* had a voicemail take more than a single SMS, so perhaps testing and the real world are two different things? I love not having to dial up my voicemail and what I love the most is if somebody leaves me a phone number in the voicemail, I can just "click" on it on my phone rather than trying to remember the number when I hear it and immediately trying to redial it before I forget it. Sounds like there are a few issues to iron out, but I think you've missed the point of a great piece of functionality. I’ve been using Spinvox on my mobile phone for roughly 2 years now and I absolutely love it. I think I’ve only ever listened to a small handful of voicemails where some words (from drunk friends in bars) haven’t been picked up properly.

In real life, I’ve *never* had a voicemail take more than a single SMS, so perhaps testing and the real world are two different things?

I love not having to dial up my voicemail and what I love the most is if somebody leaves me a phone number in the voicemail, I can just “click” on it on my phone rather than trying to remember the number when I hear it and immediately trying to redial it before I forget it.

Sounds like there are a few issues to iron out, but I think you’ve missed the point of a great piece of functionality.

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