BellSouth Launches BellSouth Messenger Service with Video Chat
05 Mai 2005 - 4:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
BellSouth Launches BellSouth Messenger Service with Video Chat --
Trial Customer Uses Service to Reconnect During Rehabilitation --
ATLANTA, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- John Teeple knows how easy it is to
lose touch. With BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) Video Chat, he found a way to
reconnect. After suffering severe injuries in 2000 from a workplace
fall off a ladder that left him immobile for several years, Teeple,
a graduate student at Bellhaven College in Jackson, Miss., immersed
himself in his studies and became detached from many friends he had
before the accident. But after signing up to trial the new
BellSouth(R) Video Chat service, Teeple began to reconnect with his
friends. Using his BellSouth(R) FastAccess(R) DSL Xtreme service,
which reaches downstream speeds up to 3Mbps, Teeple can engage in
live streaming video conversations via his instant messaging
service. The only equipment he needs is a broadband connection,
webcam and microphone. "When I sign on to the BellSouth Messenger
service, my contact list pops up and I can invite a friend to video
chat," Teeple said. "It lets me see smiles and laughs -- and that's
critical. It's almost like being there." The video chat feature is
available through BellSouth Messenger service at no charge to
BellSouth(R) Internet Services customers. Messenger service
provides customers with the ability to exchange messages in real
time with others over the Internet. "The video chat feature
provides customers yet another benefit of high- speed Internet,"
said Michael Bowling, vice president of data product management for
BellSouth. "Now in addition to being able to download and surf the
Internet at super-fast speeds, our customers can experience
streaming video conversations that connect them visually and
audibly with friends and family, no matter where they are." Teeple
is one of the many BellSouth customers who take advantage of the
unique ability to access other instant messaging services from one
easy-to-use interface. He has instant messenger accounts from
BellSouth, AOL, MSN and Yahoo, and can use them all from BellSouth
Messenger service.* Additional BellSouth Messenger features
include: - Audio and visual alerts of new messages and status
changes - Custom status messages - No advertisements - Secure
contact lists Customers can download BellSouth Messenger service
off of the BellSouth Web Portal or by going to
http://messenger.bellsouth.net/ . More than 80 percent of BellSouth
Dial and FastAccess DSL customers use the BellSouth Web Portal
monthly. Most users visit an average of 20 times per month. The
portal provides all BellSouth(R) Dial Internet Service and
BellSouth FastAccess DSL customers comprehensive news and
information on a full range of topics through channels such as:
Entertainment, Family, Money, Health, Shopping, Sports and Tax
Center. In addition, BellSouth Web Portal offers great online
activities such as BellSouth Webtunes, online games, streaming
video, e-greeting cards, horoscopes, chat rooms and much more.
BellSouth Web Portal is available in English at
http://www.home.bellsouth.net/ or Spanish at
http://www.miportal.bellsouth.net/ . About BellSouth Corporation
BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and
40 percent ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest
wireless voice and data provider with more than 50 million
customers. Backed by award winning customer service, BellSouth
offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and
data services available in the market. Through BellSouth
Answers(R), residential and small business customers can bundle
their local and long distance service with dial-up and high-speed
DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless
service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local
and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth
also offers online and directory advertising through BellSouth(R)
RealPages.com(R) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). BellSouth believes
that diversity and fostering an inclusive environment are critical
in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global
marketplace. More information about BellSouth can be found at
http://www.bellsouth.com/ . *To use BellSouth Messenger to
communicate with users of AOL, MSN and Yahoo Instant Messengers,
customers must first register for their instant messengers and
obtain an ID and password from that particular service. They then
must enter their ID and password into BellSouth Messenger one time.
DATASOURCE: BellSouth Corporation CONTACT: Nadine Randall of
BellSouth Corporation, +1-404-829-8724, or Web site:
http://www.bellsouth.com/ http://messenger.bellsouth.net/
http://www.home.bellsouth.net/ http://www.miportal.bellsouth.net/
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