SightSpeed Consumer - Features FAQ


Free Video Calling

 

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•     SightSpeed turns your PC or Mac into an high-quality, easy-to-use Video Phone
•     See and talk to family, friends, and colleagues using smooth, natural video and terrific audio
•     You can use My SightSpeed to have Video Calls with people who are not SightSpeed members!
•     You can connect from computer to computer across the country or around the world and there are no long distance charges!
•     Experience what PC World Magazine hails as the world's best video calling service!
 



Video, Voice Answering Service

 

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•     If the person you’re attempting to contact doesn’t answer, you have the option to leave a video mail.
•     When you leave a video message, your contact will be notified within SightSpeed and by email that a message is waiting.
•     Video Answering Service is included in all calling plans

 



Text Messaging

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• Send text messages whether in or out of a call.
• You can text chat with multiple people at the same time!
• You can send messages during multi-party calls to all participants simultaneously or individually.
• Send website addresses to friends quickly and easily as active links



Phone Out

 

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•     Make voice calls to regular telephones and cell phones anywhere in the world!
•     Voice quality that is better than regular telephones
•     Call to countries like Germany, the U.K., and the U.S. for as little as 2¢ a minute!

 



Phone In

 

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•     Receive phone calls through SightSpeed with your own Phone In number!
•     SightSpeed gives you the option of purchasing international or Toll Free phone in numbers, free voicemail included.




PC-to-PC Voice Calling

 

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•     While SightSpeed is great for video calling, you can also use it to make free PC-to-PC voice calls worldwide with other SightSpeed members!
•     Audio quality is terrific - usually better than a regular telephone!
•     You can connect across the country or around the world and there are no long distance charges!
•     You can use My SightSpeed to have calls with people who are not SightSpeed members!

 



My SightSpeed

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•     My SightSpeed allows you to have a video call with anyone - even if they are not a SightSpeed member!
•     Every SightSpeed member has a personal My SightSpeed web address (people.sightspeed.com/YourEmailAddress ), which you can give to people you want to have Video Calls with.
•     Just have the other person type your My SightSpeed web address into their Internet Explorer (Windows) browser, and moments later (after you accept their call), they will see and hear you at full SightSpeed quality, right in their browser window!
•     You can also personalize your My SightSpeed web page text and web page address (YourName.sightspeed.com).
*My SightSpeed works only with Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 6 or higher.

 



Create Video Mail/Blogs

 

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•     Easily create and send video messages to anyone - even people who are not SightSpeed members!

Just click record - create the video - Click Stop and you're done. Use the Preview Button to check your recording and when you feel it's ok enter the email address to send it to. Click Send and the Video Mail is on it's way.

•     Create video clips and embed them directly into your web page or blog!
•     Video Mail is more personal than email or voice mail and is a great way to reach out to people when they are not available for a 1-to-1 video call.
•     You can leave a Video Mail for one person or a group of people - all you need are their email addresses.
•     Keep track of if and when your recipients have viewed your message
•     If you are not available to take a 1-to-1 Video Call, SightSpeed will ask the caller if they would like to leave a video message for you
•     When callers leave a video message, you will be notified within SightSpeed and by email that you have a message waiting. If the other party does not have a Web camera, they can still leave you a voice message.

 



Community Calling

 

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Interested in meeting people around the world who use SightSpeed?


•     Now you can make or receive calls from other users in the online SightSpeed Community.
•     Select your own unique Community display name.
•     Use our Parental Controls to password-protect access to the SightSpeed Community.

 



Click-to-Call Buttons

 

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•     Add convenient Click-to-Call capabilities with SightSpeed Buttons!*
•     Your clients and colleagues can call you with the click of a mouse, even if they have never used SightSpeed.
•     When a person clicks on your SightSpeed Click-to-Call button, a web page will open and place a SightSpeed call directly to you.
•     Add a SightSpeed Click-to-Call Button to your email signature.
•     A great tool for sales people. Make it easy for your customers to call you with video!
•     Ideal for support and customer departments


* Feature currently supported for Windows only

 


a Top 25 product - PC World, May 21, 2007 The Next Level of Video Conferencing – Financial Times, May 11, 2007 2007 IP Communication Services Company of the Year - Frost & Sullivan, November 2006