HulloMail (www.HulloMail.com), the Hot Digital Voicemail Application Building a Buzz in the U.K., Will Launch Its U.S. Revolution on July 4th
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HulloMail Creators Plan to "Liberate" American Consumers from Archaic Voicemail Usage Allowing Them to Enjoy a Fully Integrated, Free Digital "Voice-email" Experience LONDON--(Business Wire)-- The U.S. is used to leading the way when it comes to innovations and new product launches in the digital era. This time, however, it`s the U.K. at the forefront of an exciting new hybrid voicemail and email communication technology application that will enable U.S. consumers to easily convert their voicemails into digital MP3 files to be permanently saved, emailed, shared, referenced and enjoyed. HulloMail, which ignited the "voice-email revolution" in the U.K. by successfully challenging the monopoly of mobile operators and creating a platform-agnostic voicemail-to-email MP3 file program that can be utilized in concert with any wireless carrier, is about to launch its groundbreaking free application in the U.S. What is HulloMail? Largely unknown to U.S. users and only a year old in the U.K., HulloMail`s innovative solution is based on technology that is already used by over 35 million users worldwide. More than a decade ago, founder Andy Munarriz pioneered the concept of making voicemail a fully integrated part of digital communications - allowing anyone with an email account to screen, sort or play their voicemails as MP3 attachments either online or off, by Web, phone or mobile. And although the concept has now been adopted by others in the form of less evolved service offerings, most notably with Apple`s Visual Voicemail, HulloMail is still the only free, universal and fully email-synced voicemail solution - or "voice-email" offering - available anywhere in the world. "HulloMail is redefining how we think about and utilize voicemail," said Munarriz. "We`re excited to be bringing a technology to the U.S. that - until now - has been largely unavailable in terms of comparable consumer usability and affordability. While the mobile and telephony services marketplace is crowded and other developers have iterations of our service offering, including Google, no one can offer users what HulloMail can." "A key feature of HulloMail is the fact that it works free of charge with your existing mobile number and your existing service, which Google currently does not," added Munarriz. "We believe that not having the headache of having to port your number to a new service offers users a huge advantage. Our voice-email service is also fully automated and free, and offers full syncing capabilities with IMAP4 email accounts, so you can access it from anywhere and on virtually any device. None of our rivals have our pedigree with business users and telcos - and most have made the transition from Web to mobile, trying to create an adaptable product, while HulloMail was always designed first and foremost for mobile use." HulloMail is launching first on the Android mobile platform for T-Mobile handsets, but the service is designed to be compatible with almost any mobile handset and network, including iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile and will be offered on these platforms in the U.S. marketplace in the coming months. And Munarriz is equally excited about other innovative features in the pipeline which will introduce unique and new functionality to users also not currently available with any other service. "After nearly 20 years of voicemail being a virtually forgotten medium, we`re pleased to be at the forefront of an evolution to bring it completely up to date and make it fully integrated with the spectrum of mobile communications devices upon which U.S. consumers now rely," added Munarriz. "Today, people expect voicemail to be as flexible as any other form of digital communications and that is precisely the experience that HulloMail will deliver to the U.S." HulloMail is launching its U.S. service on July 4th to send a tongue-and-cheek message to the marketplace that users have been burdened with unfair transfer charges and a lack of simplified technology to enable voicemail to email (MP3 file) conversion for too long. This lack of the proper technology has kept U.S. consumers from enjoying the kind of access to simplified voice-email communications that the creators of HulloMail feel they deserve - via a service that is easy to use and free of charge. "We`re calling July 4th `Voicemail Independence Day,`" added Munarriz, "because from now on, consumers in the U.S. will be able to enjoy what users in the U.K. already love and have adapted into their daily communications management routine for some time now." How it works Joining HulloMail is free and easy. Users can download the application for free from the Android Marketplace and follow simple instructions. From that point on, HulloMail will take care of the rest. Once the user has opened their free HulloMail account, any voicemails received are automatically forwarded (as MP3 files) to the user`s regular main email inbox so that he/she can instantly see who sent them, delete, forward or store them forever and play them back as an MP3 file on virtually any device. To find out more about the service, consumers can visit www.HulloMail.com or watch a HulloMail demonstration on YouTube. About HulloMail HulloMail is the fastest, easiest and most flexible way to handle your voicemail from virtually any mobile device, standard landline phone or email account, no matter which operator you use. It`s free, easy and incorporates all the immediacy of email to create new, more user efficient "voice-emails" that essentially replace your existing voicemail and offer an entirely new level of communication and functionality. To access the service, visit www.hullomail.com, open an account and dial the code provided to set up the service. For users with Android, simply download the free HulloMail app from the marketplace and follow the instructions - HulloMail will do the rest. HulloMail -Voicemail That`s Yours To Keep. The Brand Company Courtney Carlisle, 901-212-9223 or Jamie Douglas, 310-902-7625 Copyright Business Wire 2009
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