Comcast Launches New Technologies for Colorado Customers
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Universal Caller ID(TM) and Free iPhone(TM) Application Integrate Digital
Cable, High-Speed Internet and Digital Voice; Technologies Available Free to
Triple Play Customers
DENVER, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast, the nation's leading
provider of entertainment, information and communications, today announced new
technologies to bring together the company's digital cable, high-speed
Internet and digital voice offerings with the launch of Universal Caller
ID(TM) and a mobile application for the iPhone(TM) or iPod touch(R).
Colorado Triple Play customers can now view incoming caller information on
their TV and computer screens with the Universal Caller ID(TM) service. The
recently launched Comcast iPhone mobile application, or "app" for short,
allows users to access services such as email, voicemail, movie trailers, TV
listings and more.
"We are excited to launch new products that provide our Colorado Customers
with easy access to the services that they use every day while they are in
their home or away," said Scott Binder, Senior Vice President of Comcast's
Colorado Region. "New features like Universal Caller ID and our iPhone app
are just more ways of providing our customers with more value at no extra
cost."
Universal Caller ID
Universal Caller ID will be available to Triple Play customers this week,
giving them more control and convenience than ever before. Customers can now
see who is calling while watching a movie or surfing the Internet and decide
to answer the phone or ignore the call without having to rush to the handset.
The Universal Caller ID feature displays the caller's name and phone number on
a pop-up banner on the TV or computer screen, and the customer can answer the
phone or select "exit" and go back to their favorite TV show or online
activity.
The Universal Caller ID to the TV feature will activate automatically, so
incoming caller information will appear on customers' televisions as the
service becomes available to their home. If they choose, customers can turn
the feature off or set it to snooze while watching their favorite show or
movie. The Caller ID to the PC feature can be easily downloaded and installed
at www.comcast.net/callerid.
Comcast Mobile App
Comcast's first ever mobile app - which is available as a free download for
Triple Play and SmartZone customers - gives users the ability to:
-- Check Comcast email and listen to home voice mail in one combined
inbox.
-- Read, reply, forward and compose email as well as read attachments
supported by the iPhone.
-- Manage voice mail messages and call logs, view voice mail in any
preferred order as well as "touch" to call.
-- Forward home phone calls to the iPhone from the iPhone, view call
history and manage home phone settings.
-- See what's on TV tonight, tomorrow or next week, including program
details.
-- Watch Video On Demand movie trailers.
-- Synch all Universal Address Book contacts to an iPhone or iPod touch
as
well as the ability to add pictures to favorite contacts.
More than 100,000 customers have already downloaded Comcast's mobile app. To
download, visit www.comcast.net/iphone. Some of the same features are also
accessible on any Web-enabled mobile device by using a browser to go to
http://m.comcast.net/.
For more information on Comcast's products and services, visit www.comcast.com
or call 1-800-COMCAST.
Note: To receive the Universal Caller ID feature, customers must have the
digital Triple Play and a digital set-top box that supports the feature.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is the nation's
leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and
services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet
customers and 6.8 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is
principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable
systems and in the delivery of programming content.
Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment
Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One,
ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive
Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including
Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in
Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL
hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large
multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.
SOURCE Comcast
Cindy Parsons of Comcast, +1-303-603-2125, cindy_parsons@cable.comcast.com
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