Zero voice.Woodland Hills-based United Online Inc., known for its low-priced NetZero dial-up Internet service, has jumped into the Internet voice market. Looking to do to the Voip market what it did for online access, NetZero Voice wants to undercut competitors that include Vonage Inc. and eBay-owned Skype. It's taking aim at Vonage, in particular, undercutting the New Jersey company's basic plan by 40 percent. NetZero's unlimited calling plan costs $14.95 per month, offering unlimited computer-to-phone service within the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . International calls run 2 cents per minute, depending on the country. It also includes voicemail. Vonage's unlimited plan costs $24.99 per month. NetZero Voice works with dial-up or broadband, and does not require the purchase of an adapter unit, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. United Online Chief Executive Mark Goldston. The service is software that's downloadable to the user's computer; a microphone or a headset does the trick. United Online has been struggling of late as dial-up customers are migrating to cheaper high-speed DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary . The company has been casting around for new businesses, including a 2004 purchase of Classmates.com, a social networking site A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. , for $100 million. It has also branched into Internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. and sweepstakes. |
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