August 13, 2008
AT&T has announced the launch of AT&T U-verse Voice in areas of San Antonio. The next-generation digital voice service is part of AT&T's triple play combination of home phone, wireless, broadband, and television service, all delivered over the AT&T U-verse Internet Protocol (IP) network.
AT&T U-verse Voice Completes Triple-Pay Service in San Antonio
"AT&T U-verse Voice is one more way we're making all of our AT&T services work together for our customers and connecting them to their world," said Mikal Harn, AT&T vice president and general manager for the Southwest region. "Just like U-verse TV has changed the way people watch television, U-verse Voice will change the way people use their home phone."
AT&T U-verse Voice Offers Advanced Features to Customers
AT&T U-verse Voice has advanced features including:
* Combined AT&T U-verse Voice and AT&T wireless voice mail with U-verse Messaging, which provides a single voice mailbox that can be accessed from any phone line or PC. * U-verse Central, an online management portal that gives customers the option to easily and conveniently manage call preferences, voice mail, contacts, call history, and more from any PC, in addition to the ability to control call preferences from their home phone. * An online voice mailbox to check, manage and forward voice mail from the online portal, much like an e-mail inbox. * Call History, which enables you to view the most recent incoming and outgoing calls online or to view the most recent incoming calls on the AT&T U-verse TV screen. * Click to Call, which will initiate a call from the customer's home phone to any number in their Call History with one click of a mouse or the U-verse TV remote control. * An online address book that is accessible from any PC and allows customers to Click to Call from their home phone, to create and share contact groups with other U-verse Voice customers, or to set up distribution lists for voice messages. * Locate Me, a feature that provides simultaneous ringing on up to four wireless or landline numbers so that the customer never misses an important incoming call. * Traditional calling features, such as Call Screening, Call Blocking, Do Not Disturb, and privacy settings.
All U-verse Voice customers will have 911 service. Where available via the local 911 network, U-verse Voice customers will have Enhanced 911 (E911) service.
