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ANCHOR LEAD IN:
IMAGINE CALLING FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD FOR FREE!
WHAT A HOLIDAY TREAT THAT WOULD BE! _________________ WITH A HEAD'S UP ON
TWO NEW SERVICES THAT PROMISE TO KEEP YOU IN TOUCH WITHOUT TOUCHING YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT.
TRACK ONE Length:
08
TRACY MONSEN MET HER BOYFRIEND STUDYING ABROAD… THEY'RE BACK AT HOME
NOW…THE PROBLEM… HE'S IN CANADA; SHE'S IN THE STATES…
SOT
KEY @ : 09 Tracy Monsen
"Since I got back from Norway, my phone bill has been approximately $200
higher than it used to be."
TRACK TWO Length:
05
KATHY RUSHE (RUSH) RINGS UP SOME BIG PHONE BILLS TOO… HER HUSBAND'S FAMILY
LIVES IN IRELAND!
SOT
KEY @ : 21 Kathy Rush
"If we call often, they can increase you know, up to $50, $75 a month."
TRACK THREE Length:
10
NOW….KATHY AND TRACY CAN CHAT IT UP WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT THE
COST. HOW? TWO NEW PHONE SERVICES CALLED JAJAH AND FUTURE PHONE PROMISE TO
CONNECT YOU GRATIS….
SOT
NO KEY
"People are going to use these services because they love to save money."
TRACK FOUR Length:
11
THE SERVICES CONNECT TWO STANDARD PHONES…LANDLINE OR MOBILE…USING
THE INTERNET… BUT UNLIKE OTHER INTERNET PHONE COMPANIES …THERE ARE
NO MONTHLY SERVICE PLANS AND YOU DON'T NEED ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT…
SOT
KEY @: 52 Brian Cooley, CNet
"You don't install software, you don't plug in a little headset and a
little microphone."
TRACK FIVE Length:16
AND YOU DON'T NEED AN ADAPTER OF ANY KIND. WE ASKED TRACY AND KATHY TO TEST
THEM.FIRST, TRACY WENT TO JAJAH DOT COM AND REGISTERED TO MAKE A CALL. SHE
ENTERED HER NUMBER AND THE NUMBER SHE WANTED TO REACH… HER PHONE RANG…
ONCE SHE ANSWERED IT, JAJAH CONNECTED TO HER BOYFRIEND IN CANADA.
NAT SOT Length:
02
"Jajah is connecting your call."
TRACK SIX Length:
08
KATHY TRIED FUTURE PHONE. THERE'S NO COMPUTER INVOLVED. SHE DIALED A
NUMBER IN IOWA, AND, GUIDED BY VOICE PROMPTS PUNCHED IN THE EXCHANGE IN IRELAND.
NAT SOT Length: 01
"Great"
TRACK SEVEN Length:
09
WITH JAJAH…CALLS BETWEEN REGISTERED USERS ARE FREE IN MOST OF NORTH AMERICA,
EUROPE AND ASIA. FOR NON-REGISTERED USERS, THERE ARE LOW FEES.FOR FUTURE PHONE…
SOT
NO KEY
"The call to future phone is a long distance call to Iowa."
TRACK EIGHT Length:
09
BUT IF YOU HAVE PHONE PLAN THAT INCLUDES NATIONWIDE LONG DISTANCE OR FREE
NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS…IT'S ON THE HOUSE! THE SERVICES GOT A THUMBS UP FROM
BOTH OUR TESTERS.
SOT
NO KEY
"The call quality was very good, we could hear each other very clearly."
SOT
NO KEY
"It was great, there were no echoes, there were no delays."
ANCHOR TAG:
TO FIND OUT WHAT NUMBERS TO DIAL IN IOWA FOR FUTUREPHONE...HEAD TO
THEIR WEBSITE, FUTUREPHONE DOT COM. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A VOICE OVER I-P
PLAN LIKE VONAGE OR SKYPE…THEY ARE ALSO OFFERING FREE INTERNATIONAL CALLS.
CHECK THEIR SITES FOR MORE DETAILS.
SOURCE INFORMATION
FOR CLIENT-STATION USE ONLY
The information provided below is for client-station use only. It is provided
to help you obtain answers to any additional questions you may have and to
help you localize a story. This private contact information, including phone
numbers, addresses and email addresses, cannot be given to viewers nor posted
on your Website. It is for internal station use only. Any exceptions to this
will be clearly noted. Thank you.
Brian Cooley
CNET
235 2nd St
San Francisco, CA
PR contact:
Jennifer Concepcion
415-344-2441
Brian Cooley is Editor-at-Large at CNet. He says FuturePhone and Jajah are
the latest development in Voice Over IP technology. They're cheaper and more
user friendly than the Voice Over IP already available to consumers.
COMPANIES CONTACTED:
Jajah
PR Contact:
Don Thorson
650-283-6705
Company Email: for complete information on
calling rates for all areas go to:
www.jajah.com
FuturePhone
We emailed FuturePhone several times, and
they did not return our requests for
information.
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