As reported earlier, Windows Messenger (in Windows XP) will add the ability for users to place phone calls. Now DialPad has announced that it has been chosen to be one of the primary IP telephony service available when users wish to place a call using Windows Messenger.
Dialpadconnect offers premium quality phone calls to any location in the U.S for only 2.9 cents a minute, and low rates to virtually any location in the world -- including calls to the United Kingdom for 5 cents per minute, Japan for 8 cents per minute and Mexico for 18 cents per minute. Dialpadconnect has no connection or monthly fees, and users can track their calls and account balance online, as with the popular dialpadUSA and dialpadworld PC-to-phone applications.
Inclusion into Microsoft Windows XP Messenger makes it easy for millions of customers of Windows to use Dialpad for their PC-to-telephone conversations, whether it is through the new version of Windows Messenger, or through an upgrade of MSN Messenger on earlier versions of Windows.
"We are excited that Microsoft has selected Dialpad as a premium provider of PC-to-phone applications for their new Windows XP operating system," said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Dialpad Communications. "This relationship opens up Dialpad"s services to over 210 million Microsoft users, offering those customers more choice in determining the IP telephony service that best meets their needs. This is a significant step which we believe will introduce millions of new users to Dialpad, as well as accelerate the use of IP telephony by mainstream consumers."
Users of Windows and MSN Messenger will be able to select Dialpad as their primary IP telephony provider by signing up for dialpadconnect. After registration, users will be then asked to choose a calling plan -- with prepaid plans available in increments of $10, $25, $50 amounts -- and subsequently, a simple click from the Messenger interface will launch the calling applet and transform conversations on Messenger into live, high-quality IP phone calls.