Today, Rogers Wireless has unveiled a new voice-to-text messaging service. For the price of $15 per month, Rogers will be able to take any English or French phone messages you might have missed and process it using automated software powered by SpinVox, a U.K.-based firm, that transcribes it to a text message and is sent to your cell phone or other wireless device.
Rogers Wireless vice-president of business marketing Irv Witte says the service is aimed for the mobile user who experiences anywhere between 60 to 100 voice mails each month. He also tried to put aside fears about how accurate the service may be, citing that SpinVox is able to convert upwards of 90% of all speech into legible text.
The service is only available in seven provinces right away, but Rogers plans to launch the service in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba early next year.
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