US Canada calls@Rs 5.95/min through VoiceXpress

Orange has launched VoiceXpress, a voice messaging service that allows users to send voice messages to any phone in the United States or Canada (cellular as well as fixed lines), by dialing 12425, at a cost of Rs 5.95 per minute. 

The VoiceXpress service also allows users to send voice messages to Celforce (in Gujarat), Essar (in Delhi) and Command (in Kolkata) subscribers, by dialing 12424, at a cost of Rs 2.95 per minute. The VoiceXpress service, developed in collaboration with TeliVoice, the global voice messaging service, is available to both contract and pre-paid Orange users and does not require an STD/ISD connection. 

The VoiceXpress service costs a fraction of the cost of an international phone call to the US, which would otherwise cost Rs 48 per minute on peak time and Rs 42 for non-peak time. Messages can also be replied to and are delivered back as a return voice message. Additional features include recording the sender's name, storing important messages and choice of listening to the voice instructions in English, Hindi or a regional language, as required. 

Commenting on the launch of the new VoiceXpress service, Sanjeev Vohra, VP (Corporate Marketing), Hutchison Max Telecom, said, "VoiceXpress combines the benefits of SMS, along with the impact and emotion that voice allows. Many a times a voice message is preferable to interrupting or speaking live with the recipient. VoiceXpress fulfills this particular need.