Sydney, Feb 14, 2006 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Clarinet, Australia's newest Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone company, has launched a marketing campaign today targeting consumers who are spending around $100 a month or more on their phone bills.
Clarinet is offering a simple alternative to existing VoIP tariff plans with a 'One Rate' approach. The three plans launched this week all have a monthly rate of $24.95 with unlimited and un-timed calls. The plans are:
- One Country One Plan - unlimited and untimed local, long distance, Australia-wide calls;
- One World One Plan - unlimited and untimed calls to one country of your choice; and
- One Hundred Bucks One Plan - $100 worth of calls per month including calls to mobile, local, long distance, and international calls.
As with other Australian VoIP providers, customers will need to purchase the Clarinet phone adaptor, retailing for $149, to get started.
Clarinet Director Greg Pennefather said that the three plans on offer were cheaper than competitors yet there were no contracts to sign and you only needed a broadband connection, not a computer.
"The technology Clarinet uses is not peer to peer or computer to computer. Clarinet customers don't even need a computer. Like US company, Vonage, which boasts more than one million customers, Clarinet customers just need a broadband connection, the Clarinet box and a telephone. It's that simple," Mr Pennefather said.
"People can log on to the website www.clarinet.com.au to sign up, or alternatively ring 1300 786 682 and speak to a real person."
About VoIP
VoIP technology is booming worldwide. In the US, the biggest cable companies have halted expansion on traditional telephone services in favour of VoIP.
The corresponding drop in people using traditional telephony in the US is equally dramatic.
Australians are traditionally early adopters of new technology and VoIP will be no exception. Independent providers such as Clarinet offering state-of-the-art telephone services cheaper than traditional, cable phone services, are set to follow the US trend.
Contact
Mr Greg Pennefather
TEL: +61 8 6263 0444
Mobile: +61 414 411 622
greg.pennefather@clarinet.com.au
www.clarinet.com.au
Caroline de Mori
TEL: +61 8 94851254
Mobile: +61 418 919 064
cdemori@purplecom.com.au
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