Tel-WWW makes your life easier by giving you access to the information you need from the Web on a daily basis faster (saving you time) and with less effort (saving you energy) while at the same time giving you more control over how and when you get it.
Freedom. Information. Now you can have both. Imagine, no more stopping what you're doing and waiting for your PC to start in order to read your e-mail or check out web sites. You can still get easy access to all the information you have come to expect from your computer: news, stock quotes, weather, etc. but with the freedom of a cordless phone and without purchasing extra gadgets and software. In addition, Tel-WWW comes in many different formats, including prepaid cards that require no monthly fees or sign-up of any kind. Just purchase a card and surf! Now that's easy!
What can I do with Tel-WWW that I couldn't do before?
Lots of things, but first and foremost, how about live your life? It's a whole new way to think about Internet access. Chair-bound surfing in the pale glow of a radiation-flaring monitor is out, getting access to the information you need unimpeded while going about your daily affairs is the next wave in Internet access! Imagine, checking your e-mail and the latest weather while you do errands or are stuck waiting on someone or something. Imagine how much more you could get done if you could spend what would otherwise be wasted "downtime" getting the information you need and with less effort than by conventional means? What would you do with the extra time in your day? That's up to you.
For instance you can:
Check your e-mail while you do the dishes or visit "dogs.com" while you walk the dog.
Access web sites that are flashed across the screen while watching TV or listen to web sites printed on billboards while you drive. You could even check out the menu at the restaurant two exits away while driving on the interstate!
Listen to the latest breaking news when you want to - not a broadcast, but the news you select by headline. Get weather by regions within any state covered by the National Weather Service. Tel-WWW provides the latest information on demand, whenever, wherever.
and on a trip, Tel-WWW is indispensable. If you travel regularly on business - you must have this tool! Leave your laptop at home and still stay in touch with Tel-WWW and your telephone.
Who uses Tel-WWW?
Tel-WWW is for anyone 'on-the-go' with a need to access the latest information from the Internet (including e-mail) whether they are an experienced web surfer or a complete novice: executives, physicians, attorneys and other busy professionals; travelers, students and parents, even grandparents. Check out "Solutions" for examples of Tel-WWW at work. You may recognize yourself in these vivid depictions of everyday life in the information age.
What can I do with Tel-WWW that I can't do with some other technology?
There are e-mail reading services, screen readers, pagers and special cell phones but none of these provide total, 'eyes-free', two-way access to the entire web with this much ease and clarity in one integrated solution. All this without any of the usual expense and prerequisites of these other technologies. Also, only Tel-WWW provides access to any site on the Internet with what one professional beta tester called "the most, natural, intuitive telephone interface of it's kind".
Is the system easy to use?
Very. Tel-WWW was designed around you, the user, to provide easy touch-tone access to the web and e-mail -- not around a techno-centric browser model which is often confusing and cumbersome to use when implemented as an interactive, touch-tone system.
On-line and need more help? No problem. Tel-WWW's exclusive context-sensitive help capability is available for all features, which simply means that if you're ever unsure about what to do, just press a couple buttons and the system will provide additional information about your current activity.
If you decide to save your preferences with your account profile, you'll see just how easy it is to enter information using the Tel-WWW touch-tone keyboard allowing you to access your e-mail for the first time in a couple of minutes, then check it afterwards in seconds. Almost without exception, everyone who provides their e-mail server and account information when signing up, are able to access their e-mail with no problems or delays the first time out. You can also return to a web site you bookmarked with the press of a single button. What's more, our "Quick Links" menu provides quick access to the most commonly accessed web sites and more are being added all the time based upon your feedback.
How does Tel-WWW work?
Web and e-mail information are "read" to you using the most advanced, highest quality text-to-speech technology available today. Even though most sites on the web are graphical in nature, you may be surprised to discover just how much useful information you will hear, even on web sites full of pictures. In some cases, you could even hear more than you would see!
The more the site conforms to web accessibility guidelines, the easier the site will be to understand and navigate. You may visit the Web Accessibility Initiative (in which we participate) sponsored by the World Wide Web Consortium for more info. However, Tel-WWW will read and navigate most any web site you specify, whether the site conforms to accessibility guidelines or not with few exceptions.
Back to Questions
Is my e-mail deleted once I listen to it?
No. We only read, not read and delete your e-mail messages. Your messages will remain in your inbox as "new" messages until you read and delete them using your PC-based mail client software.
Do I need a computer to use Tel-WWW?
Technically speaking, the answer is "no". You can use Tel-WWW to access the World Wide Web without ever having owned or used a computer. This makes Tel-WWW a perfect way to bring the "unwired" (comprising 60% of the U.S. population and 95% worldwide) to the Internet. Tel-WWW can be used by the blind, the elderly or anyone who has difficulty using traditional Internet access means or is otherwise not inclined or capable of using a computer.
However, in most cases, you will want to use Tel-WWW as a useful add-on to your current Internet service and computer.
What other benefits to using the service are there?
Besides, freedom from you're computer, modem and phone line, there is the added benefit of being able to easily check multiple e-mail accounts. If you have more than one e-mail account, you know the hassle of checking them all at home, much less from the road. Are you tired of changing your mail client's "server" options for different e-mail accounts? With Tel-WWW all you do is setup each account on a different PIN and "voila", you can check each e-mail account without re-entering any setup information.
Tel-WWW is efficient too. On average it takes, less than 30 seconds to determine if you have e-mail (which could save you a trip home to check it) and only a minute or so to check an e-mail message of 100 words or less. Typically, Tel-WWW will begin speaking web site information in under 5 seconds.
You know, the endless cycle of buy-obsolete-upgrade-buy again? That's not what we're about at interNext. We won't draw you into the game of planned obsolescence played by so many companies. The touch-tone phone hasn't changed appreciably since it's invention in 1964 and probably won't change anytime soon. You already own all the equipment you'll ever need.
Yes. Your satisfaction is our primary concern at interNext. If you help us improve by taking the anonymous, interactive customer survey, you will receive 5 extra bonus units (10 minutes). When your initial time units have expired, you will be eligible to take the survey. It's our way of saying "thank you" for you taking the time to let us know what we can do to make the Tel-WWW service more valuable to you.
Please note: The time spent taking the survey is not being deducted from your account balance.
What else should I know?
interNext is a leading provider of Next Generation Internet access technologies with a strong commitment to advancing Internet accessibility, inclusivity and privacy. In addition to our participation in organizations devoted to web accessibility, we are part of a national computer privacy advocacy group, and participate in other groups dedicated to bringing ethics, social responsibility and accountability into the sphere of computer and internet technology. We will never disclose any customer information obtained by, or provided to us, to third parties for any purpose, ever, except as required by law.
Time is not deducted from your account balance when getting help, taking the survey, using the touch-tone keypad as a keyboard or while waiting to be connected to a site. So, relax and enjoy yourself.
We offer an unconditional, money back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied with this service, we will immediately refund the balance in your account, no hassles, no excuses.
