uReach Technologies’ visual voice messaging services have been added to Verizon Wireless’ Verizon Hub. The Verizon Hub puts a communications command center in the home; it bridges wireline and wireless connectivity and runs on any broadband connection – whether supplied by Verizon (FiOS Internet or DSL) or any other high-speed Internet service provider.
Also today, OpenPeak, Inc., a provider of VoIP multimedia telephony systems, announced it has been selected by Verizon to serve as the exclusive hardware provider for the Verizon Hub.
The Verizon Hub's Visual Voice Mail, built using uReach's Converged Services Framework, provides instant on-screen access to voice messages. Family members can see who has left messages and listen to them in any order through the touch interface.
Customers need a wireless line of service with Verizon Wireless in order to purchase the communications command center since all billing for the Verizon Hub will be consolidated onto customers' Verizon Wireless bills.
In addition, customers need a Verizon Digital Voice plan for the Verizon Hub, which is $34.99 per month and offers unlimited calling in the United States, Canada and U.S. Territories, including Puerto Rico, as well as unlimited messaging to and from Verizon Wireless phones.
The Verizon Hub is available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the country for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year agreement; additional cordless handsets, which can be placed throughout the home, are available for $79.99 each. For customers who do not own a wireless router, Verizon Wireless also offers a router to work with the Verizon Hub for $69.99.
