Major OZtell Features
|
OZtell
Online
Platform
|
Competitor
Advanced
Network
|
Competitor
Basic
Network
|
Flexible
Phone Number Dialing System |
Specify own preferred Internet
Phone Number
- Setting same as existing phone numbers or easy to remember
numbers |
YES |
no |
no |
Check Sum Protection
- To prevent entry of wrong Internet phone numbers |
YES |
no |
no |
Quick Dial List
- Allows personally defined short-cuts to Internet or Normal
phone numbers |
YES |
no |
no |
Communicate
with other Internet Phone Networks |
Free World Dial (FWD) phone
network
- One of the largest Internet phone network in the world |
YES |
YES |
no |
External Account Support
- Allows the use of other competing networks at the same time
as OZtell's |
YES |
YES |
no |
Communicate
with wide range of Hardware or Software Internet Phones |
SIP Phones
- The upcoming standard based Internet phones |
YES |
YES |
YES |
IAX Phones
- A firewall friendly Internet phone with increasing following |
YES |
YES |
no |
H323 Phones
- The first (and still) widely used standard based Internet
phone |
YES |
no |
no |
Transparent calling between
different SIP, IAX, H323 phones
- Commuicate with anyone independent of whatever Internet phone
they are using |
YES |
no |
no |
Phone based CODEC selection
- Supports most CODECs customer specify on their Internet phone
settings |
YES |
YES |
no |
Network based CODEC selection
- Allows control of CODECs by customer to override Internet
phone settings |
YES |
no |
no |
Communicate
using Software Internet Phones on multiple Computer Types |
Windows Software Phone support
- Make and receive calls on Windows PCs |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Pocket PC Software Phone support
- Make and receive calls on Pocket PC based PDAs |
YES |
YES |
no |
Linux Software Phone support
- Make and receive calls on Linux PCs |
YES |
no |
no |
Mac OS X Software Phone support
- Make and receive calls on Apple Macs |
YES |
no |
no |
Web Browser Software Phone support
- Make calls by clicking a "phone button" on a web
page |
YES |
no |
no |
Supports
Local Phone Number Mapping |
One Local Phone Number to One
Internet Phone Number mapping
- People without Internet Phones can ring Internet phone by
ringing Local number |
YES |
YES |
no |
Multiple Local Phone Numbers
to Multiple Internet Phone Numbers mapping
- Local numbers from different cities can map to one or more
Internet phones |
YES |
no |
no |
Local Phone Numbers can map
to mixture of Internet and Normal Phone Numbers
- Allowing ringing of a list of Internet or Normal phone numbers
in order or together |
YES |
no |
no |
Local Phone Numbers can map
to competing networks
- Internet Phones from other networks (besides OZtell's) can
be used. |
YES |
no |
no |
Caller to Local Number not charged
if Internet Phone not available
- If the Internet phone is busy, no answer or off line then
caller pays nothing |
YES |
YES |
no |
Real-time Selection of Local
Phone Numbers from Multiple Cities
- Selection of Local Phone Number can be performed at anytime
through the web |
YES |
no |
no |
Supply Different Local Phone
Number Identification to Callee in Different Cities
- People can identify and return calls to you by checking their
phone records |
YES |
no |
no |
Supports
Shared Phone Number Mapping |
One Shared Phone Number to One
Internet Phone Number mapping
- People without Internet Phones can ring Internet phone by
calling Shared Phone Numbers |
YES |
YES |
no |
Multiple Shared Phone Numbers
to Multiple Internet Phone Numbers mapping
- Shared-Free numbers from different countries can map to one
or more Internet phones |
YES |
YES |
no |
Shared Phone Numbers can map
to mixture of Internet and Normal Phone Numbers
- Allowing ringing of a list of Internet or Normal phone numbers
in order or together |
YES |
no |
no |
Shared Phone Numbers can map
to competing networks
- Internet Phones from other networks (besides OZtell's) can
be used. |
YES |
no |
no |
Real-time Selection of Shared
Phone Numbers from Multiple Countries
- Selection of Local Phone Number can be performed at anytime
through the web |
YES |
no |
no |
Supports
Audio Conferencing |
Mixed Normal Phone and Internet
Phone conference
- Bring people from the Internet and the normal phone network
together |
YES |
YES |
no |
Phone Based Conferencing system
- Can use the in-built conferencing feature of most Normal or
Internet phones |
YES |
YES |
no |
Network Based Conferencing system
- Allows phones (Normal or Internet) without conferencing feature
to be used |
YES |
no |
no |
Supports MORE than 3 parties
- Up to dozens of phones can participate in the conference |
YES |
no |
no |
Web Management of Conference
(starting, stopping, muting, kicking etc)
- Powerful control of the conference available on the web |
YES |
no |
no |
Voice Broadcast Support (Different
parties can given listen only or talk only restrictions)
- Suitable for one way as well as two way communications |
YES |
no |
no |
Supports
Video Conferencing |
Mixed Normal Phone (audio only)
and Internet Phone (video and audio) conference
- Bring people from the Internet and the normal phone network
together |
YES |
YES |
no |
Phone Based Conferencing system
- Can use the in-built conferencing feature of most audio and
video phones |
YES |
YES |
no |
Network Based Conferencing system
- Allows phones (audio or video) without conferencing feature
to be used |
YES |
no |
no |
Supports MORE than 3 parties
- depending on protocol used, up to dozens of phones can participate |
YES |
no |
no |
Web Management of Conference
(starting, stopping etc)
- create and destroy the conference room at any time |
YES |
no |
no |
Supports
Facsimile |
Virtual Fax Machine
- receive all faxes to Local Phone Numbers in email |
YES |
no |
no |
Fax on Demand
- caller can selectively receive different documents by fax |
YES |
no |
no |
Web to Fax
- send text or image documents as faxes from the web |
YES |
no |
no |
Fax Broadcast
- send faxes to lists of normal and internet fax numbers |
YES |
no |
no |
Fax Status Reports
- give details on status of all faxes sent |
YES |
no |
no |
Supports
SMS |
Virtual SMS Modem
- receive SMS to shared Mobile Phone Numbers in email |
YES |
no |
no |
SMS on Demand
- caller can selectively receive different documents by SMS |
YES |
no |
no |
Web to SMS
- send text or image documents as SMS from the web |
YES |
no |
no |
SMS Broadcast
- send SMS to lists of normal and internet SMS numbers |
YES |
no |
no |
SMS Status Reports
- give details on status of all SMS sent |
YES |
no |
no |
Call
Out Control |
Restricts the Normal or Internet
Phones numbers that can be dialed
- Useful for limiting calls made by children and employees |
YES |
no |
no |
Control Quality and Costs of
a call
- Use high quality for important call and low quality for everyday
calls |
YES |
no |
no |
Real-time web based control
of both call permission and quality
- Change preferences instantaneously |
YES |
no |
no |
Online
Phone Security |
Hide your outgoing Caller ID
- Callee with Normal or Internet phones cannot tell who is ringing
them |
YES |
no |
no |
Worldwide Caller ID
- See the phone number of the caller even if they are overseas
(some cities only) |
YES |
no |
no |
Block incoming calls WITHOUT
Caller ID
- Do not get disturbed by strangers who hide their Caller IDs
from you |
YES |
no |
no |
Prevent Fake Caller ID
- Callers cannot fake their own Caller ID (especially easy to
hack on Internet phones) |
YES |
no |
no |
Disposable PIN for digit (DTMF)
entry
- Stolen PINs (by looking over shoulder or tapping phone line)
CANNOT be used |
YES |
no |
no |
Secure Automatic Phone Login
- Calls from certain phones can access certain services WITHOUT
supplying PINs |
YES |
no |
no |
Interactive
Voice Respond |
Web Access
- People can have text on a web page read out to them |
YES |
no |
no |
Email Access
- People can have emails in an email box read out to them |
YES |
no |
no |
Calendar Access
- People can have events in your calendar read out to them |
YES |
no |
no |
Voice Library
- People can listen to a selection of voice messages |
YES |
no |
no |
Fax Library
- People can receive a selection of fax messages |
YES |
no |
no |
SMS Library
- People can receive a selection of SMS messages |
YES |
no |
no |
Voice Mail
- People can leave voice message in your email box |
YES |
no |
no |
Voice alert
- Sytsem will ring you and play voice messages people left without
you having to check |
YES |
no |
no |
Real-time web based control
of all IVR functions
- Change IVR behaviour instantaneously |
YES |
no |
no |
Supports
Instant Messaging |
One to one Chat
- Ability to type real time messages to each other through computers |
YES |
YES |
no |
Group Chat
- a large number of people can chat to each other simutaneously |
YES |
no |
no |
Instant Message to MSN
- Communicate with people on major instant messaging networks |
YES |
no |
no |
Instant Message to ICQ
- Communicate with people on major instant messaging networks |
YES |
no |
no |
Instant Message to Yahoo
- Communicate with people on major instant messaging networks |
YES |
no |
no |
Windows Instant Message support
- Perform instant messaging with wide range of computer operating
systems |
YES |
YES |
no |
Linux Instant Message support
- Perform instant messaging with wide range of computer operating
systems |
YES |
no |
no |
Mac OS X Instant Message support
- Perform instant messaging with wide range of computer operating
systems |
YES |
no |
no |
Pocket PC Instant Message support
- Perform instant messaging with wide range of computer operating
systems |
YES |
no |
no |
Palm OS Instant Message support
- Perform instant messaging with wide range of computer operating
systems |
YES |
no |
no |
Web Browser Instant Message
support
- Perform instant messaging with popular web browsers |
YES |
no |
no |