New Service For Online Dating Sites Sets up Private Phone Calls With Click of a Mouse
Dallas, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/13/2005 -- PrivateTel, a privacy-oriented telecommunications company, has launched Click-and-Connect, a phone service for online dating sites that lets members set up private phone calls with the click of a mouse.
Click-and-Connect enables members to connect by phone without the need to reveal each other’s real phone number, ensuring the privacy of both parties. By clicking on a designated URL or button, users can engage Click-and-Connect to dial both parties, who pick up their phones and chat. Users pay for Click-and-Connect phone service on a per-minute basis. Web site owners establish calling plans and per-minute rates for their members.
According to PrivateTel CEO Pete Pattullo: “Click-and-Connect is a transformational technology that adds phone capability to online dating sites and chat rooms. Without revealing their personal phone numbers and other information, users can migrate their discussions from online chat rooms and instant messaging to warmer, more satisfying human connections by phone.”
Personal security expert Robert Siciliano adds, “What most people don't realize is a home phone number can be traced back revealing a home address and social security number. This makes a person vulnerable to identity theft and can create a security risk if a suitor shows up unannounced at your front door.”
Online dating sites can install Click-and-Connect with no equipment or software to purchase and no capital investment. The service can be integrated with any Web site, used in a Web-connected desktop application, managed online and integrated with customer and member databases.
Click-and-Connect uses state-of-the-art telephony solutions deployed on the NetworkIP web-integrated telecommunications platform that offers best in class switching, computing hardware, data storage, and IP networking with the capacity to handle 10 billion minutes per year.
For more information on Click-and-Connect visit www.PrivateTel.com.
About PrivateTel
PrivateTel is a new technology start-up focused on delivering privacy solutions in the converging markets of telecommunications and the Internet. PrivateTel's web-integrated telecommunications services provide safety and convenience for social networking, dating, e-commerce, personal ads, and more.