TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced the launch Rogers One Number on Tuesday, a service that allows Rogers Wireless customers to extend their Rogers wireless number to their computer, if they want.
Available for free exclusively to Rogers wireless customers. Rogers One Number lets you text and talk from your computer and video chat with other Rogers One Number users on your computer, all using your wireless number. The service doesn’t integrate other applications such as Skype or BlackBerry Messenger, nor is it enabled for tablets, but John Boynton, Rogers’ executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, says this is just step one in bringing its customers unified communications. In fact, the company believes it is the first wireless company in the world to launch such a service.
"Canadians have told us that with more and more technology, their lives have become more confusing and complicated. We now have a seamless and easy-to-use solution for them,” says Boynton.
With Rogers One Number, texts, calls and emails (Gmail and Yahoo! Mail only for now) can be organized into one inbox and contacts can be synched across customer's wireless phone and the Rogers One Number web site; wireless calls can be instantly switched to your computer, or vice versa, with the click of a button so customers can make PC calls mobile; and customers can also use their computers to call any Canadian number, from anywhere for free.
Calls made on a PC or laptop do not count against customers’ wireless plans.
"This service reflects our commitment to customer-driven innovation and creating world-leading internet experiences that evolve with our customers' relationship to technology,” added Boynton
