Cable / Telecom News

Shaw adds video mail


CALGARY – Shaw Cablesystems today notified its Internet customers that they can now access a new e-mail feature, for no extra charge.

Shaw Video Mail is now available to all Shaw Internet customers. Using Shaw Video Mail, customers can send a video email up to two minutes in length to multiple recipients around the world. The message interface allows the inclusion of full audio as well as photos in a slide show format.

"Shaw Video Mail is a next generation service that is perfectly supported by the recent speed enhancements we’ve introduced," said Peter Bissonnette, president of Shaw Communications, in a release. "We’ve consistently made positive changes to our high-speed Internet service to enhance our customers’ online experience and will continue to do so in the future."

For the recipient of a video mail, getting the message simply requires clicking on a link. Rather than being stored in the recipient’s inbox and taking up hard drive space, the video is stored on a Shaw server. To access the service, customers can simply visit shaw.ca.

Over the past 12 months, pointed out the company’s release, Shaw has brought numerous improvements to its base of over 1.1 million Internet customers such as speed enhancements of up to 40% for high-speed Internet and Xtreme-I customers, and Shaw Secure, among others.

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