Qwest offering Web info via voice recognition on wireless phones.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: October 30, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Ready for voice browsing?

Beginning Wednesday, Qwest Communications says it will become the first U.S. wireless provider to offer customers news, sports, weather, flight, traffic, stock and other information via a customized voice recognition and text-to-speech service.

Qwest wireless customers will dial 999 and ask for the information they want, using simple commands such as, "Weather. St. Paul, Minnesota."

The firm suspects that many folks will prefer the voice recognition service to its wireless Web service, which requires users to plunk keys on their phones and ...

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