Jangl, a start-up based in Pleasanton, California, unveiled a service that lets consumers call anyone using only their email address. The new Jangl service, which is available in 31 countries, builds on the social networking phenomenon.
Jangl Service Highlights:
- Call anyone: Connect via your mobile phone simply by knowing someone’s email address.
- Keep your real phone numbers private at all times.
- Want to be called? Add a simple Jangl web address to your email signature to let people connect with you even when you’re not online, or post a customized Jangl widget to your online profile.
- Control your phone access and manage Jangl voicemails, numbers and relationships online.
- Use any of your personal phones to connect — mobile, landline or VoIP.
Jangl works by matching email addresses to phone numbers. To make a call, you begin by enter someone’s email address at Jangl’s homepage to get connected. You’ll be given a phone number — local to you — to call them. During the first call, you’ll leave a voicemail, which Jangl then delivers via email. Once they receive that message, the recipient receives instructions to get a number — local to them — to call you back. This service still keeps your personal number safe, enables text messaging via SMS and the exchange of voicemails.
http://www.jangl.com