Who's the winner among xxxxTALK ?

which service is simpler and easier to use, only you can judge...

VoiceSMS comparison

Voice SMS

All 3 celcos in Malaysia have now launched their own versions of voice SMS. DiGi led the salvo by launching Malaysia's 1st Voice SMS branded as BubbleTalk in Feb 2005. Then Celcom launched FunTalk in October 2005 and lastly maxis in December 2005 with the brand name VoiceSMS (they're really creative with naming convention). You can clearly see who is the market leader in terms of services and innovation. No wonder DiGi is picking up business from maxis.

I will now give you a dissected info on all three service.

DiGi BubbleTalk - to 016 only
Dial *016XXXXXXX and press send. Message length 30 seconds. Charge RM0.10 to send. Recipient will receive a SMS to inform of new Bubble message. Retrieve by dialing *0*First retrieval of message is FREE. Other retrievals are charged RM0.10 per retrieval. Prompt to reply to receiver. To reply to a Bubble message, simply press any key or restart the sending process.

Celcom FunTalk - to 019 & 013
Dial *019/013XXXXXXX and press send. Message length is 30 seconds. Charge is RM0.10 to send.Recipient will receive a SMS to inform of new FunTalk message with the option tosave message to be retrieved later. Retrieve by dialing *00*which is FREE. Other retrievals arecharged at RM0.30 per 60 seconds of call (money making scheme here by delaying retrieval) by dialing *02*. No prompt for reply. Receiver does not receive ay prompt to reply. Receiver has to restart the process altogether to reply. Extra service of masking sender number called SecretTalk. Dial *0*019/013XXXXXXX and press send. Charged at premium of RM0.50.

maxis VoiceSMS - to 012 & 017
Dial **012/017XXXXXXX. Intra network (012-012 or 017-017) is charged RM0.10. Inter (012-017 & vicer-versa) is charged RM0.20.Message length is 30 seconds. Phone of recipient will ring (out-bound call) with phone number of sender. Cannot differentiate between voice call or Voice SMS. If call is not picked up, SMS will be sent to inform of retrieval. Retrieve by picking up call or dial *1*. Retrieval is FREE. Other retrievals are FREE during promotion period. To reply to intra messages, press any key. Not available for inter (can't even synergise own network).

From the above, you can clearly guess which service is simpler and easier to use. It's also cheaper than conventional voice mail service. This will save you cost in terms of making a call. You don't have to wait for a machine to speak before leaving a message :). If you want a more personal touch and is too lazy to type a long SMS or MMS, BubbleTalk's the service for you It can even serve as a reminder service for yourself and your friends & family.