New Service Offers FREE Privacy Number for Consumers to ''Veil'' their Identity

October 8, 2007--WebPoint Communications LLC, a next-generation communications service provider, today unveiled Ring-To Number, a new service to safeguard a person’s identity and privacy when interacting on social networks, auctions and online dating sites. This FREE widget provides a private channel of communication to receive phone calls without divulging the person’s actual number, address and location.

“In the emerging Web 2.0 generation of online users, privacy has become a premium for people that wish to connect and interact with others on social networks yet want to protect their personal information, especially their phone numbers,” said Kha Phan, president and CEO, WebPoint Communications, LLC. “Our new FREE and paid versions of the Ring-To Number service bridges this communications gap while simultaneously offering a safe haven for secure connections.”

The Ring-To Number service offers multiple uses. Craigslist and eBay buyers/sellers that need to communicate via phone can provide a Ring-To Number. People introduced to one another through an online dating site can utilize Ring-To Numbers to chat over the phone while protecting their identities. College/high school students on social networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook can also use Ring-To Numbers. Bloggers can provide Ring-To Numbers to accept phone calls.

Ring-To Number is an extension of WebPoint Communications’ CallDigits service. CallDigits offers a private number from more than 1,200 US markets that can ring to any number in the US or Canada and can be set to ring to a landline PSTN connection, cell phone or VoIP number (Skype, SIP). The Ring-To Number widget takes CallDigits to the next level by allowing consumers to connect on MySpace, Facebook, iGoogle, Friendster, Tagged, Blogspot, dating sites and online auction portals such as Craigslist or eBay. For example, visitors to a MySpace page can see if the member is available by dialing the Ring-to number displayed on the widget. If the member is available, calls are routed to their personal phone while maintaining privacy. Ring-To Number displays the Caller ID. Members can choose to speak with the person or send the call to voicemail. An alert is also sent to their email inbox with the voicemail attached as an mp3 file.

The Ring-To Number widget will be launched as a free service that utilizes a shortcode and is targeted to popular users who may receive many phone queries via their social networking pages. WebPoint also offers premium services that are intended for personal use: $4.99/month for a local number of choice, covering 1,200 markets and includes 200 minutes of forwarding, or $9.99/month for a local number and unlimited forwarding minutes.

“There is no service that comes close to Ring-To Number’s functionality – no other company in our space has the capability to deliver millions of phone numbers instantly at no cost to our users,” said Phan. “Other services attempting to compete with Ring-to Number are not as user friendly and force the consumer to jump through hoops to connect a call. Our service is intended as it was designed -- simple to use.”

“Build it and They Will Come”
The Ring-To widget offers even more value by allowing social networking and related sites to build their own custom voice product. Utilizing the Ring-To developer’s toolkit, partner sites can build their own voice widget. “Our technology can be extended to other complementary services such as print and online classified ads, directory services and job placement. We see many extensions of our technology and tight integration with complementary sites and services,” added Phan.

For more information, visit www.webpointcommunications.com.

SOURCE WebPoint Communications