The songs have been sung, the votes have been counted, and the new American Idol has officially been anointed. Kris Allen, in a surprising upset, was announced as the winner of the eighth season of the top-rated show during its two-hour plus finale. While ongoing controversy continues to buzz around the validity of the final outcome, one thing is certain. American Idol fans are increasingly using voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology as a fast and convenient way to vote for their American Idol favorites.
Just as in past seasons, viewers of the show phoned and texted in droves to vote for contestants. However, VoIP technology has become the new and improved way for viewers to make their opinions heard by enabling them to vote directly from their computers. VoIP industry leader, MediaRing Talk enabled over 50,000 users to place their American Idol votes.
Although AT&T is the official telecom sponsor of American Idol, it still does not have VoIP service available in many markets across the United States. In the areas where it is available, phone service with unlimited calling within the United States is priced from about $30.00 when it’s bundled with cable television service.
Unlike AT&T, MediaRing Talk uses an innovative business model that derives its income primarily from advertising. This enables the company to provide free PC-to-PC calls worldwide for users who download MediaRing Talk software. They also offer free PC-to-phone and free PC-to-mobile calls to the United States, Canada, China, Singapore, and Hong Kong, as well as free PC-to-landline calls to the UK, Australia, and Taiwan. Long distance calling rates to other countries are dramatically less that what AT&T offers, as well.
American Idol fans have taken advantage of MediaRing Talk’s free VoIP calling services throughout the season and have also utilized many of its other highly useful features including multi-user voice conferencing which has allowed fans to connect and chat about contestants and judges in conference calls of up to five participants.
With over two million users, MediaRing Talk has become the favorite of American Idol fans who want fast, convenient, and free VoIP service for placing their votes and making calls around the United States and across the globe. The company is looking forward to the next season of “Idol” and will continue to offer its free services to viewers of the show.
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