🚀 go-pugleaf

I hope this is not considered spam in that newsgroup - if I offended anyone
with this posting - my apologies.

I am looking for some volunteers in North America to participate in an early
beta test of a Voice over IP phone-line product. During this test, you will
be able to make and receive toll-quality telephone calls - to and from the
Internet as well as to and from any POTS (Plain old Telephone System) phone
including cell phones in North America. This will happen through a little
device that connects to your broadband connection that functions independent
of your computer at home.  You will get assigned a telephone number that can
be reached from any telephone. We will cover the cost of all phone calls
made from the device throughout the trial. This is an early Beta test and
you should expect some technical difficulty during this test - so if you
think a hub is a place where you change aircraft and and an IP address is an
international postal address - you are probably better off not
participating. All selected testers will have to sign a basic NDA (non
disclosure agreement) that prohibts passing on information about this new
product until it is released. This is to protect us from competitors and
publications getting details about the product before it is publicly
released. All testers need to be living in either Canada or the USA.


What you need:

In order to participate, you need to have a residential broadband connection
(with an ethernet port - typically DSL or Cable - but it should also work
with ISPs like Reflex) and you need to be able to get an additional IP
address, either a static or dynamic one. Your ISP may charge you for that!
If you have your connection through Bazillion, we will provide an additional
address for you. You will also have to provide an analog telephone (any
normal telephone will do) to connect to the device.



What you will have to do:

Well, we will provide you with all the necessary equipment (hub, cables,
VOIP device) and you will be required to provide feedback about your
experience - how the install went, what problems you encounter using it,
quality issues etc. Anything, that will help us make this a better product.
You will be required to fill in web based surveys and you might be asked to
perform specific tests - like calling a non-existing number, or upgrading
the firmware.



Time frames:

The test is expected to start late in September and is expected to last 30
days. However we will run additional Beta test with additional features
right after the Alpha and if you are interested and provided feedback during
the Alpha - you will probably be able to participate in the follow up tests
as well. At the end of the tests you participate in - you will be required
to return the equipment we provided.



What to do to participate:

Please send and e-mail to preview@bzln.com with the following information:

Full name and address, telephone number, e-mail address, ISP, type of
connection. (Make sure that you have checked with your ISP that you can get
an additional IP address if your ISP is not Bazillion!)

Since we only look for 100 testers, not everyone will be able to participate
but I appreciate every offer to participate!


Thanks


Ralph