Vodacom Launches Short Voice Service

Vodacom South Africa has introduced Short Voice Service (SVS), a voice-based message service that enables its customers to send a 30-second voice message to any other Vodacom customer's cellphone without having to talk to them.

The company’s group chief communications officer, Dot Field, points out that there is no need to subscribe to the SVS, although it is only avalilabe to Vodacom customers. The SVS messages are charged at R0.90, anytime of the day.

To use SVS, dial the #digit followed by the number of the recipient (i.e. #082 123 4567) and leave the SVS - a warning beep/s will sound 25 seconds into the recording to warn the speaker that the 30 second limit has almost been reached.

"The recipient receives an alert by means of an SMS to dial #99 to retrieve their SVS, free of charge,” says Field.

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