Teleflip Launches Revolutionary, Free Email to Cell Service

Teleflip can send emails to any cell phone without having to know the full address.

HOLLYWOOD, CA (PRWEB) February 23, 2004 --Do you own a cell phone? If so, chances are you have the ability to send and receive e-mail and short text messages. But, do you know your cell phones e-mail address? Do you know how to email your friends cell-phones? Teleflip does.

The patent-pending Teleflip service, now available across North America, allows anyone to send an email to any text enabled cell-phone without having to actually know the email address or even the name of the provider.

Before the service launched, sending email to a cell-phone meant having to know the address for that phone or at the very least, the service provider. Many cell phone users dont know their own cell-phones email address, much less which provider their friends and associates subscribe to.

Teleflip takes the guesswork out of addressing emails to mobile phones by providing one unique domain that anyone can use to contact any cell-phone, any time. Simply address an email to anycellnumber@teleflip.com and the message is forwarded to the appropriate cell-phone. The service is free to use, you dont have to sign up, and theres nothing to register for. It simply works".

Following a successful beta launch in December 2003, Teleflips user base has nearly quadrupled itself in a short two-month period. Word of mouth and news-blog entries have garnered thousands of enthusiastic users who are finding new ways to put the free service to work. I immediately saw its potential in our classes" says one educator, I could confirm/cancel appointments, cancel class in an emergency, change assignments...of course there are other ways of contacting students...but none so ubiquitous as a students cell phone."

Another user writes, Your service is wonderful. My girlfriend in Florida loves it when I send her messages about how much I miss her." Other users are taking advantage of the service to have news alerts and airline flight info sent directly to their cell phone by simply registering for alerts with the address mycellnumber"@teleflip.com.

Michael Rodgers, The Practical Futurist" for MSNBC/Newsweek.com lists Teleflip as one of the coolest new services hes run across in his search for 2004 trends and technologies. Teleflip plans to expand services by offering a variety of message alerts for mobile phones such as news, traffic, entertainment, amber alerts, and special holiday messages.

I became increasingly frustrated at my inability to send text messages to my friends' cell-phones from my PC," said Guy Botham, founder and CEO of Teleflip. There had to be an easier way, and Teleflip was born."

At the Companys web site, www.teleflip.com, cell phone users who have recently changed service providers, but kept the same number, can anonymously submit their new provider information. The site also allows users to test whether their cell phones currently accept text messages.

The company recognizes concerns about spam and is committed to take every precaution available to prevent its use. "I join the public in hating spam, and we're going to do everything we can to fight it. It's illegal to send unsolicited ads to cell-phones in California, and we aim to be an additional layer of spam prevention across our service area," added Botham.

About Teleflip Inc.

Teleflip Inc., based in Hollywood, California, provides free, easy-to-use and seamless services to facilitate email communication with cell phone users in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and U.S. territories abroad. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.teleflip.com.