XPress Offers Two Different Mobile Lines

XPress Telecommunications has announced the launch
of its new “Line 2” service, which will enable subscribers to own two
different phone lines with separate numbers on one SIM card within the
same phone. The two lines are able to operate simultaneously and
alternately, with full features available to each. The service is the first of its
kind in the Jordanian telecommunications market, as iDEN is the only
technology that allows such a capability.
“This is the first time that such a service becomes available to mobile
phone users in Jordan. The service will be of great benefit to those who
need to separate their business calls from their personal ones, or require
more than one line for business, or any other situation, at the convenience
of owning one phone,” said Ashraf Samawi, XPress Chief Sales and
Marketing Officer.
He added, “To date, two line services have had limitations in that they
could not allow for the two lines to operate simultaneously from the same
handset. Phones that can carry two SIM cards with two different phone
numbers only allow for one line to operate at a time, so there has to be
switching between the two lines, with one becoming inactive when the
other is in use. In contrast, both lines from XPress can be operational
simultaneously with full features available to each.”
The new service comes as XPress further enhances its mobile phone
service, which is offered in conjunction to its main Direct Connect service.
“Line 2” is only offered as an additional line to the mobile service while
maintaining one number for Direct Connect.
The service is completely versatile and can be set to meet the
subscriber’s various uses and needs. One can adjust any of the two lines
to receive incoming calls, while setting the other one to forward incoming
calls straight to a mail box. In addition, an independent voice mailbox
can be allocated for the extra line, enabling users to retrieve reordered
messages made only for line two.
Other features include receiving SMS, revealing phone number identity,
conference calls, call waiting, and international calls.
Users can alternate easily between the two lines by using the menu on the
phone’s screen, which also indicates which line is being used at a certain
time. Moreover, one can differentiate between the two lines by assigning
a different ring tone for each.
“Line 2” comes as part of our commitment towards providing leading
telecommunications solutions, both on a local and regional level, that
ultimately meet our customers’ growing needs,” concluded Samawi.

05/09/2004