We have seen many real life companies come to Second Life. However, sometimes those companies make it possible to link the SL to RL. Like Vodafone, the worldwide telecom company. Vodafone has launched a new product called InsideOut. With this product, it is now possible to make phonecalls from within SL to Real Life phones. Currently this new feature is only available between those people who have Vodafone InsideOut, but this might change after an initial market test period.
How does it work? Well, Vodafone links your Second Life account/avatar to your Real Life mobile phone, and makes phonecalls possible through that channel. You will need a HUD for your avatar (which will attach to your interface), and you will need to go through registration first. Not only phonecalls can be made this way, but also text/sms messages.
The service will be free until the end of November 2007. After that, charges can be up to L$ 300 per minute, or per text message. If you want to know more, or if you want to register for this service, go to the Vodafone Sim and pick up the HUD there. An introduction movie can be seen on their website or in-world in their own sim.
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