Comcast Miami
Comcast today announced that Skype on Xfinity online tv, a fresh widescreen HD video calling experience, has become obtainable in Boston and Seattle because the company begins its nationwide rollout from the service. Ahead of the weekend break, the service can also be for sale in the next metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Augusta, Ga., Chicago, Detroit, Harrisburg, Pa., Indianapolis, Miami and Pittsburgh. With Skype on Xfinity, company is capable of making and receive video calls using their TV in HD picture quality, as well as send and receive messages via Skype while watching cable online concurrently.
Comcast Miami
Comcast Miami
"We're continuing to build innovative communication services like Skype on Xfinity that will enable our customers to activate in new ways with the people they are concerned about the most," said Tony Werner, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Comcast Cable. "Through our close collaboration with Skype, we dedicated to delivering a new product that can bring family and friends together by way of a high-quality video calling experience like never before."
Skype on Xfinity online tv is the latest example in the type of innovations by which Comcast is bringing personalized services to the customers. Through Skype on Xfinity, customers should be able to:
Make and receive Skype-to-Skype video and audio calls or send instant messages via Skype on the TV while watch cable online using their favorite Television show at the same time, and accept incoming Skype calls within a TV show with the help of Caller identification.
Import Skype friends right into a global address book which can also contain Facebook, Outlook, Gmail and smartphone contacts so you can find which of your friends already use Skype and find out when contacts are online and accessible to talk.
Be capable of contact the hundreds of millions of connected Skype users world wide.
"Through our collaboration with Comcast, we are delivering a truly compelling HD calling experience to consumers, and demonstrating Skype's continued leadership in video communications," said Bob Rosin, Head of Business Development for Skype. "Our partnership brings video calling into the heart of the home - the family room - where it enables individuals to share life's experiences inside a completely new way."
Cathy Avgiris, Executive V . p . and Gm of Communications and Data Services for Comcast Cable, said "TV is rapidly evolving being a social experience, and Skype on Xfinity online tv is bringing family and friends together to share life's moments with the use of the greatest screen within their homes. Skype on Xfinity is straightforward to setup and simple to make use of so that you can always seem like you're there with friends and loved ones, even though physically you're miles apart."
To make use of Skype on Xfinity online tv, customers will need Xfinity Websites, an HDMI-capable Comcast cable set-top box plus a Skype account. To begin a Skype session through their TV, customers simply choose an available contact from other address book and select enter. Skype on Xfinity will be delivered to the Comcast customer's HDTV through an all-in-one kit including an adaptor box, a high-quality video camera, plus a engineered remote control that allows customers to instant message with one or more friends on Skype in addition to control the volume of the television. For Skype-to-Skype calls or messages, the other calling party doesn't have any special equipment beyond what is needed to make use of Skype; they simply need to be logged into their Skype account.
Comcast Miami
Comcast Miami
"We're continuing to build innovative communication services like Skype on Xfinity that will enable our customers to activate in new ways with the people they are concerned about the most," said Tony Werner, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Comcast Cable. "Through our close collaboration with Skype, we dedicated to delivering a new product that can bring family and friends together by way of a high-quality video calling experience like never before."
Skype on Xfinity online tv is the latest example in the type of innovations by which Comcast is bringing personalized services to the customers. Through Skype on Xfinity, customers should be able to:
Make and receive Skype-to-Skype video and audio calls or send instant messages via Skype on the TV while watch cable online using their favorite Television show at the same time, and accept incoming Skype calls within a TV show with the help of Caller identification.
Import Skype friends right into a global address book which can also contain Facebook, Outlook, Gmail and smartphone contacts so you can find which of your friends already use Skype and find out when contacts are online and accessible to talk.
Be capable of contact the hundreds of millions of connected Skype users world wide.
"Through our collaboration with Comcast, we are delivering a truly compelling HD calling experience to consumers, and demonstrating Skype's continued leadership in video communications," said Bob Rosin, Head of Business Development for Skype. "Our partnership brings video calling into the heart of the home - the family room - where it enables individuals to share life's experiences inside a completely new way."
Cathy Avgiris, Executive V . p . and Gm of Communications and Data Services for Comcast Cable, said "TV is rapidly evolving being a social experience, and Skype on Xfinity online tv is bringing family and friends together to share life's moments with the use of the greatest screen within their homes. Skype on Xfinity is straightforward to setup and simple to make use of so that you can always seem like you're there with friends and loved ones, even though physically you're miles apart."
To make use of Skype on Xfinity online tv, customers will need Xfinity Websites, an HDMI-capable Comcast cable set-top box plus a Skype account. To begin a Skype session through their TV, customers simply choose an available contact from other address book and select enter. Skype on Xfinity will be delivered to the Comcast customer's HDTV through an all-in-one kit including an adaptor box, a high-quality video camera, plus a engineered remote control that allows customers to instant message with one or more friends on Skype in addition to control the volume of the television. For Skype-to-Skype calls or messages, the other calling party doesn't have any special equipment beyond what is needed to make use of Skype; they simply need to be logged into their Skype account.