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SunRocket, the Voice over IP company, has recently updated its Web Management User Interface (WMUI) in order to make it easier for the customers to access their accounts information and their voice messages. As many of you may know, SunRocket allows its customers to check their voice messages online, just like they do their e-mail messages. Of course, you need to download a free copy of Quicktime in order to be able to do that. But, it is very handy specially when you don’t have access to your phone system, but you do have Internet access. For those of you who don’t have SunRocket, it is a VoIP phone plan that allows you to have unlimited calls to the U.S. and Canad a for $199 a year. You can also get their cheaper plans , but those have some limitations.

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