Jangl widget improves, still lags Jaxtr

By Vivek | March 27th, 2007 at 10:13 pm ET         

Jangl today launched a new version of its widget that has improved a bit functionality but still lags Jaxtr’s feature set. Jangl had launched the widget initially last year that you could embed on your blog to show your Jangl ID. The limitations, as I had noted before, were pretty obvious. 

With the new widget release, Jangl has done away with straight-out display of your Jangl Id. Instead the person trying to connect puts down his/her number to get a Jangl number to connect you. This sounds like a much better idea. Only problem is that the numbers generated by Jangl might require the caller to have long-distance calling plan. At least that is what I got when I tried through the widget.

As compared to this, Jaxtr uses callback technology to get both the parties connected. Currently both Jangl and Jaxtr have not disclosed their pricing plans, which can further influence the user choice. 

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