VMTag Offers Free Phone Call To VoiceMail System

VOIP Providers and Services are trying to combine the benefits of value added service with mainstream telephony such as VOIP to make your life easier.

We discussed about Fonolo, a call center menu bypass system.Today we talk about another interesting service called VMTag, A Phone Call to Voicemail system.

VMTag basically allows anyone anywhere in the world to receive free voicemails in their mailbox whenever someone calls up a phone number. A random number is generator each time you register your email as VMTag Voicemail service user.

How does VMTag Works?

1) You enter the email address to which Voicemail should be delivered.



2) Once you enter the email address and submit VMTag will assign a Mailbox number to the email id and gives you a phone number to call.


3) When you dial that phone number and enter mailbox number, you can drop a voicemail for that Id. This voicemail will then be forwarded to the email address.

How can you use VMTag Phone to Voicemail system?
You can send messages to your friends, create reminders for yourself, send voicemails as email if you don't have blackberry.

VMTag is one of those services which will stregthen the VOIP & Telephony market. These new ideas will slowly become mainstream as VOIP Providers integrate these functions under one single ultimate uber VOIP Service. I am still waiting to see such VOIP Provider. However future for VOIP looks promising.

Cheapest Calls to India

Cheap international call markets is already breaking the Free international call market by reducing long distance calling rates every month. Mediaringtalk joins the party by giving the best calling rate to India ever possible.

MediaRingtalk is a VOIP services by Mediaring, a Singapore based VOIP Provider serving billions of minutes worldwide each year. I visited their Data center and facility at singapore a few months back and it awesome to say the least. With such dedicated infrastructure
backing up their already reliable connectivity with some of the best E1 providers in telecom industry, It can't get any better. For privacy and business reasons, I won't disclose their telecom provider name on the blog. However its one of the primary reasons why Mediaringtalk can today offer the best calling rate for India.

Yes, Mediaringtalk now offers 1.9 cents per minute to india. Its all across India (Mobile + Landline) both. FreeCall used to offer 1.5 cents earlier which they increased to 1.9 cents and with all the betamax mishap i prefer to stay with betamax services whenever I can. You can buy credit as low as $10. Please note your mediaringtalk credit expires in 180 days so you better use it.

Mediaringtalk also offers free international calls to many destinations such China, Taiwan,UK (landline only), Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, Canada & Australia.

Mediaringtalk has over 1 million users worldwide and they do serve ocassional ads in their softphone for the free international calls that they offer. Please note that mediaringtalk is only supported via their softphone and they do not support external SIP. We tried it last time however its unreliable.

Overall Mediaringtalk's 1.9 cents to India is a great deal we must say!

Bypass Call Center Phone Menus With Fonolo

With really interesting concepts coming into Telecommunication and VOIP, many VOIP Providers are trying their hand with out of the box ideas. Fonolo is one smashing new service which does this in great style.

Did you ever call your cable provider like comcast, Verizon and just waited, waited and waited forever. With more stupid call center executives making you mad, the wait seems forever. I myself have noticed many call centers makes your life so difficult that they put horrendous amount of phone menus to choose from, which are just going around in circles so that you never be able to find the real human call center employee. Of course the end result is you get bored and hang up.

Now let fonolo make your life easier. Fonolo is like a call center service spyder. It spider all leading call center services and their menus and lets you hijack them and set your own preferences.

Let's understand what Fonolo can do for you.

1) You can first signup for Fonolo. currently fonolo is in beta allows only USA and Canada numbers.
2) Now you need to setup the call routing mechanism for each company's call center. Just do this for the most used.
3) Pick the company you need (say comcast). Fonolo will give you the option to now change Comcast Call center phone menu.
4)Scan through their phone menu visually, then just click the spot you need to call.
5)Fonolo will automatically dial, navigate their menu and then dial your phone. When you answer, you will be connected to the right spot in the menu.
6) What this means let fonolo take the pain to reach the customer service executive rather than you jumping around those stupid call center menus.

I believe this is a great servie. Thinking of simplicity and providing this to the today's consumers was a must. With more and more call centers acting utterly stupid with their phone menus, I believe Fonolo will be massive.

Go try them out. Its totally free. I hope they can extend this service worldwide very soon. Let's hope for the best. I have setup my account and now going to try calling my Yahoo Search Marketing Account Manager bypassing all those menus :-)

Unlimited FREE calls to USA

There are lots of VOIP Providers offering free international calls to USA and we got one more joining the league. This one is however offering unlimited free calls to usa from anywhere in the world.

The Ad-based model for VOIP free calls seems to be most popular choice amongst VOIP Providers. Calling America is one of them who is offering unlimited free calls to any number in the United States in liue of advertisements from any computer with a Web browser and a broadband connection. In short its a close competitor to EarthCaller. The only difference being Earthcaller only works in IE7 now.

Do we have a limit on numbers of calls?
Most unlimited calling companies often have FUP(Fair usage policies) to trick you in and then sneak the FUP in to make sure they won't go bust just if you go high on them :-)

CallingAmerica.com allows you to talk upto 15 minutes for each call as a register user and make unlimited calls. That means each call will last for 15 minutes and it would be disconnected. You would be able to dial again the same number. For no-registered users, this limit is 2 minutes. Probably worth signing up, However always note that most free VOIP companies make money from selling your personal contact information to other companies and make a few bucks. Its a industry wide practice. I still get calls from a company trying to sell me nutrition products DUH.

This is purely a PC to Phone service and it requires you to have a microphone.

Lets look at how to use calling America to make free international calls to USA:

1) Go to CallingAmerica.com

2) The service requires you to view a short ad before you place the call. The audio is played through the browser, and the site uses your computer’s microphone to transmit what you say.
3) Now You would notice signup option. Just register and then login. You would notice Phone Number box. Input a 10 Digit USA Phone number without country code(e.g 2222223333)
4) It will prompt you for a word verification (Register users can skip this).
5) You would notice a call connection timer.
.Then Click Press to Call.

6)If you are calling the very first time, it would prompt for a Flash Notification to allow Callingamerica to access your microphone. Select Yes.


7)Now it would start dialing out to the destination number.

Once connected, you can talk for 15 minutes and can repeat this again.

Please note this free VOIP service was launched today, so they are fairly new. Let's know your comments and feedback as always.

Unblock VOIP with VPN

Millions of people are fed up with new VOIP Providers being blocked. Every new VOIP service provider launched is blocked in some countries within 1 week. Today we most likely found a solution.

All thanks to our research team, which forced me to check this tiny little utility called HotSpotShield.

This program adds another layer between you and your ISP which is often called as VPN. When you have hotspotshield on, you will be using USA IP address and your service provider would never be able to impose VOIP blocking feature. You should be able to use all your existing popular VOIP Providers such as Nonoh, VOIPRaider, VOIPcheap, VOIPax etc

How to use this program to unlock VOIP in Middle East?
1) Download Hotspot Shield (Mirror)
2) Click “Run Hotspot Shield”
3) The auto search VPN server, and connects

You can then try visiting some of your favorite VOIP Providers and check if they are now working properly. We do not gurantee that this method will work for you however it's worth a try. You can always discontinue using the program if its fails to work.

Good Luck unblocking VOIP ! Its time to start enjoying VOIP calls once again and make some free international calls !!!

FreeBuzzer Offers Free VOIP Calls

It seems once again the FREE VOIP space is heating up with new free international voip calls providers. With Betamax joining the FREE VOIP movement once again, its even more interesting.

VOIPax is a betamax subsidiary(?) has launched FreeBuzzer, a totally free international VOIP calls. FreeBuzzer claims that they offer free international calls to over 40 countries around the world. The best part is it doesn't need a VOIP softphone. Just use it from the web as a Phone to Phone Service.

Enter your phone number and enter other party's number and Click Call. FreeBuzzer will call you phone and then connect you to the other party. However I noticed they radomly limit your call limit, probably based on the destination you call. There is a limit per IP. They also ask you to signup for VOIPax :-(

I only managed to make a few minutes of calls within Singapore. However when trying later, it throws an error that Free Trial calls are limited. It seems they only allow upto 10-20 minutes of free trial calls in a day.

Local Phone Reduces Call Rates !!!

Many VOIP Providers are currently running promotions by cutting international call rates due to festive season but LocalPhone has decided to cut down rates flat-out across 100 calling destinations.

Local Phone has fast gained popularity among VOIP users all over the world for it's simplicity and honestly my favorite VOIP provider at the moment. Really awesome call quality. There are however issues with their access numbers once in a while, I believe its actually with the DTMF tones while dialing account number/PIN, but after a few tries it works OK.

Local Phone has reduced rates to various destinations by over 20%.

Some of the new rates to destionations:

1) Australia 1.6c to 1c
2) India 5c to 3.9c
3) Pakistan 8.9c to 7.1c
4) Thailand 1.5c to 1.2c

It's really a good deal at 3.9 cents per minute with high quality calls and you can call using your landline or mobile phone. Local Phone has access numbers in many countries.

There are no special offers for Diwali however 3.9 cents per minute to India will stay beyong diwali so its a allout reduced rates.

We strongly suggest you give them try. If you are currently using LocalPhone, let us know your experience.

Get FREE Anonymous Phone Number and Call Forwarding

Do you want to expose your phone number online? Never. How about a VOIP forwarding service which lets you pick a phone number and forward it to your mobile/Landline and lets you deal anonymously?

In USA alone, there are cases of Identity theft which are also related to your phone numbers, so giving out your home phone number or mobile number over the internet isn't really safe. Now stop worrying about it.

inumbr offers totally free incoming USA phone numbers, which you can call forward to your home/mobile number free.

Let's see how Inumbr actually works:

1) Go to inumbr

2) Now Click on Get a Free inumbr, You should see the following, Of course every time a new number is generated.



3) You now have option to chose the expiry of your free incoming number, the max is 1 month.
4) You should then enter your USA number where you would like your calls to be forwarded. If you like to add a secondary line, they would divert calls to this line if the primary number fails or unreachable.
5) There are a bunch of options under more call controls and worth checking. Best is don't accept calls from telemarketers :-)

iNumbr is a must have if you have activity online which requires you to reveal your phone number now no one can really bother you, you can always disconnect the service even before the expiry of the free phone number.

Give them a try, Its FREE and its worthwhile.

REBTEL VOUCHER CODE !!! FREE CALLS !!!

Yes. Yes. Yes. The biggest and the best Rebtel Voucher Code is here and it's exclusively available for VOIP Guide4U readers. The best part, It works for existing Rebtel Customers. You can Double your Rebtel VOIP Credits with this voucher. So you can literally make calls at half the price.

Most of you by now know Rebtel as one of the most innovative Mobile VOIP provider who offer cheap international calls all over the world. They have been extremely active in tracking worldwide events and offering a bunch of free international calls offers every now and then. They ran an offer for Ramadan as well.

Now if those Free International Calls aren't making you any happier, We got a bigger deal for you. Rebtel has join hands with VOIP Guide4U to give you the Double your money offer (which is no more available in the market except some very exclusive partners and we are one of them).


How to use this Exclusive VOIP Guide4U Rebtel Voucher Code
If signup from our Blog you will get calls at discounted rates and FREE MINUTES so SIGNUP TODAY FROM THE LINK BELOW:

1)Go to SIGNUP or LOGIN to your existing Rebtel account.
2) Now for new registrations, you need to enter voipguide in the
voucher code field.
3)Existing users, when buying new credit enter voipguide as voucher code to double your money.

Those guys having trouble with using the coupon code, please refer to screenshot below. You need to add credit card and then apply voucher before actually paying the money.


In short, If you deposit $10 you will get $10 FREE, that means you will have $20 in your account. Double the money and technically speaking your calling rates becomes half. Coz for $10 you are getting double talktime now.

Lets take an example. If you call India, the existing rates are 5.6 cents per minute but now since you are doubling the money, you would technically make calls at 2.8 cents per minute. Rebtel has better Quality and more reliable service than Betamax,if at all you are making that mistake of comparing the two VOIP providers.

You are free to distribute our coupon code (voipguide) in the market. On forums/Blogs/websites anywhere you feel is appropriate and helpful for people so that they can double their talktime credit on Rebtel. Grab this offer Today.

FREE DID NUMBERS PROVIDER'S LIST

VOIP has gone mainstream and everybody today needs their very own VOIP Phone. However, VOIP is not just limited to owning a home phone service. With people moving all over the world, businesses catering to entire world its important that people can port numbers for other countries on their VOIP Phone and be able to receive calls.

A person based in Singapore has clients in USA and UK and he doesnt want his client to call a Singapore number to reach him. How about a USA and UK number for them to make a local call? Sounds great, this is where DID (Direct Inward Dialing Number) comes into play.

Today we put together the world's most comprehensive DID number provider's list. If you know a DID provider not listed here please let us know.

1)FreeDigits/TalkDigits/CallDigits/ClickDigits: All managed by SIP Number and all DID services are interconnected. Offers USA numbers for FREE.

2) IPKALL: Ipkall offers free usa incoming DID number. Washington State numbers of 206, 253, 360, 425)

3)GrandCentral: Get free USA number from any state. You can of course forward this number to upto 6 numbers in USA or Canada.

4)IPComms: IPComms gives free US DID number from over 5000 locations in USA. Offers Unlimited Inbound Calling, 2 Incoming ports (VoIP Delivered).

5)Orbtalk: These guys offer any geographic DID number in United Kingdom in any county.

6)Coms: Really one of the best Geographic DID number providers in UK.

7)Messagenet: Offers Free DID numbers in London, Milan, Rome or Turin area codes. Voicemail with an unlimited number of messages.

8) Num2IM: These guys offers a Free France DID number, which can be forwarded to your Google Talk/Yahoo/MSN etc.

9) LocalPhone: LocalPhone offers a cheap international call service and also offers a UK Geographic number which you can forward to your phone.

10) Speex: Offers Free cellular (057) Isreali number. Its a number with an extension so not pure DID. The site is in hebrew, so apologies for that.

11) TelFree: Offers a 087 number in South Africa. National Rates Apply.

Do let us know if you are aware of a DID provider and its not listed here, so we can add it to the list. I hope this Free DID number provider list will be helpful for everyone. Don't waste your money on things which you can get for FREE, especially when it comes to FREE VOIP:-)

FREE CALLS AND SMS WORLDWIDE !!!

This offer is only available for new sign ups. So, carefully follow the
steps and enter the voucher code at the time of signing up.

1. Signup for the Rebtel account using this link(else you will not get additional minutes)
2. Click on TRY NOW button
3. Fill in the new voucher code "talktomom11" (without quotes) (See Screenshot)
   
   
4. Fill in the other details (Use a new email id always) and Click Join
5. That's It. Make free calls; Register using all the available numbers and enjoy!
   

Points to Note:
The code has to be entered at the time of registering (sign up) and NOT after sign up. When you first become a member there is a link below the signup box that says "Got a voucher code?" and that's where new users should put in the voucher code.You will not get free 60 minutes if you enter the code after you have signed up, it works only at the time of signing up.

FREE CALLS WITHIN CANADA AND USA !!!

Access Number based free calling services are back in Business. The good old AllFreeCalls.net and Yak4Ever closed down due to issues with local Telecom providers, but it seems there are more VOIP companies exploring this option to make some money off this route.

ZeroCents a canadian free long distance provider offering free calls within Canada only. I am not a canadian but it seems that calling within Canadian provinces is like a long distance call, so you will be charged lot more than calling within your local area. e.g: I am in toronto and I want to call Vancouver, I would be charged more than a local toronto call.

Now ZeroCents promises to reduce this "extra" cost by routing your call through their VOIP network. How do they make money? By running a 5 secs audio advertisement at the start of your call. Unfortunately, their website has no information basides the list of access number and cities you can call via their VOIP network.

With these service mushrooming in the VOIP Market, consumers will have more choice but we see lack of innovation and these service will fade away as more competition comes up. AllFreeCalls.net and Yak4ever were really one of the best services when it comes to access number based Free international calls. You could call 40 countries + with their services, but calling within Canada with access number probably wouldn't make me jump with joy.

Maybe fellow Canadians can enlighten me, if they see any value in this Free Long Distance Calling Service for Canada. I strongly suggest a better service called ViaTalk Free, a Phone to Phone service which lets you make free calls to USA and Canada from USA.

FREE and Cheap Calls To India

Lately many Betamax services are reducing the calling rates to countries such as India and Pakistan. It seems slowly we can see that cheap international calls to India and Pakistan is now a possibility.

I was talking to one of Asia's largest Telecom Carrier's CEO a few weeks back and he told me offering India for 3.99 cents or even lower could be possible and it would still be a profitable venture for them. Considering tremendous growth in VOIP in India and with mainstream telecom companies like MTNL and BSNL entering the market, its just a matter of time that VOIP will be more mainstream communication replacing PSTN lines. There will be Vonage, Sunrocket, PhonePower and Lingo like companies in India which would provide Digital Phone Lines.

Now till that becomes a reality, Betamax has again given away India at cheapest international call rate of mere 2.3 USD cents (Landline & Mobile). This is cheaper than what Intervoip offers at the moment roughly 3.1-3.9 cents. Thanks to Ramesh Kumar (Regular contributor and reader from Bangkok) for sending in this update.

SMSDiscount is a betamax product so you can either use their softphone or Phone to Phone service or use your own SIP Phone or VOIP Adapter.

For using SIP Phone with SMS Discount you can use the following settings:

SIP port : 5060
Registrar : sip.smsdiscount.com
Proxy server : sip.smsdiscount.com
Outbound proxy server : leave empty
Account name : your smsdiscount username
Password : your smsdiscount password
Display name/number : your smsdiscount username or voipnumber
Stunserver (option) : stun.smsdiscount.com

We have noticed that Betamax often charges more while making calls via SIP. Please keep that in mind.

We suggest make the most of this offer so you save some huge bucks on making cheapest international calls to India.

AussieCall Offers FREE CALLS Worldwide

After Yupee Phone and SwiftCom, we were eager to find the next big VOIP provider who can give us free international calls to India and many other countries. We finally found one who would give totally free calls. However It's important you read our guide.

AussieCall is a australian free international call provider and its a part of FreeCallPlanet, a US based free calls company. Although FreeCallplanet offers India at around 5 cents per minute on average on various plans, AussieCall is the real deal for now.

Let me clarify a few points before you jump all over :-) AussieCall will only work for Australia. Currently they do not allow calls coming from SIP Softphones/VOIP Phones etc. However you might want to give it a try using a Callback number, Services such as Nonoh. Remember their access number is australian mobile, It could be costly.

Lets understand how we can use aussiecall to make free international calls from australia. Many of us have mobile plans which often have included free minutes bundle. You can use this to callng minutes to dial their access number.

1) Dial 0424 215 122
2) When prompted, dial 0011 and the international number (including the country code)
3) DONT hit SEND/CALL button or else you call will be diverted via your mobile provider

Now you can talk as much as you want. With this, You can make Free International Calls to 74 Countries including India (Landline+ mobile).

Plumble Offers FREE Calling

Ad-Based VOIP Solutions are still being tested out by VOIP Providers as viable option to provider free international calls. Pudding Media tried to do the same and actually raised some capital recently.

However, there are more VOIP solution Providers trying to grab the market share. Plumble is one of those VOIP Solution providers who believe that free international calls can be provided in lieu of advertisements. I don't know how successful Pudding Media is with their audio advertisements Free Calling Servics Model, but it sure isnt too easy. Especially the biggest challenge is getting enough advertisers on your VOIP Platform.

Moving On, Plumble is currently offering Free international Calls to USA and Canada. Hang on, If you go to Plumble, you would be disappointed since its currently in Private Alpha. Then think again, You are now on VOIP Guide, you must have special priviledges :-)

There is a secret way to access Plumble VOIP system. Lets see how to do it.

1) Dial 818-742-0110 (USA Number)
2) Listen to a couple short Ads and then make your call for FREE.
3) You can only call USA and Canada (We believe this includes landline + Mobile)

Plumble promises that their next beta release will enable calling to more international destinations. We hope this includes Asia mainly India and Pakistan :-)

We wish Plumble all the very best, coz Free International Calls are slowing becoming the thing of the past with more and more companies realising that this market can close down their business sooner or later. The only way perhaps is to make money through monetizing your VOIP Traffic.

EvaPhone Offers FREE VOIP Calls

It's interesting to see that many small VOIP providers are ready to experiment with FREE VOIP calls. We found a VOIP service who is offering Free voip calls in lieu of advertisements.

EvaPhone is a free VOIP Calling Service to make totally free international calls to over 40 countries. EvaPhone is simple, no registration, no VOIP softphones to download. Just go to EvaPhone and make free calls. EvaPhone offers these free calls in lieu of Advertisements. Every time you make a call, they play about 10-15 secs ad before your call begins. Once the ad ends, your calls is immediately connected.

Lets see how we can use EvaPhone.

1) Go to EvaPhone.
2) Let the flash widget load.
3) To make a free call through the EVAPHONE system, enter the number.
4) Press the call button. Now you have to watch a short promo video.

Note: The duration and number of calls is limited in time and per IP-address.

When we tried calling a singapore mobile number, It only offered about 2 mins of free call time. We wonder if this can change based on country of origination and termination of the VOIP call. EvaPhone doesn't mention any fixed minutes they offer each call, keeping it open.

If you want to make free calls to United states or free calls to UK, EvaPhone could be a good option to use. Let us know your thoughts on this new free voip service.

FREE Calls to Singapore

As Promised, we are kicking off the free international calls series. Today we are discussing various ways to make free calls to Singapore.

As most of you know, I live in singapore. There are huge number of people abroad who make international calls to Singapore. Almost 80% of these users are totally unaware of VOIP Providers who offer free international calls to Singapore. Lets make there life easier.

Lets look at VOIP Providers who offers free calls to Singapore:

1) MediaRingTalk: Mediaring is a Singapore based VOIP/Telecom provider. Mediaring offers totally free calls to any singapore landline or mobile number via their service MediaRingtalk. They offer unlimited calls but each call only last for 10 mins. You can however call the same number unlimited times. No need to add any credit to your account.

2)There are host of other Betamax Services which offers free calls to Singapore. a)VoipWise b) VoipDiscount c)VoipBuster

3)Peterzahlt:If you live in Germany, then you can use PeterZhalt to make totally free international calls to Singapore. Its a interesting service which offers almost 30 mins per call using Phone to Phone in lieu of Advertisements. Works only in Germany.

4)If you are not interested in Free International Calls to Singapore but rather get cheap international calls at good price, you might like to try Skype International calling plans starting at 4.54 Euro incl. VAT. They will let you make 10000 minutes of free international calls to Singapore landline + Mobile.

There were many other VOIP Providers offering free calls to singapore but later stopped the service.

MyGlobalTalk Offers FREE VOIP International Calls

Lately there hasn't been much action on the FREE VOIP market. Many companies such as Jaxtr are now moving to Paid Calls model realising that Free International Call strategy might not be good enough to survive in the competitive market.

However it's important that you promote your product and establish a VOIP brand. To do that, one great way is to offer totally free international calls.

MyGlobalTalk is doing just that. They are offering free voip international call to first 1000 people who signup for their service.The only condition, you must have a blackberry phone and you should be one of the first 1000 people to signup for this promotional free international phone calls freebie.

MyGlobalTalk will be offering about $50 of free international calls to USA Only. We did some more research about this promotion and found out some terms.

1) When you register you will be immediately credited with $50.00 in your account and can make international calls as long as you still have money in your account. Per minute charges at MGT's international rates will be automatically deducted from your account

2) Your MGT beta account will automatically end at the earlier of 90 days from registration or the usage of your $50.00 credit. That means this $50 has to be used within 3 months from signing up or the credit will be void.

3)You can only make free international calls to US cell phone numbers.

So if you have a blackberry, who not Register for $50 of Free Calls. Let us know your feedback on their service.

Gtalk2VOIP offers FREE Calls to 34 Countries

One of our closest friends in VOIP Industry, Gtalk2VoIP has once again came out with a great free international voip calls offer to over 30 countries in association with Talkster- free international calls provider.

Gtalk2Voip as you all know is a simple messenger based VOIP platform. You can use any SIP provider with Gtalk2voip and make cheap calls or free calls based on your SIP provider subscription plan. Many people find difficulties in using SIP softphones such as X-lite, With Gtalk2VOIP gateway can use VOIP via Google Talk etc.

After Talkster's partnership with GTalk2VoIP extends the company's ad-supported free international calling service from 34 countries to cover the entire globe. Now, if the country you are calling to or from is not included in Talkster's network of more than 30 countries worldwide, you can simply use Google Talk to call the Talkster number provided to make your portion of the call completely free.

Lets see quickly how you can use Gtalk2VOIP to make free voip international calls to over 34 countries.

How to use Talkster with GTalk2VoIP from your computer:

1) Launch Google Talk on your desktop (assuming you already have Gtalk account)
2) Add friends as you normally would: click on the "Add" button to add
a friend.
3) Type in the phone number of the person you want to call in the
following format, using their full phone number including country
code and area code.e.g: phonenumber@talkster.gtalk2voip.com
4) Talkster generates a local number for your friend in the country
you are calling. Your friend will use this phone number to call-in
to be connected with you.
5) If you are calling your friend on a mobile phone, they will receive
an SMS with their Talkster call-in number for you. Otherwise, let
them know the Talkster number by IM or email.

You can also use Gtalk2VOIP services via their mobile VOIP client Talkanaut. Ruslan has prepared an excellent guide on Talkster Integration. You might want to read it here.

Just to let you know, All calls are ad-supported, so you don't pay long distance or international calling charges and can talk as long as they like for the cost of a single local call. The cost would be incurred by the other party since they will be calling a local number and not you. This is important to understand when you are calling any party. Please check Talkster Calling Countries.

Go ahead and make free voip international call. Do let us know your feedback on this service.

Local Phone Offers Cheap International Calls

There are more and more companies moving towards the cheap international calls model. Today we talk about this interesting VOIP Service provider who offers extremely competitive international calling rates.

Local Phone has been around for a while, however it seems they recently reduced their rates to bottom low. VOIP Providers have realised that free international calls was good enough to ramp up customer base and can't be a long term revenue model.

LocalPhone works off the access number based model. You call up a access number in your country and then dial your international number. They offer some really cheap international calling rates to India and some other asian countries.

They are currently offering India at 5.5 cents per minute + no connection charge. Considering betamax as closest competitor, betamax always charges you connection rate and in the end it turns out to be a costly affair.

Lets see how you can use LocalPhone:

1) Go Signup at Local Phone

2) On Dashboard, add a new contact with Phone number.
3) Localphone gives you a local number to replace theirs, shown in red.
4) Now you can call that number from your landline/Mobile Phone.
5) LocalPhone also gives you a international calling card option with access number and PIN code which you can use from anywhere in the world as long as you are able to dial into one of their access numbers.

Local Phone is definately an interesting VOIP startup and with their rock bottom calling rates they look lot better than costly companies such as Jajah Direct. However please remember that you would have to incurr cost while calling their local phone numbers, unless you have unlimited calling package. Another limitation of this service is its currently only available in certain countries namely UK, USA, Australia, Canada etc. Not bad for a start but I would love to see some more asian countries included in the list especially Singapore, India, Pakistan etc.

If you are using Local Phone, do let us know about the service.

Bezecom Offers FREE VOIP Phone Service

We are on the constant lookout for interesting VOIP starups who offer free VOIP Services, especially free international calls. Today we found a service which offers free voip phone service via access numbers around the world.

Bezecom is global supplier for international call services between communities. Bezecom is currently in beta. With Bezecom you can make free international calls to USA, Canada, Isreal.

Lets see how this VOIP Phone service works:

You will receive a global number – through access numbers that cover main destinations in the world (at this stage they have access numbers in 25 countries).

People can call you by dialing a local call. You can either forward your call or receive calls on your softphone.

You can receive your calls free of charge to the following destinations:

a. Israel, Britain, and France – landlines
b. USA and Canada – landline and cellular phones
c. PC or IP phone that connected to the internet

That means you can forward call to one of those destinations. You can actually convert this service into a totally free VOIP Phone service.

Lets see how we do this.

1) You are in Isreal, Britain (UK), France or USA/Canada. Forward your calls to landline/Mobile.
2) Ask your friends or relatives to dial the access number in their country.
3) Then they should enter your Bezecom number.
4) You and your friend are now connected.

You can even use this service with your being on PC and other party using access number. Unfortunately, this service doesn't work in India. I hope they add more asian numbers to the list.

Remember, There is no limit to the limit of the calls but the duration of the call the limited to 10 minutes and included infomercials. We guess you can call the same number again and again :-)

Let us know your feedback, if you have used Bezecom VOIP Phone service.

FREE Calls to Bangladesh

Literally hundreds of people have asked VOIP Guide about Free International Calls to specific countries. Today, we continue our Free International Calls series and look at a way to make free calls or cheap international calls to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is known for high grey route termination market since the call termination rates were extremely high. However Lately BTTB have curbed the grey route operators and managed to ease VOIP regulations in the market to some extent.

The real surprise comes from Betamax provider, LowRateVOIP who are giving away free international calls to Bangladesh Landline. Of course, as you all may know for any betamax service to give you free calls, you must buy some credit.

We always suggest you buy the most bare minimum talktime credit with Betamax to avoid issues. There are literally millions of minutes served to bangaldesh each day and am confident that there are lot of people interested in making free international Calls. I hope this post helps them in some way.

If free international calls doesn't interest you, you can go for cheap international calls to bangaldesh. Currently CallEasy and SMSListo offering at 1 cent per minute to bangladesh landline and about 2 cent per minute to mobile.

Please remember all prices are in EURO. Enjoy making free international calls to bangladesh.

Toll Free Forwarding offers FREE VOIP International Calls

So you wanted to make Free international Calls anywhere in the world (including India), then don't miss this post. TollFreeforwarding is offering $10 of free voip international calls.

Thanks to a anynomous poster for letting us know about this offer. TollFreeforwarding.com is currently offering $10 of free call forwarding credit to any international number of your choice. Let me remind you this would need a valid Credit card (Be aware and don't abuse the system. If you have a virtual credit card you can use it)

Lets see how to get the Free Call forwarding Talktime Credit.

1) Go to TollFreeforwarding
2) Now Scroll down to Get a new Phone Number.
3) By default, the Toll Free Number assigned is USA. If you are not in US, then click Choose a Number in 300+ Cities and 75+ Countries.
4) Choose your country and select Toll-Free Number or National Number. Toll Free number are often free to dial from landline (not from mobile). National Numbers will charged at local talktime calling rate.
5)Not Down the Number assigned to you. You can change the number if its available.
6)Now go to Send calls to your existing phone, Select your country (This is where you want to call). So for e.g, you want to call India. You would select India from the List, The country code is already appended. Just add your phone number like +91-2225551111.
7) Now Click on Try Demo $10 Account.
8) You will not be asked about personal details and then Credit Card (use Virtual CC). They won't charge you, its basically for verification.
9) Your number will be activated.
10) You can now make calls worth $10 for FREE. You can register again and again :-)

Note: Each number is only valid for 10 days, so you better use all your credit within that timeframe.

Enjoy making totally FREE VOIP International Calls. Let us know your comments

Tpad Launches Hosted PBX System

Tpad has been a leader in residential VOIP and International Calls and now focusing on Hosted PBX systems. Lately, We have received hundreds of emails inquiring about PBX and related VOIP systems.

Once in a while, We believe it's good to cover the other side of VOIP, mainly business VOIP/Enterprise VOIP. With many more businessed adopting VOIP as primary medium of communication, the focus is really changing for VOIP Companies. Tpad claims that they will be directly competing against the likes of telephony companies such as Packet8, Vonage and Skype.

Tpad offers a wide range of next generation telecommunication solutions including a hosted and managed IP PBX package. The hosted IP PBX called Tpad Lite, will allow any company in the world to have their own private phone system hosted on Tpads global VoIP network.

Tpad is basically trying to sell a managed hosting solution for SME market whereby all VOIP traffic will be routed via Tpad Servers so businesses can stop worrying about Telephony and save significant cost by using IP network.

There are some great Free Virtual PBX Hosted Servicesavailable but you might have to give up on reliability and uptime.

Lately many VOIP Companies are exploring Enterprise VOIP, especially companies who burned their hands at Free VOIP International Calls. Look at Jajah, they are just relying on Enterprise VOIP to support their Free International Calls business.

Sometimes, I feel even if companies can offer us cheap international calls are competitive rates with good voice quality we can go for it.

Free Conference Calls Service Providers

After discussing Low Cost Conference Calls as promised we today present Free Conference Call Services which will save you huge amount of money on conferencing services.

This post is mainly for SOHO or small business or Individual users who do not like to spend $$$ on Conference Call Services. If you are a professional business users with more than 50-100 employees, we strongly suggest you use one of the Low Cost Conference Calls services.

With the advent of Web 2.0, Conference calling has become virtually FREE. Easy Access number availablity, IP Networks and SIP based telephony has made it easier than ever.

Lets look at conference calling companies which offer free conference calls services. This list has web and non-web based services.

1) FreeConferenceCalls.com: A leading free conference call provider from USA. They offer hassle-free conference calls.

Features:
a) 6 hours per conference, including recording, and there is no limit on how many hours you wish to conference each month.
b)Offer is on continous basis. No deadline for free conference calls.
c) You can record your conference calls.
d) Service available anywhere in the world as long as you can dial their conference bridge number based in USA.

2) CalliFlower (iotum): This is one awesome Free Conference Call service. Developed by fellow blogger, Alec Saunders. It works via Facebook App or calling their conference bridge numbers.

Features:
a) Your phone number is the personal PIN that seamlessly connects you to every call from anywhere in the world.
b) Conference Bridge numbers avilable in USA and France.
c) Powered by reliable Truphone network.
d) Record your conference calls.

3) Rondee: We discovered Rondee when they were not even ready with their free conference calls service. However it seems now their free conference call service is going on well. Its web based free conference service.

Features:
a) Upto 100 participants can use free conference call service.
b) Works via Conference Bridge number and personal PIN (issued when you create a new conference call).
d) Ability to set up a conference call on future dates.

4) OoVoo: Oovoo is a video conference and free conference call service however you need to download their application. We found OoVoo has clean interface and can beat many similar conference call softwares at ease.

Features:
a) Multi people conference
b) Works on Windows and Mac

5) Foonz: Foonz is a basically a group conference call service. When you start a group call, foonz instantly “invites” people to join your call by sending a text message to their cell phones. Every participant gets a Foonz number which they need to dial in order to get connected to the free conference call.

Features:
a) Easy to use
b) Works via Mobile/Landline
c) Connect as many participant as you can.

6) Other Free Conference Call Services: The good old Skype still does great conference calling. You can also use Paltalk or WebEx Free Trial to make conference calls. WebEx has many more features.

If you know any free conference calls service not discussed here but worth making to the above list, do let us know.

Cheap VOIP International Calls to India

Good old days of making free voip international calls to India are over. We hardly find any VOIP Provider offering this service anymore. However we are always on the lookout for cheap voip providers to india.

Today we are going to compare voip providers who offer cheap international voip calls to India.

1) CallEasy: CallEasy is a part of Betamax services. Calleasy currently offers calls to india at 2 cents per minute which is the lowest in the market.


2)WebCallDirect: They are also a part of betamax VOIP services. Offering 2 cents per minute to India.

3)Intervoip: Intervoip started off with 1.5 cents and was the cheapest call provider for India. However they increased their rates almost immediately and now for landline calls they offer 2.5 cents and for mobile, its 2 cents per minute.

4)VOIP Raider: VoipRaider also offers cheap calls to India at around 2.5 per minute for landline calls. VoipRaider was a big hit when they were offering free calls to south africa.

There are more cheap VOIP Providers (mostly betamax services) who offer international voip calls to India in the range of 3-6 cents per minute. However currently CallEasy and WebCalldirect seem like the best offers available.

Let us know if you are aware of a provider offering anything less than 2 cents per minute to India.

Voxio Offers Free International Calls

We discussed a new free voip international calls service called Voixio. This can potential work for unlimited calls to India.

Unfortunately as always we found them when they were in closed beta and not ready to make free voip calls. However It seems now Voixio is all set to be used as free voip international calls service. Voixio is very similar to other Flash based VOIP services such as Tringme. However their free voip services is based on Ad-based model.

Lets see what exactly do they offer.

1) Ad-based Free VOIP Service: Vioxio offers ad-based free voip service. When you first try using the service, they would ask for your interest in topics. Once you select that, every time you try to make a free international call, it would trigger a AD based on the options you selected. Once the advertisement is over, your free international call is connected. We found that the call time varies, sometimes 10 minutes and sometimes it was only 2 minutes. Unfortunately Voixio doesn't explicitly mention the upper limit to free calling minutes per day. However its definately restricted on per day basis. Maybe you can try and make multiple Ids and make more free international calls :-)

2)Cheap International Calls using Voixio Plus: Voixio has another option called Voixio plus which let you skip advertisements and make cheap international calls. Of course these calls are charged and you need to top-up your account. Rates are fine but not the cheapest available in the market.

3)Click to Call: Voixio allows you to take your calling widget to any website and let people call you for FREE. You can use Call forwarding however It's not very clear if this will be charged. We thought this could be deducted from daily Free international calls credit.

4) Video Conferencing: Voixio also offers Video Conferencing via web. You don't need to download heavy video conferencing applications. It seems you can video conference with upto 4 people simulataneously.

Note: Please remember Voixio offers daily credit which can be used for either VOIP Calls, video conference calls or SIP Calls. Don't waste your credit on SIP Calls which can be made FREE via X-Lite or any other SIP network

If you are able to make free voip international calls to India or any other country, do let us know. We would like to know the number of minutes you can use everyday. Does this work with multiple IDs? Of course, send a Voixio Hack if any? :-)

Low Cost Conference Calls

We recently reviewed Video Conference Calls Services available in the market. This is the next series in Conference Calling. This whole series should help you make the right choice while choosing a best conference call service based on your needs.

Today, we look at Low Cost Conference Call solutions which will enable small or medium businesses to communicate. Everyone can't afford a Tandberg Conference system or Large conference system bridges. We hope our post should help you choose the right conferencing system.

1) BigFoot Conference Call: BigFoot is mainly into operator assisted conference calls. If you need a conference calling service managed by an FREE operator assistance, this could do just good enough.

Currently offering 125 minutes FREE conference calls.

Price: US$0.15 per min/participant. For International Calls, USD$0.15+ Participants pay their own local carrier for the long distance call.

2)Lypp: Lypp primarily offers a conference call bridge based service. Every conference call user has his own PIN and Toll-Free Number to setup their very own conference call bridge. Primarily a Toll Free Conference Call service.

Price: Pay as you go. 9 cents per minute. Looks like per participant but not sure.

3)Vello: Vello is primarily automated Conference Call system. Allows you to use conference call at the go. Recognition of Caller ID and directly putting you into a conference call without asking for PIN numbers. Web based Interface to see Conference Call Attendees and their contact details.

Offering 7 day Free Unlimited Conference Calls when you signup for their Conference Call Trial.

Price: Vello costs 12¢ per minute per person for US/Canada Calls.

4) Budget Conferencing: Claims to be the low cost conference call provider in USA. However they offer conference calls at 12c which is average rate. Works primarily via 1-800 Toll-free number. No Scheduling required.

If you know any low cost conference calls provider, do let us know. Don't post Free Conference Call Provider list, we will cover that topic in our next post. That post will be huge. We believe we have over 30+ Free Conference Call services.