Archive for July, 2008

No Free Voip Social News?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Summer is one of the worst times to write about voip news… why?  There isn’t any!  We notice that summer is when we pick our brains for some bit of news or something just to post here, but honestly if it isn’t worth posting we won’t post it.  Who wants to read that trash, I mean our subscribers want to read relevant information, not stuff.

Even this post is a bit much… In any case we just wanted to give everyone a heads up, we aren’t dead, and hopefully we’ll have some more free voip stuff tommorow!

Will Cable Company Voip Packages Kill Independent Voip Companies?

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

We’ve had cheap voip options for quite awhile, with many independent voip companies even offering you a free voip incoming number, sometimes even your existing home number.  However, cable and internet companies are finding it easy to offer all in packages that are considerable more expensive than independent voip companies.

The Cable companies offer plans such as TV, Digital Phone, and Cable all in one package, with the phone service being considerable cheaper than existing phone line service.  What consumer’s don’t usually know is that this so called “deal” is really a trick.

Some companies charge as much as $30 a month from digital service, when you could just T-Mobile at home, which cost only a measily $10 per month.  Advice?  Check out all your options first.  You no longer have to stick with your phone company to digital phone service.  You can get service from anyone world wide.  If you wanted your incoming home phone number could even be a UK number even though you live in the US.

No longer are we restricted by boundaries, and neither should you be limited by your phone company!

10 Skype Alternatives for Voip Calling

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Looking for an alternative besides voip calling with skype? Here are ton of the many free voip software programs that help make voip calling easy. Why choose Skype when there are so many alternatives?

  1. SightSpeed – A Fre Voip Application for free voip.
  2. Google Talk – Lets google talk members use voip between themselves.
  3. Gizmo Project – Similar to skype but lets you record ongoing cals.
  4. iChat – Lets mac users also chat with AIM users.
  5. VoIP Buster – Free Service that gives you 120 days of free calls.
  6. Jajah – Connects to free phones together for free voip calls.
  7. Amicima – A free voip application that gives users flexiblity in file sharing, calling, or chatting.
  8. ComBOTS – A German application for free voip calls.
  9. OpenWengo -Open source free voip application.
  10. Vbuzzer -Reduced rates on voip calls and free between online users.

How to make free international calls with Plumble (US and Canada)

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Yet another ad based voip service that has recently launched is Plumble.  Plumble is current in it’s beta mode with restricted access to beta members, however, it is possible to make free international calls with Plumble without signing up.

Steps to make free international calls with Plumble

1) Dial 818-742-0110 (Number from the US)

2) Listen to various short ads.

3) Dial your free call

4) Keep in mind that at the moment you can only call the USA and Canada for free, which should include mobile phones.

Free Voip Calls to Bangladesh India

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

A small surprise from a voip provider, they are giving free voip calls to Bangladesh India landline phones for a short limited time.

LowRateVoip has added Bangladesh landlines phones to their list of free destinations for voip calls.

In order to get the free calls, we recommend purchasing the minimum amount of calling credit possible.  As I’ve experience with such call providers as JustVoip.com this usually gives you 180 days of free calling days.

Visit LowRateVoip.com

Calling destinations besides Bangladesh?

Andorra
Australia
Austria
Bahamas (+mobile)
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bermuda (mobile)
Brunei Darussalam (+mobile)
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China (mobile)
Croatia
Cyprus (+mobile)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guadeloupe
Hong Kong (+mobile)
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Laos
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao (+mobile)
Malaysia (mobile)
Martinique
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico (+mobile)
Romania
Russian Federation
Singapore (+mobile)
Slovenia
South Korea (+mobile)
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand (+mobile)
United Kingdom
United States (+mobile)
Venezuela

Free $10 of Free International Calls from Toll Free Call Forwarding

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

If you are running low on your voip calling plan, you can get free $10  for international calling, but with two restrictions.  The deal will last only 10 days and you need a valid credit card to apply (most credit cards work).

How to get Free International Calling from Toll Free Call Forwarding

1) Visit TollFreeforwarding
2) Scroll down to choose get a new Phone Number.
3) USA is the default selected toll free number.  You can also choose from a number in over 250 cities and 70 countries.
4) Chose your countery and toll free number. Or you can choose from a national number.  Usually the toll free number is a better option since you won’t pay local costs to call.
5) Go to send calls from your existing phone.  Select the country.  Choose the country you want to call.  Then all you need to do is add the phone number.
7) Click Try Demo $10 Account.
8) Choose credit card (you won’t be charged) just for verification.
9) Your number gets activated
10) Now you get $10 of free calls.

Get an Invitation to GrandCentral

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

GrandCentral still hasn’t given out invites and many are wondering if they ever will..  Fortunately it is still possible to get an invitiation to GrandCentral, but it won’t be easy.

http://invites.mashable.com/ is community for those looking for invites.  You sign up and can request invites for many different websites, including GrandCentral, since each users gets multiple signups to give away.

Currently there is a backlist, but to get a GrandCentral.com invite, I’m not sure of any other possibility.

iCall Switches Between Voip and Gsm on iPhone

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Though it hasn’t been released yet, the new iCall software for the iPhone will allow callers to switch between voip and gsm whenever a wifi connection is present.  This means cheaper calls whenever you are near a wifi connection.

Of course iCall for the iPhone is still in beta, but lucky enough we can watch the preview video of just exactly how it’s going to work.


iCall VoIP on the Apple iPhone from Arlo & Andy on Vimeo.

Yackie Mobile Launches with International SIM solution

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Yackie Mobile has been offering international sim cards for awhile, but recently annouced it’s three services in one package, allowing its users to get a prepaid phone card, a gsm sim card, and voip service all in one.

Users have tha ability to choose between a phone number from over 32 countries, forward the calls, or make a voip call from any phone. Certainly a wide arrange amount of calling opportunities for any phone user.

Traditional incoming and outgoing calls however can be a bit pricey running as high as $2 per minute, but if you need to feel secure and have a backup phone, the voip calling features as well as a number that works worldwide is great option for those who love to travel.

Visit YackieMobile.com

Voixio Ad Based Free International Calls

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Voixio is offering free international calls with their flash call program.  What will you get with Voixio?  Between 2 and 10 minute free calls.  Unfortunately they don’t say why the call time varies for the free international calls.

Ad will be based on your preferences after asking you a few questions.

Another interesting feature we liked is a widget which will allow people who visit your site to call you for free.  This would be great for tech support on a website.  They don’t see your phone number, it just forwards to you and calls their phone.

Lastly Voixio Free Video Conferencing is Web Based and allows you to hold video converstations with up to 4 people at one time.

Visit Voixio.com