March 4th, 2008
Truphone launches new low-cost international VoIP pricing with Tru Zone
I use a few different VoIP clients on my Nokia N95, which is one of the main reasons I thoroughly enjoy using devices running the S60 OS, and the client I keep going back to for reliable communications is Truphone. As a user who started using their service last year, I recently received an email stating that I get to keep calling for free until 1 June of this year since I amm a founding customer. Truphone made an announcement today revealing their new “Tru Zone” pricing structure that makes most calls to landlines 6 cents per minute and calls to mobile phones 30 cents per minute. Truphone-to-Truphone calls still remain free and always will. With rates this low, you won’t have to worry about making calls when traveling or placing calls overseas. You do need a WiFi connection and a compatible mobile phone to use Truphone, but it does work on a large number of Nokia devices.
Truphone is great for when you have a WiFi connection, but what do you do if you are out of range of a WiFi hotspot? You then should take a look at MOBIVOX, which lets you call a local access number (from just about anywhere in the world to over 40 destinations) that then connects to the internet and uses the internet to place the call to your contact. You can even call other MOBIVOX members and your Skype contacts for free or almost free. You will be charged airtime minutes for a local call, but even if you are traveling overseas buying a prepaid SIM and making local calls is a LOT less expensive than making international calls. Toll calls start at just 1.9 cents per minute and you buy credit in advance just like you would with SkypeOut credit. MOBIVOX also works with any mobile phone or landline phone so you can use this service with any device you have.
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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