ZeroZero Calling cards : Mobile Add-on that cut international call cost

UK Company Vectone has launched its new service called the ZeroZero Calling card.

ZeroZero is been called the future of the mobile industry. ZeroZero comes with a new call routing gadget that gives users the option to make calling card rate, cheap international calls from their mobile. Its simply a mobile add-on that cut the cost of international phone calls.

This device simply fits between a user's mobile phone and the existing SIM card and recognizes when the user dials an international number. In simple language, whenever you dial a local number or a national number then your call is routed via your normal telecom provider but when you dial a International number, ZeroZero recognizes it and the number is routed via ZeroZero thus bypassing your telecom provider (what it does is dial a local access number and then connect to international number via ZeroZero). Vectone is banking on the service to attract contract users with free minutes in their bundle to use them in conjunction with ZeroZero to get low rate international calls.

This way you simple save a lot of your international phone bills as you are charged by ZeroZero and the call cost are very cheap.

• Your Zerozero card automatically activates as soon as you make an international call.
  provided you have topped-up your ZeroZero SIM. To top-up, call #123 and
  following the instructions. You can also top online.
• ZeroZero reduces costs for international voice calls only, not SMS. ZeroZero will only work on your home network - you should disable it when calling from abroad.

ZeroZero is compatible with

NOKIA:
N95, N70, E61, E66, 6300, 1208

MOTOROLA:
W156

LG:
KE970, KP100, KP500

SAMSUNG:
SGH-E820, SGH-400, F210

SONY ERICSSON:
K720i, T280i

Now talking about the call rates of ZeroZero calling card by Vectone. The call rates are very cheap compared to other calling options. The call rate to India is just 1 pence per min.

To make calls to Pakistan you have to spend just 5 pence per minute. Too many other countries call rates is 1 pence per min.

You can buy ZeroZero online now: For just £10.99 you will get
£10 of ZeroZero calling credit
1 x free ZeroZero SIM (worth £4.99)
Postage and packaging @ £0.99

Well according to me a great deal for people who make international calls, and prefer phone to phone dialing. This device removes the need for dialing access numbers, very easy to install and very easy to use. Overall a great mobile add-on.

Reliable calling offers 1 cent per minute to India

Though betamax companies are increasing their call rates to India, however we have found some alternatives for you. We promise you won't have to pay much for making voip calls to India.

Just like AirtelCallhome and Reliance India Call, Reliable Calling is offering 1 cent per minute calls to India. Reliable calling works just like other calling card providers like Airtel, Reliance, Trueroots. These are Phone to Phone calls which can be made dialing the toll free access number or the local access numbers.



Lets talk about the Calling plans offered by Reliable Calling.

Monthly Plan

The Monthly Plan is an exclusive offer where you can enjoy great Talk time for a period of 30 days. Subscribe to this plan with $9.99 which includes rental charges of $3.99, for the remaining $ 6, you get 600 mins at 1cent/min using local access number and 260 mins using Toll Free access number. Effective rate comes down to just 1.6 cents per minute (and this is Phone to Phone calling rates).

Refunds: No refund of talk time value, rental or plan value will be entertained under any circumstances.

Any talk time value left after expiry of validity will be automatically forfeited.

FortNight Plan

The Fortnight Plan is an exclusive offer where you can enjoy great Talk time for a period of 14 days. Subscribe to this plan with $7.99 which includes rental charges of $3.99, for the remaining $ 4, you get 400 mins at 1cent/min using local access number and 200 mins using Toll Free access number.

The calling rate to India in both the plans is 1 cent per minute however the effective calling rate is bit high (though the effective rate is also not much).

Some other features of Reliable Calling.

• Your Call is routed to India using ILD providers.
• Your caller id will be passed to the destination phone in India.
• Lowest calling rate in the Industry
• Quality calling at most competitive rates with no hidden cost
• 60 seconds rounding
• No Connection Fees
  

SmartVoip, ActionVoip increases call rates to India

Few days back we blogged about ActionVoip and SmartVoip the betamax, companies offering cheapest calls to India.

These voip companies brought a kind of revolution in India calling plans with offering call rates as low as .7cent per minute to India. But the betamax is known for the rate fluctuations and that is the reason many people don't prefer these services. Again the betamax has done same thing.

SmartVoip and ActionVoip have increased their calling rates to India. However the calling rate is still lower than 1 cent, and still these companies hold the title of cheapest voip provider to India.

Let me put forward the latest calling rates to India.

SMARTVOIP
India (Landline) $0.009 (that's .9 cent per minute)
India (Mobile) $0.009 (that's .9 cent per minute).

ACTIONVOIP
India (Landline) $0.009 (that's .9 cent per minute)
India (Mobile) $0.013 (1.3 cents per min).

The calling procedure remain the same, you can either make Pc to Phone calls or Phone to Phone calls using SIP. But the question arises whether you should continue with betamax or look for some other option.

In my opinion it depends, if you make less calls then better stay with betamax (buy the minimum amount, so if you loose the loss is less). But if you make lot of calls to India then choose other cheap voip providers like Nymgo for making cheap calls to India.

Cheap Voip calls to Pakistan : Nymgo

Few months back, a voip provider came to the market named Nymgo. It offered some very attractive unlimited calling plans to countries like India and Pakistan. It also promised to offer cheapest Pc to Phone calls.

Well, Nymgo has gained itself a very big name in the voip industry. Its giving a great competition to Mediaringtalk (counterpart in field of Pc to Phone calls). Nymgo earlier stopped its unlimited calling plan to India and lowered its call rates (Pay as you go) to just 1.3 cents/minute.

A few days back, Nymgo also stopped its unlimited calling plan to Pakistan (a lot of voip calls are made to Pakistan, guess Voip providers should also focus on this). As you know, that uptill last year the call rate to Pakistan was very cheap however the current voip rate to Pakistan aint any cheap.

Nymgo has now lowered its Pay as you go rate to Pakistan (guess to compensate for the closing of unlimited plan to Pakistan).

Nymgo is presently offering just 8.9 cents/minute to Pakistan. This rate is flat for calling both Pakistan landlines and mobile phones. (yeah you need a Pc in order to make voip phone calls to Pakistan).

I will also search for a cheaper calling option to Pakistan and post it on this blog. Guys, I would like to know if you are using any cheaper voip provider. Please post about it on this forum.

Skype India 300 plan : Monthly Subscription Plan India

Skype has always been a leader in the Voip market, the main reason for this is not its calling rates but it being quite a old voip, widely used by many and good voice quality skype offers.

The calling rates of Skype have always been on higher side but still a lot of people use Skype. Many of you must be using a Skype phone for your calling needs. And many of you just want to continue with Skype. So for those NRI who want to call India, Skype has got a deal for them.

Skype India 300 plan.
Lets see what does India 300 monthly subscription plans offers to you.

What do you have to pay - €9.95/month (€11.44 incl. VAT)
You will get 300 minutes of talktime to landlines in India. Effective rate gets to around 5.9 cents/minute (0.059 USD). I know the calling rate is very high. Call any time of the day, any day of the week. No long-term contract.
The 300 minutes of talk time run from the first to the last day of each calendar month. If you use up all of your minutes within one calendar month your next subscription purchase will be active from the first day of the following month.

Other unlimited monthly subscription plan which Skype offers.

World 300 - €11.95/month (€13.74 incl. VAT)
300 minutes of calls to landlines in India and over 40 countries per month.

Unlimited World - €8.95/month (€10.29 incl. VAT)
Unlimited calls to landlines in over 40 countries worldwide (excluding India).

So, if you prefer voice quality over call rates, want uninterrupted voice calls, own a Skype Phone (or prefer Skype calls) then this Skype India 300 plan is surely for you.

Telbo : Unlimited Voip Phone calls : Free Internet Calls

One more entry to this list of Voip providers in this Voip world. A betamax launch, offers some good unlimited voip calling plans.

Telbo, is the latest release of Voip provider by the voip giant Betamax. I know many people face lot of problems with betamax companies (bad customer support, unexpected price hike etc). I am one among them, not in favor of Betamax but still a lot many people use betamax services simple because of the luring voip deals, cheap calls and good voice quality.

As we have always blogged about various voip services, we thought to review this one (Telbo) too. Telbo is one such voip provider which claim to provide Free internet calls and best value calls. Telbo offers unlimited phone calls for paying just $1/month. Man the effective rates just comes almost to zero...lolz..!!

Telbo offers two unlimited calling plans.
Unlimited calls to US & Canada for just $1/month.
Unlmited calls to
Canada
-Landline
-Mobile

Guam
-Landline

Puerto Rico
-Landline

USA
-Landline
-Mobile

The 3 and 12 months subscriptions also include a little credit so you can reach people outside of your subscription.

A Fair usage policy applies, there is a limit of 10,000 minutes per user per month, with a maximum of 6 hours per day
No more than 50 different numbers in total can be called per day.

Another plan offered by Telbo is
Unlimited World for just $5.95/Month.
You can make unlimited calls to landlines in 36 countries. Many european countries, Australia, Singapore, China are included but India, Pakistan are not included in the country list.
Along with unlimited calls it also includes a number you can use to call contacts abroad from any landline or mobile phone.

Now talking about the method to make calls. You can download their Voip softphone (PC application) to make Pc to Phone calls or you can use access numbers for making Phone to Phone calls.

Overall, for those who don't mind trying new things and are comfortable with Betamax services, Telbo is worth trying. A nice voip calling offer by Telbo Voip.

Reliance India Call offering 1 cent/min to India

Hi,

The Voip has grown really big and this is easily shown by the decreasing call rates to India. Firstly Nymgo, Mediaringtalk started the price war. This was then led by the betamax companies like SmartVoip, ActionVoip. These betamax company SmartVoip is offering less than a cent per minute to India.

AirtelCallHome first offered 1 cent per call to India. It was obvious that other telecom providers will follow up and this is what has happened.

Reliance India Call, a global calling card provider ( a voip provider) is offering just 1 cent/min to call India. Reliance India Call obviously needs no introduction, a major Indian MNC (a major telecom provider in India). So you need not to worry that your money is in wrong hands. You will not loose any calling credit.

Lets talk about the plan which Reliance India Call is offering to its customers.

• A seven day package. The pack is valid for 7 days only from the date and time of registration.
  
• Call india at 1 cent/min.

You pay $6.99. (Pack Value)
Admistration Cost - $ 3.49
TalkValue - USD 3.50

Talk minutes offered - Local access (350 minutes)
Toll free access (150 minutes)

The catch is that effective rate is not 1 cent per minute. You actually have to pay $6.49 for getting 350 minutes. So the effective rate is 1.8 cents/min. The calling cost is still very low as you are getting associated with big voip provider (Reliance India Call), will get good voice quality etc.

One more thing is the pack validity - you get only 7 days to use 350 calling minutes. So better register cautiously so as to get talktime on right time. (Mothers day approaching).

Reliance India Call works like other calling card provider, you have to dial access number to connect to your destination.

Overall a great deal for making Cheap calls to India, cheers to Reliance India Call.

Cheapest Voip calls to Nigeria by Rebtel

If you have to call African destinations then its quite a pain as far as calling rates are concerned. However with Voip, calling these destinations is also cheap.

Call rates to Nigeria ain't any cheap however with Rebtel, you won't have to pay much. Rebtel has always been hot favorites among voip users, voip blogger. In the past, Rebtel has brought many working codes to offer free calls to India. Rebtel is a very well known voip provider on this blog thanks to its offers like Free 60 minutes to India, Double your money offers etc.

Today, we will be discussing Rebtel and how it is useful for making calls to Nigeria. Rebtel offers the world's lowest calling rates to Nigeria.

Rebtel has slashed its calling rates to Nigeria to half so Nigerians living abroad can call their loved ones at home for just 9.9 cents per minute. Calling rates offered by Rebtel to other African destinations.
Nigeria - 9.9 cents/minute.
Ethiopia - 24.9 cents/min.
Ghana - 9.9 cents/min
Kenya - 11.0 cents/min
Senegal - 19.1 cents/min.

Now apart from the 50% reduction in calling rate, Rebtel is also offering another nice offer.

Rebtel is offering First 30 minutes free on your first payment. After you have purchased credit for first time, you will get first 30 minutes of talktime absolutely free. All new Rebtel customers who use the voucher code NigeriaApril when they sign up this month and purchase at least US$10 of calling time will receive 30 minutes of free calls to Nigeria.

What else..? some other features of Rebtel are -:

* Pay only for the time you talk
Six second billing after the first minute, no contract, no hidden fees.

*Great call quality
Reliable lines with clear voice quality.

*Any phone, any network
Works with your current carrier.

*No calling cards, no downloads
PIN-less dialing. Use it instantly.

So you have any queries about Rebtel or its offers just leave a message, I will be most happy to answer them all.

Another cheap calling offers by Voip giant, Rebtel.

PennyTel Voip reduces call rates to India

The voip war to offer cheap calls to India led by Nymgo, Mediaringtalk and triggered by betamax companies has taken a new turn.

Now every other voip provider is offering very cheap calls to India. Yesterday, we blogged about the cheapest voip provider offering cheap calls to India. Today, we will discuss about PennyTel, a Australian voip provider quite famous for offering unlimited voip calling plan.

A large part of Indians live in Australia. Its always good to use a voip provider of your own country. PennyTel is quite widely used by Indians living in Australia to call India. The popularity of this voip provider can be judged bythe fact that PennyTel has been discussed many a times on this viop blog.

PennyTel offers a wide range of calling plans but the main point to be mentioned here is that PennyTel is now offering very cheap calls to India. Under all the calling plans, now one can call India at just 0.02 AUD (approx equal to 1.44 cents ($0.0144) per minute). The calling rate holds good for all the calling plan.

Plans offered by PennyTel are -:
Free Access (timed)
Free Access (untimed)
Freedom
Talk till U drop
Crazy Talk
Penny SIM

If you are already a customer of PennyTel than better continue with the service, for all new users I would suggest you to buy minimum credit may be of (5 AUD), you will get 250 minutes of talktime.

Now everyone is waiting for some voip provider to offer free calls to India (may be limited only), and I am sure that day is not very far.

Lowest call rates to India : SmartVoip

Betamax is really taking the lead in this voip race to provide cheap calls to India. Betamax understand the potential trapped in the Indian Voip market (the large number of phone calls made to Indian numbers) and does not want to loose any chance to cash on this.

Few days back, Betamax launched its ActionVoip service which offered very cheap calls to India. Yeah the price offered was the cheapest in the voip market. Their calling price to India landline is just $0.007 (that is .7 cents) and to Indian mobiles as 1.3 cents/minute. A large number of people subscribed to this plan offered by ActionVoip and have been their satisfactory customers.

Now to capture more of the market share, another betamax named SmartVoip (this voip provider too gained lot of popularity in short time) has further lowered the calling rates to call India.

SmartVoip is offering flat .7 cents per minute to Indian landline and mobiles. (man this is lower than one cent, less than 50 paisa lol...). I remember the day when we discussed that voip rates to India will be less than 1 cent and day is a reality now with voip providers started to offering such cheap calls to India.

And best of all, you can call several popular destinations for FREE! (check the list on their website to find which destination you can make free calls to). You can also call all your friends who have also download SmartVoip for free, using PC to PC calls!

So whats the latest cheapest rate to call India.
Its .7 cents per minute ($0.007) to both Indian mobiles and landlines.

Now with betamax you can either download the SmartVoip softphone (PC application to make Pc to Phone calls) or you can use SIP to make Phone to Phone calls.

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

SmartVoip also offers local access numbers. You can choose your country, get a local access number. Now dial this number and the international number and your call will get connected. This way it works similar to a calling card. Another good option if you prefer to make Phone to Phone calls thus eliminating the need to remain connected to a PC.

AirtelCallhome : India One product (1cent per minute to India)

Few months back, it was Mediaringtalk which offered cheapest calls to India of 1.7 cents/minute. It was soon followed by Nymgo which then offered the lowest rate of just 1.3 cents per minute to call Indian mobile.

Then came the betamax with its ActionVoip service. It brought a kind of new game with offering less than a cent call to India. At present ActionVoip still holds the name of cheapest voip provier to India, their calling rate to India being just $0.007 per minute to India. (Less then 1 cent per minute).

All these voip provider have forced other calling cards providers and voip providers to decrease their calling rate to India. Many of you must be already using Airtel Call Home, a bharti Airtel product. We all are known to Bharti group (Airtel being a very old telecom provider in India).


A lot many people use Airtel Call Home calling cards only because of the good voice quality, cheap rates, good customer support etc.

Airtelcallhome has launched its India One product which allows you to call India at just 1 cent per minute.

The $ 9.99 pack of India One has a rental of $ 3.99, for the balance $ 6 you get the rate of 1 cent / min rate on local access.
This is applicable on any call terminating on either landline or mobile phone in India. i.e. you get an amazing 600 mins in just $10 on local access. You need to use the minutes within 30 days of buying the product.

The only thing to be noticed here is that this rate is applicable for local access numbers not for toll free access. If you call using the toll free number the rate is still an attractive 3 c/min.

There is one more catch in the tag line "Offering 1 cent/min to India". What about the rental money of $4. Its better to include this while calculating the effective rate. So you pay $10 and you get $6 credit that is 600 minutes. So your effective calling rate is 1.4 cents/minute. Well now I won't call this rate high, instead the rate is very very cheap as compared to other calling card providers.

Can existing customers buy this plan?
Existing customers can login and buy India One product on the Recharge page.

What about Refunds?
No refund of talk time value, rental or plan value will be entertained

I am very much convinced by what Airtel Call home is offering and would suggest people to atleast try their service. I know Free calls to India is possible now (but they are limited) so for all those who use Calling cards, AirtelCallHome is a very good option for them.

RingtoIndia : Cheap calls to India from anywhere in UK

We have found you another voip provider which is offering cheap calls to India. This voip provider is specially for people living in UK and want to call India. RingtoIndia offers very cheap calls to India from anywhere in United Kingdom.

RingtoIndia can be used to make calls to other countries too, their rate being quite low. For making calls to India you will have to spend about 1.5 pence per min. Their calling rate to Pakistan is 9 pence.

Now the question arises that when voip providers like Nymgo, Mediaringtalk, ActionVoip are offering cheaper calls than why will you use RingtoIndia. The point here is that all the above said voip providers offer Pc to Phone calls and to remain connected to your PC is always not possible. Many a times you require to make Phone to Phone calls, this is where voip providers like RingtoIndia can help.


Ring to India understands your need for keeping in touch with your family and friends so their UK to India calling plans works similar to that of a monthly cell phone plan but no contracts and commitments. But if you think you still like to use a calling card to make international calls keep this in mind it offers a same service too with full call details. Ring and sign up to become a ringtoindia customer enjoy the benefits of cheapest calling charges to India on this very planet.

You can use RingtoIndia by using their local Access numbers. This way make cheap calls to India directly from your mobile.

Lets see other features and benefits of RingtoIndia.

PIN-less Service
Save While Travelling
Use From Any Phone
Auto Recharge
Check your account online
24X7 customer service
No Hidden Charges
No Switching Necessary
Refer a friend offer
No expiry date
Crystal clear call quality.

Unlimited Calling plans by Truphone : India Included

As the calling rates to various countries are decreasing, voip companies are coming with new plans and offers to attract customers. Among such offer is Unlimited calling package. Earlier voip providers like Pennytel, Nymgo offered such packages but now a others too offer similar unlimited calling packages.

Now the Unlimited deal has shifted towards Mobile Voip. In layman terms, Mobile Voip is just using Voip in your Mobile phone itself. You just need to download some voip software to your mobile phone, you need internet connection(wifi, gprs, edge etc) and then you will be able to make cheap voip calls directly from your mobile. This removes the need to be attached to a computer for making calls. Its simply phone to phone calling similar to your telecom provider but with lot cheaper rates.

Truphone has again proved why it is one of the leaders in Mobile Voip. Truphone has launched Unlimited Calling Package which includes 40 countries around the world. The best part is that India,Pakistan, bangladesh and many more countries are included. This unlimited calling package is on monthly charged basis.

In order to use Truphone you need to download their Voip application. It works great with Wifi and SIP. So, if your country have many hotspots (free wifi zone like USA, Canada) then this application is great for you. With Gprs it works but as the internet speed is poor, you will experience poor voice quality. Most of the Nokia phones, iPhone work (just check if your phone is supported I am sure it will).


Now talking about the newly launched Truphone Unlimited packages.

TruUnlimited (For both landline and Mobile at $40/month).
UNLIMITED CALLS TO MOBILES and LANDLINES in 69 countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka included).

* Call mobile to mobile - UNLIMITED!
* Call any time of the day, any day of the week
* No long-term contract
* Call other Truphone users, Skype and Google Talk users for FREE in Wi-Fi

TruUnlimited (For only landline at $17/month).
Unlimited calls to landlines in 38 countries worldwide - plus mobiles in 9 countries
Also includes unlimited calls to mobiles in 9 countries including the US and China as a bonus!

Overall a great deal for Mobile Voip users. And you are getting Cheap calls to India and Pakistan.

Voipian 1cent per Call : Cheap international Calls.

Another Voip provider has entered the market with a bang. Named Voipian, interface much similar to other betamax providers is a launch by Voipax and Freebuzzer.

The best part about this voip provider is the offer which it is giving to its customers. Voipian is offering 1 cent per call to large number of destinations. Let me put it again, it is not 1cent/min but it is 1cent/call.

So, once you have initiated a call you can talk for as long as you like and you will be charged just 1 cent. However a Fair usage policy do apply, it states "Voipian resevers the right to limit the number of calls, duration of calls and/or amount of minutes per account to prevent excessive usage on its network. Voipian may charge the regular rate for calls if excessive usage is detected."

Now lets talk about the countries which you can make such cheap calls to. Voipian offers these cheap 1cent calls to following destinations.

* Andorra
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Bahamas
* Belgium
* Brazil
* Brazil Rio De Janeiro
* Brazil Sao Paolo
* Brunei Darussalam
* Bulgaria
* Canada (+mobile)
* Chile
* China
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Guadeloupe
* Hong Kong (+mobile)
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Jordan
* Korea South
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macao
* Malaysia
* Martinique
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Panama
* Peru
* Peru Lima
* Poland
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico (+mobile)
* Romania
* Russia
* Russia Moscow
* Russia St.Petersburg
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* United Kingdom
* United States (+mobile)
* Venezuela

As seen from above list, India is not included. I know some people are too lazy to check the country list on voip provider website, so I have pasted the country list here itself.

You can also make free calls to all your online friends (Voipian to Voipan calls). In order to make such free and cheap calls, you can either use the Pc to Phone option. Just download the Voipian Voip application, register and start calling. You can also use your SIP phone or any other SIP device (or SIP in your mobile itself) to make Phone to Phone calls.

SIP configuration of Voipian.

• Phone Number: Enter your (home) phone number.
• User name: Enter your Voipian username here.
• Password: Enter your Voipian password here.
• Registrar: voipian.com
• Proxy: sip.voipian.com

Overall a good service Voipian for those who make long duration phone calls to above said destination. I would suggest you to buy minimum credit (you now know that $5 is actually 500 calls). Great power of Voip enabling Free and Cheap Phone calls. Still are you waiting for switching to Voip for your calling needs.
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