Sabse acquires Mobivox Voip service

Sabse acquires Mobivox Voip service

This Indian voip telephony service is on a roll. Very famous SabseBolo ( of sabse technologies -- Sabeer Bhatia) has started expanding. First Sabse technologies acquired Jaxtr voip service and now it has acquired canadian voip service Mobivox.

Sabsebolo offers conference call solutions to and this take clearly means that Sabse is expanding conferece calling service. We hope to see Sabse entering the global market with step and provide conference call solutions in other countries. It will also be a watch if it uses Mobivox free service and cheap calling service to offers cheap and free conference call solutions.

If Sabse merge Jaxtr and Mobivox and bring something interesting into the voip market, a single voip solution which offers free and cheap calls. (Mobivox started to loose customers when they stopped offering free calls and never decreased the calling rates) .

Do share your views about this latest action by Indian Voip company Sabse Technologies.

AirtelCallhome Holi to Diwali Offer : Calling Card to India

AirtelCallhome Holi to Diwali Offer : Calling Card to India

Its time for Diwali and the free and cheap calling to India are now in action. The first one to launch Diwali offer is AirtelCallhome. AirtelCallHome calling cards are widely used by NRI to call their loved ones in India. Specially in this festive season, the call volumes to India increase to great extent.

Voip providers bring their best deals to attract more customer. Lets now talk about AirtelCallhome festive offer named "Diwali to Holi offer":
Plan Value: $24.99
Admin fees: $6.99
Talktime: $18.00
Calling Minutes: 1353
Validity: 6 months

The good things about this offer by Airtelcallhome is the extended validity and cheap rates. The effective calling rate to India is just 1.84 cents per minute. Considering that the service is Phone to Phone (a calling card), the rate is cheap and AirtelCallhome service is surely worth trying.

The reviews about Airtelcallhome have always been mixed on this blog. Many people dont prefer Airtel but still a lot of people say that AirtelCallhome service is good and recommended.

It should be noted here that AirtelCallhome other plans like India one plan and Aapno Gujrat plan still holds, and people may opt for those.

Rynga : Rynga.com Cheap Voip calling Rates : iPhone Mac Android

Rynga : Rynga.com Cheap Voip calling Rates : iPhone Mac Android

Rynga Voip Service is another launch of voip provider by the well known Betamax/DellMont Sarl. Every now and then betamax launch a new provider which offers the cheapest calls rates, free calls to many destinations. And this time the new voip provider is Rynga Voip Service. The new launch (Rynga) happens when the prices of other betamax providers increases.

The launch of Rynga: Discount voip provider, offering very low rates calls to India, free call to countries like Bangladesh (mobile and lndline), and this has come after the prices have actionvoip, smartvoip and Jumblo increased. So you should move to Rynga for making international calls, specially cheap calls to India !

Special thanks to Varsha for informing about Rynga. First lets talk about the call rates presently offered by Rynga for calling India.

Rynga is offering 1 US cent per minute to Indian mobile and 1.5 US cents to call landlines. Since most people in India carry a mobile, the deal by Rynga seems to be good option.

You can use Rynga as a PC to Phone calling service using their free softphone : Download Rynga. Use can also use Rynga SIP settings for making SIP calls:

Rynga SIP settings:

SIP port : 5060
Registrar : sip.rynga.com
Proxy server : sip.rynga.com
Outbound proxy server : leave blank
Account name : your rynga username
Password : your rynga password

Another way of using Rynga Voip is using access numbers: this way make phone to phone calls. Rynga offers access numbers in many countries. Web initiated calling method is also there. You can now also use Rynga on your iPhone, Rynga for Mac or Rynga on your Android Mobile.

Well overall Rynga service looks good, but the only problem with betamax is they increase the price anytime. Another bad thing is poor customer support. So I would advice to buy minimum credit and use the service till the price hike takes place. If you start liking Rynga service you may then continue.

Do give your feedback about Rynga Voip.

Mobile Number Portability : In India by year end

Mobile Number Portability : In India by year end

Yes the news is true. This news is for people living in India, using Indian mobile numbers. If you read the todays newspaper, I am sure you must have come across this news.


People in India will soon be able to change their service providers while retaining their numbers. Telecom regulator Trai on issued regulations that will govern telecom mobile number portability (MNP) when it is launched in metros on December 31 and in the rest of the country by March 20, 2010.

Irrespective of the mobile technology and service provider you are using, you will get flexibility of retaining your number even if you switch service provider. Many a times, you get a good deal from a new provider say Vodafone but you are using Airtel. Now you dont want to leave your number (as you are using for long time, and people have your this number only), MNP allows you to do the same. Change your provider and keep your number same. This way gets more benifits, enjoy better deal. More options to the users. Consumer is the king !!

This will help to increase competition between service providers, catalysing improved quality of service and cheaper phone call rates.

While mobile number portability will be available only within a given licensed service area, however, if a number is already ported once, the number can be ported again only after 90 days from the date of the previous porting. Nice move by TRAI.

Free UK Virtual Phone Number : IndiaLD

Free UK Virtual Phone Number : IndiaLD

IndiaLD is quite famous and used by large number of people for making cheap voip calls to India. Here is another great voip service by IndiaLD, which allows users from UK to connect to your loved ones living in India.

Actually IndiaLD latest Virtual phone number service not only allow people to connect to India but also other 27 countries.

What you get after registering with IndiaLD virtual phone number service is a Free UK Virtual Phone Number. With this Free UK 0843 Phone Number That Can Call Your Phone In India or 27 Other Countries.

Confusing huh..? Let me clear the procedure to you. IndiaLD offers a UK Virtual phone number. It simply means that you get a UK phone number calls on which can be forwarded (directed) to a phone in India (or other 27 countries).

This way you save time and money by setting up your very own UK phone number. IndiaLD will forward it directly to you wherever you are. Its like making a local call from the other side of the world, and it's free for you. It will cost people in the United Kingdom 2 pence per minute to call you. The call will be charged directly to their phone bill. There is no need for them to create accounts, buy credits, or call access numbers. It's simple, and the cheapest way to call India from the U.K.

Now suppose you are living in UK and want to connect to your Parents in UK (cheap voip calls).
Register with IndiaLD virtual UK Phone number service. Register with your Parents number in India (or other 27 countries).
IndiaLD map your phone number to a UK 0843 number instantly, and email you with a new phone number.
Now you are living in UK and you have got a local UK phone number for your parents in India. Dial this UK number (use your UK phone), call will be forwarded to your parents in India. You will be billed at 2 pence per minute. The charge will appear directly on their phone bill.

List of countries where the calls can be directed.
* Countries that offer virtual number forwarding to mobiles and landlines. All other countries will only forward to landlines.
Australia Austria Belgium Canada* China* Denmark France Germany Hong Kong* India* Israel Italy Japan Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore* Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand United States*

A very nice voip service for making calls to India and other 27 countries from UK.

Future of Voip in India

Future of Voip in India

Few days back I posted about the proposal by India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to block all Internet telephony services in and out of India till DoT can devise a method to track such calls.

Some people totally ignored this news saying that the news has no proofs and it wont happen. Guys, we all want that this ban does not happen but thing is the news has its roots and should not be ignored.

If anyone Googles about this proposed ban, you will find many newspapers, blogs and websites talking about the same. (Try going to Google news). To give you some examples, Techtree wrote "As per TRAI, there are around 34 companies providing VoIP services in the country. If the block is implemented, it is likely to disrupt the habits and businesses of many."

Similarly the news posted on timesofindia.indiatimes.com, another enewspaper khabrein.info, mid-day, on websites viz ciol.com and many more.

So just hoping that this ban does not materialize and we be able to make cheap calls to and from India.

Voip may be Blocked in India

Voip may be Blocked in India

This is big. Its definitely not good for India nor for telecom industry, but this may get true. Voip calls may be soon blocked in India. No more Internet phone calls to and from India. The question is WHY ?

India’s lack of effective technology to track Caller Line Identification may cost you the comfort of cheap net telephony in India. India's security agencies have recommended a ban on international Internet telephony.

If this gets true, it will mean no more cheap calls, no more talking for long to loved ones living in India. The call rates will rise above 9-10 cents/min that too very few providers offering. No more Nymgo, Mediaringtalk or your SIP calls to call India.

Wonder what will happen to those using VOIP in India to make international calls. Those business which rely on voip. They will then have to switch to Airtel, Vodafone or Reliance for international phone calls. That means money running out. The question again WHY ??

Just because India dont have technology to trap these phone calls. We all understand that India's security is of prime importance but that does not mean to switch off from latest technology, cheap calls, revenue. The solution would be to create some technology to ensure security even when using Voip calls. I just hope "Voip to be free", no blocking of calls..Free and cheap calls to India.

Whats your take on this. Do Share your views.

Telifu :Unlimited Phone calls to India Plan Review

Telifu :Unlimited Phone calls to India Plan Review

Once again the voip market is targetting the India customers. So many voip provders now offering cheap calls to India. Some voip providers like freecallstoindia, freedomcalls, freecall087 even offering free calls to India.

Now lets talk about one voip provider which is offering unlimited calls to India plan or it enables people (your parents) in India to connect to you in USA. Lets discuss about Telifu voip service, and should people go for it..?

Telifu is basically a voip service which will be installing their (actually linksys) voip adapter in India. So its basically using Voip in India. Lets talk about the Telifu calling plans and see if these are worth taking or not.

Plan Name: Gold India
Unlimited Inbound and outbound calling to and from Telifu phone in India. Area code assigned by Telifu.
Monthly Fees: $16.99, Setup Cost: 0
Shipping Fees: $9.99
Incoming calls to your Telifu phone in India - Unlimited Minutes
Technical Support in India
Technical Support in US
15 Day Free Trial - Your first 15 days, compliments of Telifu *
Full Refund, including "Getting Started Cost" if canceled within trial period *

Another calling plan :
Plan Name:Bronze India
Unlimited Incoming calls to Telifu phone in India. 2.1cent/min to US/Canada. Area code assigned by TELIFU
Monthly Fees: $9.99
Setup Fees: $0
Shipping Fees: $9.99
Features:
VOIP Adapter for phone in India -- Free (Retail value of $69.99)
VOIP Adapter delivered in India
Includes a US based Telifu access number with area code of TELIFU's choice
Call from your India Telifu phone to any number in US/Canada for 2.1cents/min
Incoming calls to your Telifu phone in India - Unlimited
Telifu Softphone
Technical Support in India
Technical Support in US
15 Days Trial * -- Your First 15 days, Free. Compliments of Telifu

Well, I guess the plans are too much costly. I mean why pay for calls made between Telifu to Telifu if one using a voip adapter. Why not one use a simple SIP service (in Voip adapter in India) and make SIP to SIP calls for free.

Why pay for calls made from India to USA. Many voip providers are offering these free. I guess people should pay to Nymgo or Airtelcallhome the same amount (actually much less) and make so cheap calls to India.

Free International Calls from South Africa :freecall087

Free International Calls from South Africa :freecall087

If you are following Free Pc to Phone calls, then I am sure you are saving a lot on your phone bills. I hope you are now calling India free, using the ways we have blogged about in this past.

In our last post about freecall2india, I mentioned about the popularity of access dailing method and so many more voip provider coming up with idea of offering free international calls when you dial there access number. For Australia, Freedomcalls is the answer. For USA, UK, Brazil Freecalls2india is the voip provider for you.

And for making free international calls from South Africa, freecall087.co.za is the answer. Yes, freecall087 offers a local South African access number dialing which you can call many countries for free. The best part, India is included in the free calling list which allows you to call India free.

The free calling destination list is soo long that it would be better if you check freecall087.co.za website. The countries vary from USA,India, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, UK, Turkey, Portugal, South Africa etc etc etc.

So how to use freecall087 service to make free international calls :
1. Dial the access number 087-805-5762 from your mobile phone/landline. You can use your FREE minutes on your contract, or standard network charges apply if you've run out of free minutes.
2. The voice prompt will ask you to enter your destination number followed by #, in the following format:
00 + Country Code + City Code + Phone Number #
E.g.For UK you would dial: 00 44 207 032 1234 #

Another good thing, you need not to register with freecall087 to make free calls using them. Other features of freecall087:
Call from any mobile or landline
Easy to use service – Just dial and save!
No contract
No commitments
No set up fee
No pre-payments
No account to open
No Extra Bills
No Credit Cards
No Hassle.
Suported on Vodacom, CellC, MTN, Telkom, Neotel

Time to make free calls to India and other countries from South Africa.

FreecallstoIndia.com : Call India Free : Free International Calls

FreecallstoIndia.com : Call India Free : Free International Calls

I remember last year same time, I was blogging about various cheap offers to call India. The calling rate to India at that time was about 3-5 Cents per minutes and now the call rates to India was decreased soo much.

Today, there are voip providers which are offering Free calls to India. Last week we blogged about Freedomcalls which offers access numbers (local Australian numbers) dialing which you can connect to India for free. Today we discuss about another similar voip provider which offers USA, Brazil and UK access numbers.

Its good that more and more such local access number services are coming up. Actually they get the money by call termination cost (you pay to your telecom provider when you call their access number).

Bet hey..if you are having free local minutes by your telecom provider then you can effectively call India and many other countries for free (since you dial these local access numbers for free).

First let me tell you about the local access numbers which freecalls2india is offering :

Brazil
RJ (21) 7878-8511
BH (31) 7878-8511

UK
0844-880-2451

USA
DC 202-658-7961
FL 305-515-5352
MA 617-861-6087
MD 301-375-2152
NJ 732-504-6098
NY 631-763-1059
NY 718-971-5399
PA 610-540-7003
RI 401-314-2026
VA 703-459-9344

The best thing about freecalls2india is that there is no need for registration, credit card info or any other information. Just dial these access numbers directly and connect to India.

So here is the method by which you can call India free (call India free from anywhere in world):
1. Register with betamax provider like Telbo, ActionVoip, Webcalldirect.com or use Google Voice or any other voip provider offering free calls to USA (there are many).
2. Dial the above access number using webcalldirect/google voice for free.
3. At the prompt dial destination number in the format :
Country Code (USA) + Area Code (Miami) + Phone Number #

Apart from India, you can use freecalls2india service for making free international calls to following countries:

Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela.

After trying this service, please give your feedback.

Jaxtr Update : Change to Jaxtr Number Service

Jaxtr Update : Change to Jaxtr Number Service

Jaxtr, a very well known voip provider for its free calls and cheap calls to various destinations has updated a few things. Earlier, you were provided with a local Jaxtr number for each of the destination number which you want to dial. Thus if you want to make calls to 10 numbers then you were provided with 10 local Jaxtr numbers.

Noting wrong in the above method but its difficult to manage so many numbers, each time either consult Jaxtr account or store this information somewhere. To make this thing easy all local jaxtr numbers have been converted into Jaxtr On-The-Go access numbers.

This does not change the calling rate or call quality you are used to, it may slightly change how you use jaxtr: Now, when you call any previously assigned jaxtr number, you will be prompted for the destination number in order for jaxtr to connect your call.

This process makes it more like other calling cards. You simple dial one local access numbers, you are prompted to dial the destination number and voilla you are connected to your destination. So you got only one number to remember (that too store it). Another important benefit is that you can use this service anywhere, even if you are travelling to other city/state.

Other benefits of Jaxtr :
Talk free - Free calls in over 50 countries
Send SMS - Free global SMS (Text) messages for Premium members
Make calls - Super low calling rates worldwide.
Click to call - Connect without dialing when you're online
Jaxtr On-The-Go - Get local access wherever you go
Jaxtr link - Lets people worldwide contact you locally via calls and SMS
Online voicemail - Listen to voice messages from global callers online
SMS updates - Get voice and text message notifications via SMS
Forward calls - Forward incoming jaxtr calls to any phone
PrivacyShield - Send unknown callers to voicemail
Block callers - Block unwanted callers at any time
"Call Me" widgets - Get voice comments and calls anywhere online

PS: Jaxtr local numbers in India have been disabled by one of their telco partners. That means no more Jaxtr local numbers in Mumbai. However please note that you can still make calls to anywhere in India (from anywhere in world).
Also Jaxtr Free connect service still applies. You can use Jaxtr for making free calls to many countries. Try it now.

Make Free international calls by sending SMS : Australia

Make Free international calls by sending SMS : Australia

You must be aware of Freedomcalls which offers free calls to large number of countries (yes free calls to India) by dialing Australian mobile number. Are you aware of SMS top up service by freedomcalls.com.au

Named, "SMS Top UP" - smstopup.com.au it offers you to make free international calls using the credit which you earn by sending SMS/Text message to a regular Australian phone number.

You can use SMS top up service in simple steps:
1. Send a text message with the word –“Topup” to Access Number 0424215599.

2. For every successful text message sent you collect credit to call overseas free depending upon your destination. For example, for 10 sms you get 5 minutes to call India.

3. To make free overseas calls simply dial their landline access number from the same mobile or landline. -
Sydney 02 9004 2024
Melbourne 03 8416 7024
then for E.g. to call India dial– 0011 + 91 + 9829227700 + #

This SMS Top up service is really very good for people who enjoy the unlimited sms service from their telecom provider. Also if your SMS rates are cheap, then too its worth a deal.

Another good feature added by SMS Top up is Group SMS. SMStopup offers quite a number of phone numbers on which you can send SMS. Just save those phone numbers in a group and send the SMS in one go. You would collect good credits to make free international phone calls.

PS: Please also note that the free minutes/credit is different for different countries. Just check on smstopup.com.au to know how many minutes you would get sending sms's.

BetaMax increases call rates to India

BetaMax increases call rates to India

Apart from cheap rates, betamax is quite popular for fluctuation in calling rates. And hey betamax companies has kept its name in this regard.

It has been observed a large number of times now that betamax start a new company by offering very cheap rates to countries like India. But when a large number of people join them, they increase their calling rates.

This time betamax has increased its calling rates for most of the cheapest and popular betamax services. Regular reader Avtar Singh informed us about this. The calling rates of voip betamax like Jumblo has increased, though this increase is just few cents (1-2). In comparision to earlier charges, betamax was charging rates, 0.7 cent/min whereas it is now charning 0.09 cent/min.

Similar is case with other betamax provider, check the one which you are using.

MotherIndia Calling Card : Cheap Calls to India

MotherIndia Calling Card : Cheap Calls to India

Most of people living in USA who make calls to India, make it using a calling card. Its lot better and cheaper than using your telecom provider calling plan. But the big question here is which is the cheapest one, which offers you good voice quality.

Many use AirtelCallhome calling card for making calls to India. But a large group also uses locally available calling cards which are not so popular but they really offer you a good deal. Apart from cheap rates, the voice quality and service is also good.

Thanks to Archan, regular reader of Free Pc to Phone calls who informed us about MotherIndia Calling card. This calling card is also available in local stores and on offcourse online purchase.

First lets see the calling rates offered by MotherIndia Calling card:
On local access :
By spending $10, you will get 500 minutes of talktime (400 current + 100 promo). This makes your effective calling rate of just 2 cents/minute. The best part is you need not to buy in big denominations. Just try this card for $10.

On toll-free access:
By spending $10, you will get 300 minutes of talktime. Effective rate here goes to 3.3 cents/min.
I would suggest you to go for local access methos (widely used one). Some other features of
MotherIndia Calling card :

Rechargeable
Pinless Dialing
Speed Dialing
Easy To Setup
No Hidden Charges
After dialing the access number, the MotherIndiaCard system recognizes the caller-id of the phone numbers you register, so you never have to enter a pin to make a long distance international/domestic call.

For more information and for signing up, visit MotherIndia Calling card.

PS: Guys, it may be possible that you are also aware of such calling cards. Please share the details of such cards with us so that other also enjoy the benifit of cheap calling.

Pay Per Phone call : Tata Indicom

Pay Per Phone call : Tata Indicom

Indian telephone industry is big. Every telecom provider is trying its best to attract new customer and offer the best deal.

Since a large part of Free Pc to Phone call readers are fom India, we thought to cover a post on the latest plan offered by Tata teleservices.

Tata Teleservices has introduced a new tariff plan “Pay-Per-Call” for its pre-paid CDMA subscribers.

You can make local phone calls for just Re 1 and long distance calls in just Rs 3, regardless of the call duration (a maximum of 10 minutes). So this makes effective calling rate to 10 paisa per min for local calls, and 30 paisa per min for STD calls. These charges are also irrespective of calls made to mobile or landline phones.

You will be able to avail the offer by paying a daily fee of Re 1 or Rs 30 monthly. Another good thing about this pay per call plan offered by tata is that you can send SMS at 50 paise, for both local and national SMS.

Few other terms and condition to be considered :
1. This new starter kit allows keep talking benefit only with the purchase of a new handset on the Tata Indicom network. If sim is used with old & used handsets , the default tariffs of Rs 1/min for Local calls & 1.5/min for STD Calls. Local SMS @ Rs1 & National SMS @ Rs 1.5.
2. As a special promotion , customers will enjoy an extended pulse of 3600 secs for all local calls for first 15 days from date of activation.
3. Keep talking plan is a stand alone plan & can not be coupled with any other special offers which has free talk time or free minutes built in.

NuEraTelecom Voip service Review : Should you use it.

NuEraTelecom Voip service Review : Should you use it.

Lately there have been lot of new entries into this voip market. Not all make big, some are proper fraud services. Some dont have customer support, some take your money and you are not able to make voip phone calls. You need to be very careful while choosing these voip services.


In the morning, I got a mail from one of our regular blog reader (wont be ethical to disclose his name). He wanted to know more about this voip provider named NuEraTelecom.


First let me give you brief details what this service is offering. A person from NuEraTelecom calls you up and offers you a very good deal. He ask you to try thier post paid service and ask for around $39 refundable security deposit.

Nueratelecom offers you :
1. 1.5 c to India.
2. 180 minutes free to a country (Your choice) eg. Bahrain
3. 180 minutes free to UAE (again your choice).
4. 3.9 c connection charge per call.

Now the thing is. Is the deal offered by NuEratelecom worth, is the service legitimate.

Well, the calling rate to India is good but not the cheapest. (Airtelcallhome is also offering the same even less). The connection charges also have to be taken into account. Effectively Nueratelecom is not the cheapest and their are more better options in the market.

Regarding free minutes offered (to UAE etc), these are just one time and for one day. This also does not make any sense.

This service is a postpaid service, and I honestly like Prepaid voip services. To check if service is not a fraud one, I googled about them. (Also observed that site is not even SSL secured). On contact info, a PO box number...lol.

Below are some of the reviews which I recollected from other websites and blogs.

One person said "I paid 39 dollars deposit which they promised to return in case I cancel their service. Now when I tried calling India using this service, I always get a message saying the number is invalid. I could not make any calls and finally after frustration, when I tell them to cancel, they say they can't refund any money".
One more guy review "I tried calling Pakistan and India for 4 days and never got through. And I found out I was charged $34.95 on a monthly basis.Then i called Nuera Telecom customer service line and all of the sudden THEY DONT SPEAK ENGLISH!".

Well, I guess above reviews says it all. My vote is also against them. I wont suggest people to register with Nueratelecom.

linQ Voip : Reported as Spam by blog readers

linQ Voip : Reported as Spam by blog readers

Few days back, I posted about the new entry to Voip market linQ "Link to India". Well, actually a person named Alpesh from linQ itself mailed me about their free calls to India offer (offering 20 minutes to India).

The free calling offer looked good. The calling rates offered by linQ were also cheap, with calls to India at just half a cent per min. But the review by blog readers is not good at all, instead many users have reported this voip service as spam. The aim for my last post on linQ was that users can themselves review the service and give their feedback.

Some people reported that "who all have registered with linQ got unwarranted phone calls and linQ claim that they got their numbers from orkut". Similar things have been reported by others as well about the linQ service.

So, guys the point is stay away from this linQ voip service. My vote is against them. Those who have registered with linQ, dont buy any kind of credit.

If you are looking for making free calls to India then try other voip services/methods listed on this blog.

FreedomCalls : Send Free international SMS

FreedomCalls : Send Free international SMS

Freedomcalls is very popular among Australians for making free international phone calls. You know Freedomcalls also offer a service using which you can send free international sms.

Texting is very expensive in many countries, and when you talk about International SMS its too much. But sometimes you need to send a text sms then a voice call.

Freedomcalls allow you to send International SMS at the cost of a local SMS (offcourse for Australians), for others if your SMS charges are too very low for Australian numbers then you can also use this service.

To send free international SMS follow these simple steps:
Step1: Type your destination where you want to send SMS eg. for India (9198912XXXXX) without + or 0011
Step2: Leave a space and type your message.
Step3: Send the SMS to 04242155777.

You just pay the cost of local SMS and international part is free. Use this service to send free sms to India. If you have used this service then please let us know feedback (comment).

eBay solds 65% Skype share to Silver Lake

eBay solds 65% Skype share to Silver Lake

Well this is biggest news of the day, as its about the voip gaint Skype. The news has been covered by almost all newspapers, blogs, websites etc.

eBay holds the largest stake in Skype. But eBay has signed an agreement with an investor group led by private equity firm Silver Lake for sale of 65 per cent stake in its Skype communications unit for $1.9 billion.

This makes Skype an independent company once again. Josh Silverman, mentions in his blogpost (skype blog) that he is very happy about Skype being turned into independent company. The good news for people is that new owners are favor change and Skype will soon be bringing some good changes.

eBay is expected to receive about $1.9 billion in this deal, with eBay still retaining 35% of skype share. This transaction is expected to get completed by 4th quater 2009.

With Skype already being soo much popular allaround the globe, this will encourage more people to start using Skype. I guess, for large number of the people Voip is Skype. When people start using Voip, they start with Skype. (Google Voice is though giving competition to it).

So, lets wait for Skype to bring some fruitful changes, some cheap and free calling offers.

linQ : Call india FREE for 20 mins : Check User Review

linQ : Call india FREE for 20 mins : Check User Review

NOTE: Guys, many people have reviewd this service. linQ has been reported as spam by many.
Check the latest post on linQ Voip.

Here is another entry of a Voip provider in this big voip market. linQ "Link to India" is a new voip provider which is not only offering very cheap call rates to India, but is also offering some free trial minutes to India (about 20 minutes)

Mr. Alpesh from linQ itself mailed me today asking to test their service and give them feedback.

You can use linQ via a softphone which it offers for free. Using this application you can make free Pc to Phone calls. linQ also offers access numbers dialing which you can connect to your destination.

Now talking about the calling rate to India. After you have consumed your 20 free minutes, linQ is offering introductory offer: call India at US 0.5c/min.
Regular rate to call India only US2.99c/min.

Free Trial details
You can register for a free trial to one phone number in India.
You can call that number for about 20minutes in the free trial.
No credit card details needed to register for free trial.
No need to pay for calls if you do not sign-up for the service.
No ads, no spyware.
You cannot sign-up without the free trial first.

Introductory offer details
After the free trial, sign-up under introductory offer.
Call upto 10 numbers in India at US0.5c/min.
Introductory offer limited to first two payments.
The second payment must have auto-debit enabled.
Third payment resets your account to normal India calling rate of US2.99c/min.
Limit of 1000 discount minutes to any number in India from all accounts together.

Well, the first thing is to try this service (yeah make free calls to India). If you like the voice quality, feel that calling rates are cheap then you should for buying credit.

After trying linQ for making free calls to India, please post your feedback. It is very important for us and for linQ.