Vonage Competes With Skype With Unlimited International Calling For Mobile
Vonage has launched VOIP calling applications, which enable smartphone users to make international calls for cheaper.
The app is free to download, but an unlimited calling plan costs $24.99 a month. Existing Vonage World customers will save $10 when adding Vonage Mobile, for a total price of $14.99 per month. The new “Vonage World Mobile” VoIP service competes with a $12.95-a-month service from Skype.
The apps – available now via the iTunes Store and Vonage’s mobile Web site – will provide unlimited international calling to 60 countries. Also there are only 15 countries and regions to which users can place calls to mobile devices. However calls to other countries like Australia, France, Germany, and Japan must be made to landline phones.
The software combines with the handset’s contact lists. Apple users will be able to make calls over Wi-Fi and cellular networks, and BlackBerry users can only use cellular networks. “As mobile devices become more powerful, broadband networks become more available and 3G/4G data networks become more open, we envision a future where Vonage delivers calls, readable voicemail, texts, MMS, and video calls from any device, using any broadband connection,” added Vonage CEO Marc Lefar.
No Need For Vonage World Mobile
If one is already subscribed to Vonage World, it can easily be extended to any cell phone (regular and smart phones) without subscribing to Vonage Mobile or Vonage World Mobile, thus saving $14.99 per month. Cellular minutes are not used if one’s cell phone carrier is AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (free unlimited calls to and from favorite numbers) or Sprint/Nextel (free incoming calls). Just install a Call Bridge/Call Back switch on the Vonage World line and place unlimited air time and long distance calls to 60 countries and even share with family, friends, associates, etc. Also the use of the Vonage World line is not restricted to USA residents only. Land lines and some cell phones in the 60 countries can also place the same unlimited calls.
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