Make Cheap Mobile Phone Calls

Mobile Phone Service Providers: Make cheap mobile phone calls using access numbers, phone cards, or by initiating calls from a computer.

For voip applications on your mobile device visit the Mobile Voip category.

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0044 is a UK phone service giving cheaper phone calls within the UK and when calling overseas, and operates with mobile calls, landline calls and internet calls. Among other things, they offer SIM cards for various countries, including France, Germany, Spain, UK, New Zealand and the USA as well as a global SIM card.

When you know which country you are going to be travelling to, you simply purchase a SIM card for that country and you will not pay roaming charges, and have a set price for calls within your nominated country. You can buy a pay-as-you-go SIM card or SIM with a monthly fee. If you travel a lot to various countries, the global SIM is the best option.

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Nimbuzz is a call and messaging app that give free calls and messaging between Nimbuzz users, and the app works on most mobile platforms – iPhone, Android etc, and that includes the Blackberry. You can also make very cheap calls to landlines and non-Nimbuzz mobile users using NimbuzzOut.

The Nimbuzz mobile app uses the internet and works between any internet enabled device – mobile to mobile or between mobile and computer. It’s PC and Mac compatible. It uses Wi-Fi, 3G, 2G and GPRS. Basically, it works on anything that has an internet connection.

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netTALK.com provide free calls to the US and Canada and low cost international calls using a voip device that connects directly to your router and with a mobile phone app – and of course free calls to any other netTALK user worldwide. Only available in the United States.

Free mobile calls to the US and Canada

The mobile app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad as well as Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile.

NetTalk.com route your free calls over their voip network so you don’t incur mobile minute charges. You can connect using wi-fi, 3G and EDGE. The free calls also include conference calling.

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Voxofon is a low-cost phone service for making international calls directly from your mobile or landline, as well as from a computer. The mobile voip version works on any handset that has internet access including Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm Pre and Windows Phone 7. You get a free test call, there are no monthly fees, and rates start as low as 1 cent per minute.

Dialing from a Smartphone

When you install Voxofon on your handset you need to give it permission to access the internet. When you make an international call, Voxofon is activated and gives you the available options to make your call over the Voxofon network. These options could be to call a local number or to set up a call back, for example.

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Vyke is a voip app for mobile phones that also works on the Blackberry. With Vyke’s mobile voip you can make cheap international calls from your mobile, and, as usual with voip, you can make free Vyke to Vyke calls as long as you are in a WiFi zone (direct from your mobile). Call rates to fixed lines start at 2c (US) per minute. Vyke also have the standard Voip app for the PC which you can use worldwide – the mobile voip app only works in certain countries.

Vyke on the Blackberry

Vyke works on all Blackberries running operating systems 2.1 - 5.0, but not all features are available. You can’t make calls directly, you have to use the Callback feature, which basically means sending a request to set up a call and wait for Vyke to call you back and connect you. But this is still a way of making significant savings, especially on roaming charges if you’re overseas.

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Fonmigo’s website is down at the moment and it seems they’ve been taken over by Tep Wirelss – this review will therefore be updated shortly.
fonmigo is an innovative service in the UK for renting a Smartphone or Mobile Wi-Fi device. Perfect for people travelling to the UK who don’t want to incur large roaming charges on their existing phone. It’s a pre-paid service with no contract to sign, and the phone can be delivered to your destination before you arrive.

This service means that you will pay local rates for your calls in the UK, and you have unlimited internet and Skype calls in the UK with all Smartphone rentals. fonmigo estimate that they can save you 80% on your international roaming and data charges.

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MO-Call gives cheap call rates from mobiles, fixed lines and computers as well as cheap worldwide SMS. The service is available worldwide (apart from the Home Service), and, they offer 24 hour support.

Once you’ve registered you get a small amount of credit to try out the service before having to add credit. The MO-Call website give a comprehensive list of all calling rates which you can view in GB Pounds, Euros, US dollars and Aus dollars.

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