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Rebtel offering a 200% bonus on the first deposit for new customers who sign up on November 25.

The way the offer works is new customers who deposit $10 instantly get $30 credited to their account ($10 deposit + $20 bonus from Rebtel).

You need to provide this voucher code: tripleup25nov

This offer is valid only one day, November 25, and only for new customers.

Localphone 20% Extra Credit

LocalPhone currently is offering the 20% extra credit, which gives new users 20% extra free credit when they top up for the first time. The code to quote at the checkout is LPTWENTY and this expires on 31st October.

Localphone Student Offer – 100% Extra Credit

They also have an ongoing student offer that I wanted to highlight here. Students get 100% extra credit when they sign up.

Localphone will give students 100% extra credit on their first top up, to a maximum of £10. They need to register with their academic email address on this page localphone.com/students and receive the voucher code in email. The code will expire after 30 days.

If a student adds £10 credit, they will get £10 free. This is the equivalent to:

United States 5000 minutes
Canada 4000 minutes
India 2000 minutes
Brazil 2000 minutes
Bangladesh 800 minutes
Pakistan 952 minutes
Nigeria 454 minutes
Germany 2857

Full list of rates can be found at localphone.com/prices

Some of the highlights of the Localphone plan

• All new customers receive a 5 minute free call to try us
• Minimum top up is just £1 (or $1).
• No monthly plans or hidden charges
• Rates are over 80% cheaper than our competitors, to more than 250 countries
• Customers can use Localphone from their mobile, landline or computer
• Cheap international SMS as well as calls

Localphone.com August voucher code LPAUG11 gives new customers 10% extra credit when they top up for the 1st time. This offer ends 31st August. This voucher/coupon is for new customers who sign up for the localphone service only.

Here is or experience with the LocalPhone service and a short Localphone review.

I reviewed the Localphone calling service in one of our previous blog posts. I have been using localphone regularly since then. It definitely is the a very robust and easy international calling service.

I have just one  issue with a small additional fee that they charge you, which you can absolutely avoid, if you are paying attention.

When you add a new international number in your address book  in the localphone interface and localphone  gives you a local number to dial which will connect you to the international number, there is a small check box below, which is checked by default. What it does when checked is, it sends you a text message to your cell phone with the local number they assigned you for the intl number you just added and that sms text  costs you 9¢.

I don’t have a problem with the cost or the sms. In fact, its fine if you would rather get the sms and its very easy for you to save the local number from the sms in your cell phone’s address book.

But I would have liked it if the checkbox wasn’t checked by default and I was given a choice to check it if I wanted the SMS. Or even a pop up like, “Would you like the number sent to your mobile for a small fee?”.

So just pay a little attention when you are adding a new international number and uncheck the checkbox, if you don’t want to receive the SMS which will cost you 9¢. Or leave it checked if you want the SMS.

I just tested the India calling service offered by Localphone.com and liked it very much. Localphone.com offers cheap calls to many countries including India for very competitive rates.

To make it easy for you to try the service, it offers five minutes of free calling to a number of your choice to a country that is serviced by them. To try the service you will need to create an account with them by filling out a small form or you can link your facebook account for ease. You don’t need to provide any credit card details yet to try the free 5 minutes .

Once you sign up, it will ask you the number you want to call. Once you provide the international number you would be calling, and the number from where you will be making the call from, it will give you a local number which when called will connect you to the international number. This is the only step that you may not like, but if you are used to dialing long pin numbers to make international calls, then this little inconvenience won’t bother you.

Remember you just need to do this step only once for each international number. Once you set up an international number in Localphone.com and get a corresponding local number, you can use the same local number for your future calls.

I went through the same process to create a local number for the India number I was going to call. As I dialed the local number I was greeted by a recorded message that  it was a free 5 minutes call that I m trying and once the 5 minutes of calling is over the call will disconnect. As the message ended, it promptly connected me to the India number. There was no delay. The call quality was crystal clear and I had nothing to complain. The call ended after 5 minutes was over.

Overall I was happy with the India calling service. I would definitely recommend it to others.

Once the free call is over you will need to add some money to your account to make more calls. Localphone.com does not charge you any maintenance fee, connection fee etc. The rate to India was 1.7¢/minute which is pretty competitive.

If you are looking to find a good and cheap calling service to India, you may want to give Localphone.com a try. You may also want to refer to our comparison of different India Calling Plans.

Voucher code: Sign up at Localphone to make a 5 minute free call. Then, use the voucher code LP2011JUN15 at checkout to gain an extra 15% free credit.  Voucher expires on 30th June 2011.

Just a fyi, if you use PhonePower voip home phone service, their rate to India is also 1.7¢/minute after the 1st 60 mins of free India calling every month.

PhonePower, a leading voip service provider,  now offers its customer an iPhone app.

The app pretty much enables you to take your phone power phone service with you when you are away from home. There are some obvious benefits and then there are some features that you may already have just through the internet connection on your iPhone.

Let’s look at some of the features.

Account Management

With the app you can have full access to your account. You can perform tasks like manage block lists, view call logs, look up contacts in your phone power address book, set up call forwarding etc.

You can do all these tasks by accessing your online account on the iPhone browser too. But an app kind of makes the interface mobile friendly.

International calls

Make international calls using the phone power app. It uses the phone power click to call feature to make the international call. As you dial an international number from within the app, you will receive a call from your phone power number and as you answer the incoming call, it will connect you to the international number. So you will use your cell phone minutes for the duration of the call, and the international call will be billed to your phone power account at the pre defined rate. Point to note, the first 60 minutes of international call is free on the Phone Power unlimited voip plans.

Android and Blackberry Users wait

The app is now available for iPhone users only. PhonePower says, the app is coming soon for Android an Blackberry. So Android and Blackberry users, like myself, will have to wait a little longer.

RingCentral a leading provider voip pbx and toll free number service provider has been tweaking its RingCentral Mobile plans, to make more attractive to the consumers.

With the recent price changes, all the ring central mobile plans now costs less, offer more free minutes every month, includes more virtual extensions. All in all a win-win situation for the consumers, more value for less cost.

RingCentral Mobile price points, with these changes now, are much better than its competitors. It will be interesting to see how its competitors will react.

Here’s a comparison of what changed. Also remember not long ago, the  pro plan used to come with 5 extensions and 100 Free minutes. So in a short span of time a lot has changed both from the price and features perspective.

You may read a detailed RingCentral Mobile review with plan descriptions, features and pricing information.

Vonage UK is offering free twin dect phones with all Vonage call plans until the 31st December. This offer is only available while stocks last.

Vonage UK offers voip plans starting at £5.99/month for unlimited calls within UK going up £18.99/month for the India Unlimited plan which includes unlimited calls to 36 countries worldwide including US, Canada, Hong Kong, India and other countries.

All Vonage UK plans come with 30 day money back guarantee.

Lingo, a leading voip phone service provider, offers an unlimited India calling plan similar to the Vonage World plan.

Lingo unlimited world plan offers unlimited calling to India and other 45 countries including unlimited local and long distance calling in the US, Canada.

The plan costs $21.95 per month. Includes free activation, free equipment (voip adapter) and NO annual CONTRACT . Plus Lingo is now running a 1st month Free promotion on all its calling plans (its a limited time promotional offer).

Now lets do a side by side comparison of the Lingo unlimited world plan and the Vonage World plan.

Vonage vs Lingo Comparison

	Lingo Unlimited World	Vonage World
Cost/Month	$21.99/mo	$25.99
Contract Reqd	None	None
Call Quality	Excellent	Excellent
India Calls	Unlimited to Landline & Mobile	Unlimited to Landlines & Mobile
Voip Features	20+ calling features	Most calling features
Total	$21.99	$25.99

Unless you are making a lot international calls every month and just need a phone service just for calls in US/Canada, there are some good alternatives to Vonage. We like Vonage because of its unlimited calls to 60 countries, but many don’t require international calling plans. Here are some of the Vonage alternatives to consider.

Excellent phone service with many free features.Unlimited calls in the US/Canada (and 60 free international minutes). Most of the time has a FREE ONE YEAR promo going on. Free 2nd cloned line, free soft phone. Free fax plus all the standard features like voice mail, call waiting, call forwarding, E911 and others. Cost: $199/yr (free 2nd year with the promo offer). PhonePower Reveiw

Lingo Unlimited World plan at $21.95/mo. Unlimited calls to 45 countries including India, China, Mexico, UK , US and Canada. Standard voip phone service features. Free activation, free equipment, no contract. Lingo Voip Review

$195/Yr Free Set Up, No contract. Unlimited calls in the US/Canada. Visual Voicemail, 3 way conference.Intalk Nextiva Review

Phone service suitable for home and small businesses. Unlimited calls in US/Canada. Costs $214.56/Yr or $19.88/month. Business phone features like click-to-call, simultaneous ring. Phone.com Review