Unlimited Free calls to over 50 countries (including India)[Deals]

First the good news, this is probably the ultimate free call deal!!!

The bad news, however, is that you can use this only if you are in Australia (or if you can dial Australian mobile numbers). So for all those who are in Australia read on...

Readers in Australia can call host of countries for the cost of a local mobile call. FreedomCalls is providing unlimited free calls to many destinations, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Argentina, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Finland, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Malayasia, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, UK, Vietnam, etc. For a complete list of countries that you can reach for free, click here. This is probably the first few VoIP service that is providing free calls to India.

There is no registration, payment, credit cards, configuration, etc. To make a call, all you need to do is:

• Dial their access number 0424 215 152.
• After the prompt, dial the destination number in international format, i.e. 011 + country code + Destination Number.

Turns out that Freedomcalls is not the only service for this purpose. You could also use SmartCalling or ComfortCalls for the same purpose. Both follow the same model as FreedomCalls. The access number for ComfortCalls is 0424 215 048 and those for SmartCalling are 0424 215 150 and 0424 215 151. The rest of the process remains the same.

Too good to believe...

Well there is one catch, the access number is a local mobile number. The charges for calling a mobile number are very steep in Australia. This probably has something to do with the free calling service. However, many cell phone carriers have already blocked these services to prevent loss of revenues. The Freedomcalls website has a notice that says that customers of Optus, TPG and VIRGIN may not be able to use thier services.

Public and regulatory pressures may force these companies to allow their customers access to these services, but if you can reach their access numbers, this is a great deal. Make the most of it....

p.s. If you are not in Australia, read some of our earlier posts to get free calling deals (read here, here, and here).

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Get a number for your IM - IMVOCAL [Review]

Another VoIP service provider is seeking to leverage the ubiquitous Instant Messenger (IM) to offer VoIP services. IMvocal basically provides VoIP capabilities to your favorite IM program. The idea is simple. People should be able to reach you on your instant messenger using traditional telephone system.

When you sign up at imvocal, you can select a unique VOCAL ID (phone number) for yourself. You have to add IMVOCAL bot as your friend in your IM client and you are set!!! If anyone wishes to call you, the person needs to dial the (Toll free) IMVOCAL numbers and then dial your VOCAL ID and you would receive call on your IM. To find out more about how it works, follow this link.

IMvocal has local dial in numbers in 5 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Singapore and Japan). So people in these countries can dial the toll free access numbers and reach you for free. But if you are not in one of these countries, do not worry. Lot of VoIP providers offer free calling to these countries, e.g. Earthcaller, Qttel, dukaDial, etc. You can also create a call-me widget which lets people connect with you faster. At this point you can only receive calls, but I am sure the company will soon offer call out service (for a fee, obviously).

This is great offering for users in countries where VoIP is still not advanced. Now you can avail the benefits of VoIP (check local rules and regulations) without much restrictions. So now you can receive unlimited free calls from across the world....

This is definitely not a revolutionary service. Gtalk2voip has been offering a similar service since long. IMvocal, however, is a well packaged service and an integrated solution. Also, it is much simple to use (there is no configuration involved).

If, however, you do not want to use IM client, check out our earlier post on 6 ways to use VoIP.

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