Rebtel (News - Alert), a global communications company has beat 15 other companies in a report that compares international calling rates. The report has been compiled by Technology Appraisals Limited, which is an independent market research and publishing company based in London. The research conducted by Technology Appraisals also lists at least 30 new companies offering low cost mobile calling.

 

According to Hjalmar Winbladh, co-founder and CEO of Rebtel, “Low rates combined with the most reliable and clear connections are what bring customers to Rebtel, but the reason people use our services day in and day out is to stay connected with their loved ones. That’s what Rebtel is all about – and why 97 percent of our customers recommend Rebtel.”

 

Rebtel was established in 2006 to give worldwide consumers an alternative to mobile operator’s outrageous rates for making international calls.

 

It is absolutely free to set up a Rebtel account. All new customers get a 10 minute free call to test the service as well. Once an account is set up, customers have to pay for only those minutes that they use. Smart Calls between the 47 countries in which Rebtel has services are free. Also only one person on a call needs to be a Rebtel subscriber.

 

Rebtel gives its customers local phone numbers in their country. Using this number, customers can connect directly with their friends, family or colleagues who live abroad. Since all the calls are local, users can call each other as often as required and talk as long as needed.

 

With the Rebtel service, a customer living in Los Angeles is given a local Los Angeles number, for example, and then using this local number, the customer can connect to friends in Mexico City and in turn, the person in Mexico City will be provided with a local Mexico City number to reach his friend in Los Angeles.