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Truphone: Truphone brings low-priced international calls to the iPhone even when not connected to Wi-Fi; Also adds inbound and free iPhone-to-iPhone Truphone calls
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:10122008
Global mobile network operator Truphone today added Truphone Anywhere
functionality to its iPhone application, enabling users to make
international calls across the internet for as little as GBP0.03/$0.06
[UK/Rest of World] per minute even when they're not connected to the
internet. Inbound Truphone calling on the iPhone is also added for the
first time, making it possible to enjoy completely free Truphone calls
between two iPhones.
Truphone Anywhere works in 33 countries around the world, saving iPhone
users from those countries money on international calls made from their
home country when not in Wi-Fi. The easy-to-use service works alongside
domestic service providers, but reduces international call costs to as
little as GBP0.03/$0.06 [UK/RoW] per minute.
Unlike say, calling card solutions, Truphone Anywhere doesn't require a
user to remember what to do. Whenever an international number is
dialled from outside Wi-Fi, Truphone Anywhere simply asks whether
he/she wants to make a Truphone call. The user simply accepts, and
Truphone connects the call.
The second new key feature - inbound calling for Truphone on the iPhone
- works in all countries. Using the new 'presence' feature, iPhone
users can see which of their other Truphone-using contacts are online,
including contacts who also have Truphone on their iPhone. This makes
it possible to place, for the first time, a free iPhone-to-iPhone
Truphone call.
The new inbound call capability means that iPhone users can avoid
inbound call charges - for example, when abroad - provided they are
connected to a Wi-Fi network, enabling significant cost savings.
"No-one likes big mobile bills, and they don't come any bigger than for
international calls" said Geraldine Wilson, Truphone's new CEO. "But
for iPhone users, that no longer needs to be the case. They can choose
either to pay standard international call rates, or to reduce them to
as little as 3 pence or 6 cents per minute. It's as simple as that, no
catches."
All of the original, great benefits of Truphone for the iPhone still
apply:
Truphone routes calls over the internet whenever possible, saving loads
of money both on international calls from a user's home country and on
calls when connected to Wi-Fi abroad
Truphone routes calls over the internet, so customers don't need to
worry about poor mobile reception. Calls are crystal clear and voice
quality is superb from almost any Wi-Fi zone
no monthly line rental, subscription or other hidden charges. Truphone
customers only ever pay for the calls they make. Additional credit is
simply purchased online, or an account may be set to top up [refill]
automatically when it falls to a certain level
Truphone is free to download via the iPhone App Store and takes seconds
to install. New customers receive GBP1/$1 [UK/RoW] free calling credit
to get them started
with Truphone's American Tru Saver bundle, calls within and to the USA
and Canada can be as low as 0.75 pence/1.5 cents [UK/RoW] per minute
calls within and to 40 countries (including UK, Australia, Brazil and
most of Europe) are GBP0.03/$0.06 [UK/RoW] per minute to landlines and
GBP0.15/$0.30 [UK/RoW] per minute to mobiles
making a Truphone call couldn't be simpler: open the Truphone
application and dial as normal. Truphone uses the iPhone's own address
book.
Truphone has been enabling iPhone users to make major savings on
international calls since July, by routing outbound calls over the
internet using Wi-Fi.
iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries. Truphone is a trademark of Software Cellular Network
Limited. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All
other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service
marks are the properties of their respective owners.
Notes to editors
Truphone Anywhere works by connecting to a local Truphone server, which
then connects the long-distance part of the call over the internet. The
local connection to Truphone is, typically, free because it uses
bundled minutes from the customer's usual cellular service provider.
Truphone Anywhere is designed to save users money when making
international calls from their home country. Using the service while
abroad may result in higher charges.
Truphone Anywhere works using local 'points of presence'. Truphone has
points of presence in 33 countries.
Links and other resources
Photo: Geraldine Wilson
Truphone photos (Flickr)
Truphone press office Truphone website
About Truphone The first true mobile internet network operator,
Truphone allows users of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile phones to make and
receive regular telephone calls, and to send and receive SMS [text]
messages, using only a Wi-Fi connection and the internet. It has users
in 149 countries.
Truphone is the trading name of Software Cellular Network (SCN). SCN is
privately owned, funded by both venture capital investment and angel
investors.
CONTACT: Truphone
WWW: http://www.truphone.com
Rose Ross, Both Barrels Communications
Tel: +44 (0)208 255 5225
e-mail: rose@bbcomms.co.uk
Sue Huss, Comunicano Inc
Tel: +1 619 379 4396
e-mail: sue.huss@comunicano.com
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