How To Get Free VOIP calling on your Cell Phone
There are many ways to use VOIP on your Cell Phone in WiFi Areas.
You can get VOIP on Free WiFi at home, at McDonalds, and at other Free HotSpots.
VOIP may also be cheaper to use with some Wireless Data plans.
Skype is the best known low cost VOIP on many Phones (iPhone, Android, Symbian, and some others).
Skype is not Free. Skype costs 2.3˘ per minute or about $1/month
The Best VOIP Variety for a FREE SmartPhone App is from NetTalk
NetTalk has a FREE SmartPhone App for iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile - FREE,
with FREE VOIP calling on your SmartPhone in WiFi Hotspots or using your Cell Data connection (costs?).
(The Smartphone App gives you a remote phone number, unless you buy their NetTalk Duo - great for home.
Save money by getting rid of your land line - buy the NetTalk Duo for $70 to plug into your home internet.
Make FREE Phone Calls at home & on your Cell Phone with WiFi. (You pay $30/year after the first year))
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2nd Best: Google Voice with GrooveIP for Android, or MagicJack for iPhone
For Android, Google Voice requires callback, but GrooveIP lets you use Google Voice to Call out.
For iPhone/iPod/iPad, if you buy MagicJack, you can use their SmartPhone App FREE.
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Next Best, get
Vopium VOIP SmartPhone App for almost any phone
Calls to US/Canada 2˘-3˘/min (or $12.28/mo unlimited to 51 Countries) (iPhone, Android, Nokia, Blackberry)
(51 Countries include: Andorra,
Argentina,
Australia,
Austria,
Belgium,
Bulgaria,
Canada,
Chile,
China(+mobiles),
Columbia,
Croatia,
Cyprus,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Guadeloupe,
Guam,
Hong Kong(+mobiles),
Hungary,
Iceland,
Ireland,
Israel,
Italy,
Japan,
Jordan,
Latvia,
Lithuania,
Luxembourg,
Malaysia,
Malta,
Netherlands,
New Zealand,
Norway,
Poland,
Portugal,
Romania,
Singapore,
Slovakia,
Slovenia,
South Korea,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Taiwan,
Thailand(+mobiles),
Turkey,
UK,
US,
US mobiles)
Special deals to India ($10.60/mo), Pakistan or Bangladesh ($13.26/mo each).
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MagicJack Plus VOIP calls are also Free, but their SmartPhone App only works on iPhone/iPod/iPad.
The Ooma Telo is a HD Quality Phone service that is almost free (after you buy the phone for about $200, you pay about $3.50/mo for home use). You can buy their SmartPhone App (iPhone/iPod/iPad & Android only) for about $10,
then you pay 1.9˘ a minute to use it on your SmartPhone.
Other New low cost VOIP Options are:
- Fring 1˘/min (iPhone, Android, Symbian, some Mobile Browsers)
- Ooma Smartphone App for Android 1.9˘/min
- Vopium 2˘/min (iPhone, Android, Nokia Symbian, Blackberry)
- Nimbuzz 2˘/min (some Nokia Symbian, iPhone and iPod Touch devices),
- Talkonaut 2˘/min+ (iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and some others),
- and TruPhone 2.1˘/min (iPhone, Android, Symbian, some Mobile Browsers)
- iSkoot (Social Media) - uses Skype for VOIP?,
- Voxox
- TuiTalk.com/
- VoipStunt
- VOIP Buster
- Jajah (iPhone and Android)
A Chart to Compare Major VOIP Providers
(Only Ooma offers HD Voice at home, but this lists all VOIP competitors)
Initial Phone Cost
Monthly Basic
HD Voice?
Caller ID/CallWaiting
VoiceMail
911
Receive Calls
Basic Features
Monthly Deluxe
(Home) US ˘/min
Phone Quality
Runs on PC/Laptop
FAX
SmartPhone App
International (Mexico)
Int'l (Mexico) Cell
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Ooma Telo
about $200
$3.50/mo tax & fees
YES
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
8
$12.95/mo
FREE
Crisp and Clear
NO
YES
1.6˘/min
iPhone+droid
3˘+
(cell 38˘)
Int'l Rates
1˘ = Buy 1,000 minutes for $9.95
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MagicJack Plus
about $87
FREE 1yr,
then $30/yr
NO
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
4
n/a
FREE
Good
YES (USB)
YES*
FREE on iPad
10˘+
(cell 33˘)
Int'l Rates
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MagicJack
about $40
FREE 1yr,
then $20/yr
NO
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
4
n/a
FREE
Good to Fair
YES (USB)
YES*
FREE on iPad
10˘+
(cell 33˘)
Int'l Rates
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NetTalk Duo
about $70
FREE 1yr, & $30/yr
NO
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
4
n/a
FREE
Good
YES (USB)
YES
FREE iPhone+droid
BlkBerry+Win
10˘+
(cell 33˘)
Int'l Rates
or $120/yr
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Buy a Skype
2.3˘/min
$3/mo US
$13.99/mo World
NO
n/a
$3/mo
n/a
$30/yr
2
2˘/min or $3/mo
Fair
YES
NO
2.3˘/min iPhone
Android
3˘-11˘
(cell 38˘)
Int'l Rates
$13.99/mo Int'l
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Vopium
(SmartPhone)
2˘-3˘/min
$3/mo US+CA
$12.10/mo World
NO
n/a
NO
NO
NO
0
2˘-3˘/min
Fair
YES
NO
2˘-3˘/min iPhone
Android, BlkBerry
Nokia
5˘-6˘
(cell 13˘-16˘)
2000 min/$11.98
61 countries
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5000 minutes/month Free with Ooma Telo
MagicJack may cut off calls at 1-1/2 hours, but MagicJack says Unlimited Calling.
Both Ooma and magicJack Plus have free in-network calling.
Both services have international calling at low VoIP rates.
Number Porting - Ooma $39.95 / MagicJack Plus - didn't work for me.
If you buy a used MagicJack, get the password and email from the original owner. Then you can change both, and add your own credit card to buy more years of service.
If you buy a used Ooma, you will have to pay about $80 to reactivate it.
*MagicJack Support says MagicJack can Fax
According to eHow.com, you can use Fring to access your MagicJack VOIP on your Cell Phone.
The Gizmo Project appears to offer Free VOIP calling
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Get NetTalk, MagicJack Plus, Ooma Telo, Phone Power, or ViaTalk & plug it into your Home Internet - Unlimited VOIP calls at Home.
Then, get their SmartPhone App for your Cell Phone (iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Mobile).
Ooma Telo has HD Voice Quality. NetTalk Duo and MagicJack Plus are good quality, much better than the old MagicJack.
The old MagicJack needs your PC to be running, whereas the others can run on your home Network with your Internet.
The new SmartPhone Apps can run via WiFi on your SmartPhone at home or at WiFi Hotspots.
The Best VOIP Variety for a FREE SmartPhone App is NetTalk Duo
If you buy the NetTalk Duo for $87, you pay $30/year after the first year for home use,
and their SmartPhone App for iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile is FREE,
with FREE VOIP calling on your SmartPhone in WiFi Hotspots.
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If you don't want to buy NetTalk, then get
Vopium VOIP
Calls to US/Canada 2˘-3˘/min (or $12.28/mo unlimited to 51 Countries) (iPhone, Android, Nokia, Blackberry)
(51 Countries include: Andorra,
Argentina,
Australia,
Austria,
Belgium,
Bulgaria,
Canada,
Chile,
China(+mobiles),
Columbia,
Croatia,
Cyprus,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Guadeloupe,
Guam,
Hong Kong(+mobiles),
Hungary,
Iceland,
Ireland,
Israel,
Italy,
Japan,
Jordan,
Latvia,
Lithuania,
Luxembourg,
Malaysia,
Malta,
Netherlands,
New Zealand,
Norway,
Poland,
Portugal,
Romania,
Singapore,
Slovakia,
Slovenia,
South Korea,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Taiwan,
Thailand(+mobiles),
Turkey,
UK,
US,
US mobiles)
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Optionally, NetTalk Duo, MagicJack, MagicJack Plus or Phone Power (w/ USB Adapter) can run on a laptop with WiFi or a Rental PC.
(The old MagicJack doesn't work on every computer - USB Mice or CPU-Intensive Programs can make it crash or hang)
In Sum, Ooma Telo is the Best Choice for HD Clarity.
NetTalk Duo has a FREE SmartPhone App for most Smartphones (iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Mobile).
MagicJack and MagicJack Plus also have a FREE SmartPhone App, but so far it only works on iPhone/iPod/iPad.
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