Wed 8 Aug 2007
Practical for International Calls - Rebtel.com (works in most countries)
Posted by Farshid under Good Sites , ReviewsUpdate: I stand corrected as Anne-Marie tells us how to make international calls with paying local rates (or free if you don’t pay for local calls)…read the first comment on this post. Thanks Anne-Marie!
Previously, I wrote a post about all the different ways I use to talk (voice) with friends and family. Pretty much all of them involved having access to a computer in one way or another. Here is one that doesn’t need you using a PC at all. In essence it is comparable to using calling cards but much more straight forward.
On Rebtel.com you sign up, then give the number you want to call, the site then gives you a (permanent) local number and whenever you call that number, it calls the international number. Benefit : Don’t have to keep track and punch in calling card codes (or program them), most local calls are free these days. Drawback: you still have to pay a international rate (which is very cheap) by charging your account, so no free lunch.
August 9th, 2007 at 10:24 am
Hey - thanks for this! Just wanted to point out that there kind of is a free lunch option with Rebtel… It’s called a Smart Call and it’s a way to avoid paying us anything at all for the call. As long as you and your friend are both in ‘Rebtel Countries’ (37 and counting!) you can make a Smart Call. Basically, you ask your friend to call you back. Then you stay on the line while they disconnect and call back. In a few seconds they’ll join you back on the call - and you’re both talking at local rates (or free if your local calls are free.) Free lunch aplenty! See here for more info: http://www.rebtel.com/en/How-it-works/Dont-click-here/