Celebrate Chinese New Year With Rebtel
Rebtel Celebrates Year of the Rat with 1 Million Minutes of Free International Calls to China
Stockholm, Sweden – January 30, 2008 – Gong xi fa cai – Happy Chinese New Year! Chinese tradition says that the first words heard on the first day of the year can affect your fortunes for the entire year. In order to help spread good fortune, Rebtel http://www.rebtel.com are running a Million Minute Giveaway. During the Chinese New Year festivities, anyone can call friends in China to wish them luck and prosperity for the New Year – completely free!
Starting February 7, 2008, the first day of the Chinese New Year, anyone living in the 39 countries served by Rebtel can use their mobile phone to call any phone, anywhere in China for free. Each person can make up to five hours of free calls to China. The offer will run during the Chinese New Year festivities between the 7th and 21st of February.
“The Chinese New Year is a celebration of change,” said Hjalmar Winbladh, Rebtel co-founder and CEO. “So out with the old way of calling China, and in with the new – the Rebtel way. Give it a try. Saving money on long-distance calls is one way to ensure that you prosper financially for the rest of the year!’
Further information: http://www.rebtel.com/china
Rebtel Direct calls to China cost less than 2¢ per minute from any of the other 39 countries that Rebtel serves. By comparison, AT&T charges $3.50 per minute to call a mobile phone in China from a mobile phone in the U.S. That same call from the U.K. using Vodafone costs $3.33 per minute. From Canada, the cost per minute for calls to China on TELUS Mobility can be as low as 8¢ per minute – but only with an $8.00 or $12.00 per month special service plan.
With Rebtel, there is no charge to set up an account. No monthly fees, no connection fees, no hidden costs, and it works with all mobile carriers. No change to your current mobile service is required.
About Rebtel
Rebtel is a global communications company that makes it possible to call any phone, anywhere in the world, for just pennies per minute. Its services can be used with any mobile phone without modification or software downloads.
Anyone may make a free 10 minute call to test Rebtel’s service. Thereafter, customers only pay for the minutes they use. Rebtel Smart Calls between the 40 counties served by Rebtel are always free and only one of the two people on a call needs to be a Rebtel customer.
To start using Rebtel services, go to http://www.rebtel.com.
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