How to save a packet making mobile-to-mobile international calls

December 22, 2011 | Rebtel

The world is shrinking and the development of new mobile phone and PC technology is driving this change. Not so long ago, making mobile to mobile international calls was usually very expensive, with people spending large sums of money to keep in touch with loved ones back home, even for just a few minutes. Thankfully this situation no longer is the case. Greatly improved communications thanks to technology like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and the advent of the smartphone has meant that keeping in touch with your friends and loved ones through mobile to mobile communication is now cheaper and easier than ever.

Everyone is now looking for the best way to make cheap international calls from mobile handsets, but did you know that you can actually go a step further and make free international calls from mobile and smartphones?

How to make free international calls from your mobile

There are several companies that offer apps for download for BlackBerry, iPhone and Android devices and some of the best are Viber, Yahoo! Messenger, Skype and Rebtel. To make free international calls from your chosen device, then follow the simple steps below.

1. Download the app from your provider onto your device.

2. Register your details with the provider.

3. This is VERY important: To make free calls, your contact will need to have downloaded the same app from the same provider onto their smartphone too. So it may be worthwhile contacting them to ensure they have done this.

4. Simply call your contact using your new app and if they have installed it too, then you can speak mobile-to-mobile completely free. You can even send international SMS free of charge this way too or have a video conversation free of charge!

How to make cheap international calls from your mobile

Of course, it is not always practical that all of your contacts have the same app downloaded onto their mobile, or they may have an older mobile handset that cannot download or use apps. In such cases, registering with an international call company that offers the cheapest international call rates is absolutely vital and certainly the best when it comes to all round value across the globe, is Swedish telecoms firm Rebtel and here’s how you can make a cheap international call with them.

1. Download the Rebtel app onto your device and register your details

2. Insert your contacts into your address book.

3. When you want to first call a contact with Rebtel, click on their name. Rebtel will then generate a local number for you to call them on. When Rebtel inform you of this new number, save it next to your contacts details. You can then use this number to contact this person every time.

4. Click the number and speak away, knowing you are getting the cheapest possible prices for your international call.

How do Rebtel offer such low prices?

Rebtel are able to offer such low prices for international calls by using VoIP technology to transmit the international part of the call over the Internet. This means that all the dialler needs to pay is for the local part of the call (to their provider) plus a very small amount to Rebtel for setting up the local number in the destination country and transmitting the call over the Internet. These savings, which can be up to 95% less than what BT charge for a similar call, are then passed onto the user in the form of superb value call rates.

So if you are looking for cheap international calls from mobile phones, smart phones or even your PC, then Rebtel is certainly the company to consider, with high quality lines, superb service, cheap rates and even free calls for customers using the Rebtel app, keeping in touch internationally has never been easier or cheaper.