How to Call Cuba from your PC

February 02, 2012 | Rebtel

Calling Cuba from your PC is one option to consider if you need top stay in contact with friends and family. Making calls from your PC can be less expensive than going through a carrier or using a phone card, and all you need is your home computer – no landline or mobile phone is required. Although calling Cuba is notoriously expensive, examining the available options can help you save money and hassle when choosing an application that can make PC to phone calls to Cuba.

Using a Desktop Application to Call Cuba from your PC

If you'd like to use your PC to make a call to Cuba, the first step is picking a program. The most popular options are VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services that allow you to call from PC to phone or from PC to PC. Learn the features and the rates of different desktop programs to choose the best route when you want to call Cuba from your PC.

Of all the VoIP providers, Skype has the most name recognition. The program allows PC to PC as well as PC to phone calling, as well as SMS and video chat services. Unfortunately, you're looking at sky high rates if you want to call Cuba from your PC. Calling your friends and family in Cuba can cost upwards of $1.15 per minute if you use Skype, plus connection fees.

Google Voice is another VoIP service that has earned some recognition. While the service does not have a native desktop client, it can be accessed easily in your browser. You can download a third party client like GVNotifier, or even get the official Google Voice Chrome extension made by Google. Still, a phone call to Cuba from your PC will run you about 98 cents per minute, and the call quality isn't known to be the best around.

There are a few other VoIP clients out there that offer international calling, but some of them do not even offer calls to Cuba. OoVoo is one example – meaning you're out of luck when you want to use the service on your PC to call friends or family in Cuba.

Making PC to Phone Calls to Cuba with Rebtel

Rebtel offers a comparatively low cost, easier solution to those who want to call Cuba from a PC. The Rebtel desktop client is free to download, simple to set up and offers a variety of benefits over using traditional PC to phone services when calling Cuba.

- Calling other Rebtel users is absolutely free. If your friend or family member in Cuba is using either the desktop client or the Rebtel iPhone app, then on your contact list a “free” icon will appear next to their name. You can now communicate free of charge!

- Calling Cuba from your Rebtel PC program gives you access to some of the clearest calls at some of the lowest rates around. Call a Cuban landline phone for as little as 79 cents per minute.

- No need to worry about roaming – making calls through your PC means there's no particular zone you need to stay within. Make your calls from anywhere in the world with ease!

- There are no usernames to remember or contact lists to build with Rebtel. Simply use your phone number to identify yourself and call family and friends straight from your Facebook or Google contacts!

It shouldn't feel like a chore to call Cuba from your PC. Get in touch with your loved ones using Rebtel's simple, easy to use service to save both time and money.