Price, quality, and service are the probably the most important factors influencing the choice of a VoIP provider. Providers such as Betamax (e.g., Rynga, Jumblo, SmartVoIP) do reasonably well on price and to some extent on quality, however, their non-existent customer service renders the entire value proposition useless. Blocked accounts, billing disputes, payment issues, and...

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It has been a while since we got a smoking deal on free VoIP calls, so I was really excited to see a tweet from Ward Mundy about this LocalPhone promotion. Wow….what a great way to start the weekend. One Day Special: LocalPhone.com, with U.S. calls under 1¢, offers $10 bonus with $15 top up....

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There are a few providers that manage to strike a balance between providing good quality and affordability. Fortunately, in the VoIP space, good quality does not always come at a hefty price. Today, we look at another VoIP service provider (VSP) that provides great features at extremely affordable prices – MO-Call. Read on to find...

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Last week when I was browsing through the iPhone App store, I stumbled across a mobile VoIP (mVoIP) app – Whistle Phone. Free calls, local USA DID, 3 way calling – it sounded too good to be true!! Given the questionable quality of lot of apps on the App Store, I started testing Whistle Phone...

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Here at TruVoIPBuzz, I am always on a look out for a new VoIP services that show some promise. The objective is two fold: Make you aware of options that you have, and Help young VoIP companies to get their feet off the ground. Today, let us look at another VoIP startup that seems promising...

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If you are on a lookout for a cheap international calls, but do not want to deal with Betamax for various reasons, including payment issues (not being able to use Credit card or Paypal with Betamax) or billing disputes – your calls have been answered!! Today, we look at a new VoIP service provider claiming...

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I am surprised (and upset) at the reluctance of telecom companies (telcos) to embrace and encourage VoIP over their cellular networks. Today, I will discus why it makes absolutely no sense for the mobile carriers to discourage the adoption of VoIP on their networks. Mobile carriers may be motivated to to block VoIP over their...

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The payment issues (not able to use credit cards, Paypal) with several Betamax providers, hasn’t stopped Betamax from rolling out another service – Rynga. This seems to be a regular affair – every few months Betamax will roll out a new service with some great rates to various destinations and slowly increase the rates (only...

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With this tutorial, you will be able to call from your mobile without using your local minutes. WOW!! Why do you need this? I’m sure you all know that local minutes are expensive. AT&T charges $0.45 per minute for every additional minute beyond your plan. This forces you to change your calling pattern, like calling...

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UPDATE: This tutorial has been updated. Please refer to the updated post to find out how to save your local cell phone minutes. When comparing VoIP providers for the cheapest international calling options, you often overlook the charges levied by the local cell phone carrier. Often the cost to call the local access number (local...

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