Reliance iCall now offers local payment options

Reliance iCall has announced that they now accept local currency payments in some countries. However is it worth your money? lets find out.

I am sure many of you know by now that Reliance iCall is one of worst VOIP service in the market. They have a horrible connection issues and coupled with non-existent chustomer service, they really make you feel a peasant.

However, thousands of people all over the world continue to use them (pretty sure they didn't read my blog). Even with their 1.25 cents per minute promotional rate to India, they are not worth your money. Last time, I tried using their icall softphone, I wasn't able to login. After several retries, it finally logged in but i wasn't able to make any calls. Their customer support wouldn't even bother to help you with anything.

If you are currently using Reliance iCall, I strongly suggest you try Rebtel (use coupon code VOIPGUIDES100%)

Free International Conference Call Service

You might have seen many free conference calls service popping up everyday but this one is different because it covers countries like Saudi arabia and Middle East. Connecting UAE and Middle east to the conference calling world using VOIP has to be a strong feature of this service.

With literally every leading VOIP Provider banned in the middle east, This new free conference calling service pulls it off using a traditional number to VOIP gateway connectivity.

Today we look at Confcall.net, a new free international conference call service. Confcall provides the conference calling service via the gateway numbers. Usually the gateway number is a geographic number in various countries, so If you are in Australia you will call confcall's local gateway number: 1900-956 599 and instantly connect to the gateway.

You will have to decide on a 6 digit PIN and tell all participants in advance. When a participant connects to his local gateway number, all he needs to do is enter the PIN and he will join the conference call.

This service is extremely helpful for small companies in Saudi arabia who are on a budget and want to talk to business partners in other countries. You can get List of all Local Country Gateway numbers on Confcall.net

Give it a shot and Let us know hows it working for you. We definitely would like to know how this works in the middle east.

Download Skype for Mac OS X Beta 5.4

After Microsoft took over Skype, it seems lot of things have changed. Mainly the development cycle is faster and they are trying to adapt to more open standards than ever before.

With the latest Skype of Mac OS X 5.4 Beta version, Skype has beyond the traditional VOIP telephony and now offers full integration with Facebook. Yes, just like their windows version 5.5, Skype for Mac now supports facebook.

You will now be able to IM and connect with your Facebook friends without leaving Skype. You will also be able to read and update your News Feed, as well as comment and 'Like' your Facebook friends' posts within Skype for Mac.

Here is how facebook integration looks like in Skyper for Mac Client:



If you own a Mac, Don't hesitate to Download Skype for Mac 5.4 Version. Its slick, fast and has lot many awesome features you never had before.

LocalPhone Voucher Code for September 2011

Localphone must be crazy! Yeah, they just extended 20% extra Voucher code for September 2011 for all VOIPGuides readers.

Localphone as many of you already know are one of the most popular VOIP Providers in the world. In 2010, year end VOIPGuide awards for best cheap international call provider Localphone was rated no.1 by over 2000+ readers.

VOIPGuide and Localphone has worked together to bring the cost of certain destinations down with offers and cheaper rates. we continue to provide them feedback on lowering costs for popular destinations.

Do you know that Localphone is the only VOIP company to offer credits as low as $1? Just imagine, you can start calling someone with a Top up of just $1?

In August, Localphone shared a 20% Off Coupon code for all new users. The Localphone Voucher code is now extended for September 2011, the new coupon code is LPVGSEP.

Please follow this procedure for signing up using the new coupon code:

1) Go to Localphone.com
2) click on Sign-up (Register a new account)
3) Now when you are logged in to your account, go to Add Credit
4) Choose the amount and then you will notice, an option to add Voucher code.
5) Enter LPVGSEP and click Add.
6) It will be successfully added with a message telling you that additional 20% credit will be applied to your account once you add the credit.

This process is automatic, so when you add $10 to your account, you will get $12 in total ($10 credit + 20% extra which is $2)

I hope I made this very clear so no one gets confused with the Signup and Voucher code process. Please note this Voucher code only works for new users. If you have existing accounts and open a new account but use same billing (same paypal or credit card), you won't get the credit applied to your account :-)

You have till September 31st 2011 to take advantage of this, so don't waste anymore time and Get your LocalPhone account Today!