20 Euro cents per minute is quite outrageous

March 21, 2008 7:28 AM

Is there a better option for international phone forwarding than Skype?

I would like to have a US phone number redirect to my German phone number, but Skype's rates to German mobiles are quite high. Are there any other options?

posted by cmonkey to technology (4 comments total)

In general, the connect rates for mobile phones are very high. A different provider might be a bit less expensive, but connecting to a German cell phone is always going to be more expensive than connecting to a German landline.
posted by b1tr0t at 7:30 AM on March 21

I don't mind paying something but calling another mobile from mine costs 0.13 EUR, so I know that Skype charges much more than just the connection tariff, thus the desire to find cheaper options.
posted by cmonkey at 7:38 AM on March 21

There are a lot of VOIP services like jajah, rebtel, fring, ...
There are a lot more. I myself have used rebtel for a while to call mobile-to-mobile between the S and NL. It's quite affordable but the quality was quite bad.
I'm curious as to experiences with other services.
posted by jouke at 8:06 AM on March 21

Koala Calling offers this, among other inexpensive telecom facilities aimed at international travelers.

I've used their ringback service before. Worked great, every time I used it. I'm pretty sure that Koala is a one or two-man operation reselling services from telecom providers.
posted by toxic at 8:57 AM on March 21