Comments on: 20 Euro cents per minute is quite outrageous

Question: 20 Euro cents per minute is quite outrageous

cmonkey — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:28:29 -0800

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?

By: b1tr0t

b1tr0t — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:30:50 -0800

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.

By: cmonkey

cmonkey — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:38:36 -0800

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.

By: jouke

jouke — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:06:45 -0800

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.

By: toxic

toxic — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:57:50 -0800

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.