Archive for June, 2010

Direct Dial and Calling Card Now in Germany!

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Hot on the heels of launching our service in South Africa, I’m pleased to announce that our most popular products are now available for users living in or travelling to Germany. As of today you can now use Localphone access numbers in Berlin, Dortmund, and Frankfurt.

With Direct Dial we’ll give you a different German landline number to call for each of your contacts. When you dial these local numbers you’ll be connected straight through—no need for account numbers or PINs.

With our Virtual Calling Card you can call one German number to manage your Localphone account and to dial any number in the world.

Don’t forget you can already purchase Incoming Numbers in Germany. These appear as normal landline numbers but can be forwarded to your landline or mobile anywhere in the world at our great international rates, or for free to a Localphone VoIP account.

Existing users can get German access numbers by clicking the “change” link next to “Your Location” near the top of the Localphone Direct Dial page. New users should select Germany as “Your Country” when signing up for their free test call.

Don’t forget to tell your friends and family in Germany and you can call and SMS for free!

New Rate to Pakistan

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

We have unfortunately been forced to increase our call rate to Pakistan in response to actions taken by the Pakistani Government. Effective from 00:00 GMT on 1st July our rate to Pakistan will be $0.109 / £0.076 / €0.089 per minute to both landlines and mobiles.

Due to a rise in the cost of terminating international calls in Pakistan, our suppliers have had to increase the rate they charge us, and we are forced to do the same. It is important to note that this situation is entirely unavoidable and Localphone will in fact make less profit as our margin is now even tighter.

While we always hate to increase our rates, even at these new prices we still offer considerable savings on your international calls with no compromise on quality.

We expect that all international call providers will announce similar rate increases in the coming days. As has happened in the past with Pakistan, we expect the wholesale market will quickly compete to offer lower rates and we’ll pass these savings straight on to you.

Direct Dial, Calling Card, and Incoming Numbers Now in South Africa!

Friday, June 4th, 2010

We’re very excited to announce the availability of our most popular products for users living in or travelling to South Africa, with the addition of access numbers in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, and Pretoria.

With Direct Dial we’ll give you a different South African landline number to call for each of your contacts. When you dial these local numbers you’ll be connected straight through—no need for account numbers or PINs.

With our Virtual Calling Card you can call one South African number to manage your Localphone account and to dial any number in the world.

You can now also purchase Incoming Numbers in South Africa in any of the four cities. These appear as normal landline numbers but can be forwarded to your landline or mobile anywhere in the world at our great rates, or for free to a Localphone VoIP account.

Existing users can get South African access numbers by clicking the “change” link next to “Your Location” near the top of the Localphone Direct Dial page. New users should select South Africa as “Your Country” when signing up for their free test call.

We’re very pleased we can now offer these great products to users in South Africa, and to those travelling to South Africa for the upcoming World Cup. Don’t forget to tell your friends and family and you can call and SMS for free.