The Localphone Blog

Localphone are very excited to announce the launch of the their brand new Android app.

If you are using a phone running Android, like the Nexus One, the HTC Hero, the Samsung Galaxy, to name but a few, this new flexible app lets you make very cheap international calls and texts to over 250 countries worldwide, with the added bonus of updating contacts and checking credit via your smartphone. The app uses the phone’s own dialer to make local calls that connect internationally, which means it won’t use up a customers data allowance.

“Android’s share in some of our key markets has sky-rocketed, with surveys indicating more than 40% of new smartphone sales in the UK and US going to Google’s mobile OS,” said Paul Cusack, Localphone’s founder and CEO. “Our customers have been crying out for an Android app so we are pleased to announce this new addition to our mobile lineup, and look forward to expanding to further platforms in the New Year.”

With call rates as low as 0.5¢ USD per minute, Localphone offer a very simple pay-as-you-go service, and with no hidden contracts or charges these rates look to be some of the cheapest on the market.

Sound good? Then all you need to do is create an online account at Localphone, and get started with a bonus free 5 minute call. Afterwards, you just add credit with the minimum top up being $1/£1/€1 or you can add as much or as little as you need with a variety of payment methods.. The credit doesn’t run out, you simply top up whenever you want to.

Another great service from Localphone

As a special offer for August we’ve increased the amount of bonus credit you’ll earn when your friends sign up! You’ll now get 15% of the amount they add for the next 90 days instead of the usual 10%. But be quick, this is a limited time offer – your friends must sign up by 31st August 2011.

There’s no limit to how much free credit you can earn. For example, if you recommend 4 friends and they each add $10 a month for the first three months, you will get $18 of free credit to call anywhere in the world!

It’s easy to recommend your friends:

• Share on Facebook or Twitter
• Invite your email contacts
• Send your friends your referral link
• Or ask them to enter your email address when they sign up

If you’ve got friends who might be interested in using Localphone, make sure you tell them about our low rates and start earning free credit!

We’re very pleased to announce massive rate reductions across thousands of destinations, with more than 50% off to some countries!

Over recent weeks we’ve negotiated hard with our suppliers and we’re passing the savings on to you, including calls to popular destinations like:

• 51% off calls to Pakistani landlines and mobiles
• 12% off calls to Thai mobiles
• 9% off calls to Iranian mobiles
• 28% off calls to South African landlines
• 32% off calls to Spanish mobiles

We can offer these great new rates without switching to poorer quality routes, so you can expect the same great reliability and crystal clear calls.

Every call and every new customer helps us lower the cost even further, so don’t forget to recommend Localphone to your friends and family to earn 10% of their credit, and cheaper international calls for everyone!

As part of this rate review we’ve tried to simplify our pricing to certain destinations, offering single rates to landlines and mobiles and rounding rates like 0.9¢ up to 1¢ per minute. We’ve tried to limit the number of users affected by these small increases, and they still represent excellent value for money for your international calls.

To check our new rates just log in to our site and view your contacts, or look up the cost in our pricing section.

Thank you for your continued support—we look forward to announcing even lower rates as you continue to help us grow.