Jaxtr Wins on Price and User Convenience for International Mobile Calling
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MENLO PARK, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Jaxtr, the company that links your phone to the Web, today shares
a cost comparison of its international calling versus other providers.
Consumers select international calling providers based on key factors:
-- Price: When calling a mobile phone--in many of the most
frequently called countries worldwide--from a mobile or
landline, jaxtr offers the cheapest rates 80 percent of the
time, as seen in rates chart below.
-- Convenience: Jaxtr offers the most convenient solution. Jaxtr
does not require any of the following: software downloads,
access numbers, PIN numbers, a data plan for your mobile phone
or access to a Wi-Fi hotspot. Consumers can use jaxtr with any
phone.
-- Quality: Jaxtr stands behind its quality by awarding free
minutes to each new member so that they can place a call and
try the service for free before buying minutes.
-- Coverage: Jaxtr offers the broadest reach available with
service in 220 countries and one-number direct-dial service in
55 countries--reaching more than two-thirds of the world's
population.
Calling a Mobile Phone: This chart shows costs of calling a mobile
phone in another country from a landline or mobile phone. (in U.S.
Dollars) Bold denotes lowest rate.
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Destination Jaxtr Jajah EQO Mig33 Skype Out Truphone(1) Rebtel
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UK .150 .189 .281 .372 .253 .278 .180
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Indonesia .130 .153 .167 .189 .154 .278 .146
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India .060 .076 .065 .084 .092 .463 .059
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Germany .190 .206 .305 .264 .246 .278 .193
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Canada .010 .029 .023 .022 .021 .056 .015
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Mexico .180 .293 .319 .282 .336 .463 .220
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China .010 .033 .023 .021 .021 .056 .019
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France .170 .183 .257 .208 .203 .278 .171
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Brazil .250 .242 .377 .137 .213 .278 .250
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Pakistan .110 .130 .056 .173 .143 .463 .139
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Updated as of August 25, 2008. Does not include connection fees.
Please check individual companies' sites for most up-to-date rates.
The information was pulled from companies' Web sites.
(1)Many Truphone deals are limited to Nokia N-series phones, Nokia
E-series phones, and iPhones. In general, phone calling through this
service requires a phone with Internet access and a Wi-Fi data
hotspot.
In addition to international calling, jaxtr offers a wide-array of
social features to get in touch and stay in touch with people who
share common interests, including the ability to:
-- Connect with friends worldwide with our call widgets for blogs
and social profiles
-- Meet new friends with common interests in cafe jaxtr and talk
with them via IM or email
-- Send free international SMS
-- Manage calls with call forwarding to any phone
-- Use a jaxtr link to keep your number private
Jaxtr
Stacy Geagan Wagner, 650-714-2523
sgw@jaxtr.com
or
Laurie Thornton, 650-654-2660
laurie@radiatepr.com
Copyright Business Wire 2008
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