Jaxtr Wins on Price and User Convenience for International Mobile Calling
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% of the time, as seen in the rates chart.
- 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 you 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.
| Destination | Jaxtr | Jajah | EQO | Mig33 | Skype Out | Truphone* | Rebtel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | .150 | .189 | .281 | .372 | .253 | .278 | .180 |
| Indonesia | .130 | .153 | .167 | .189 | .154 | .278 | .146 |
| India | .060 | .076 | .065 | .084 | .092 | .463 | .059 |
| Germany | .190 | .206 | .305 | .264 | .246 | .278 | .193 |
| Canada | .010 | .029 | .023 | .022 | .021 | .056 | .015 |
| Mexico | .180 | .293 | .319 | .282 | .336 | .463 | .220 |
| China | .010 | .033 | .023 | .021 | .021 | .056 | .019 |
| France | .170 | .183 | .257 | .208 | .203 | .278 | .171 |
| Brazil | .250 | .242 | .377 | .137 | .213 | .278 | .250 |
| Pakistan | .110 | .130 | .056 | .173 | .143 | .463 | .139 |
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.
*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 café jaxtr and talk with them versus IM or email
- Send free international SMS
- Manage calls with call forwarding to any phone
- Use a jaxtr link to keep your number private
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For further information, please contact:
Laurie Thornton
laurie@radiatepr.com
650-654-2660
Visit www.jaxtr.com/laurie to call or text me from anywhere for free.
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