Last few days saw emergence of many Cheap Calling to India thread. Here is a consolidated list. I have no intention of stealing credit from OPs, so I am quoting each of them.
Just to avoid repost police: I am adding reliance to the list:
Reliance varma81: https://www.reliablecalling.com 1.66c per minute sidharth17: localphone.com for 2.5 cents/minute pario: dial91.com 1.2 cent per min and landline 1.5 cent per min ShakuniMama: gTalk.com 1.89c per minute Someone http://www.rebtel.com/ 1.79c/min
underemployed said: Tringotel: Indian VOIP Solution, TringoTel OPs addtion: Uou need ATA box and broadband in India. ALL VOIP providers will serve this way (though you have to take care of ATA and broadband yourself). Low cost examples are: Vonage, ViaTalk, Lingo , VBuzzer, VOIPBuster and numerous others. Voxilla is an authentic source for comparing VOIP providers
SRM19 said: Yahoo offer for the holidays. 0.5c 12/25/06 to 1/1/07 Link
Thanks for your effort, this is in my favrite topics now!
ganjd
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 11, 2006 @ 3:26p
Thanks OP. Great topic.
ganjd
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 11, 2006 @ 3:29p
Airtell looks good for now but I am not able to sign up even after saveral attempts. Its down now. What the heck they thought when they released their site May be making fun out of us by having very little bandwith.
kpraveenn
Happy Member
posted: Dec. 11, 2006 @ 3:30p
Thank you OP!! Definitely green for ur efforts.
underemployed
Member
posted: Dec. 11, 2006 @ 3:39p
Hi Continuing with the same topic abt calling india ... i am not sure how many of yall use VOIP solutions to call home like Vonage, etc I use a service called tringotel (TringoTel) thats VOIP based, it gives u a USA number to use in India and charges only 6$ a month for unlimited incoming and 100 minutes outgoing ... the quality is good, there is no delay or lag ....
underemployed said: Hi Continuing with the same topic abt calling india ... i am not sure how many of yall use VOIP solutions to call home like Vonage, etc I use a service called tringotel (TringoTel) thats VOIP based, it gives u a USA number to use in India and charges only 6$ a month for unlimited incoming and 100 minutes outgoing ... the quality is good, there is no delay or lag ....
though would just share it with yall\\
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Not sure?! How is this different from all other voips? e.g. Get SR for $199/2 years 1. $8.3/mo 2. Get $3.00 international call credit. 3. Free equip + free s/h
Of course you need to wait for the deal.
welcome
New Member
posted: Dec. 12, 2006 @ 11:09p
Thanks OP. For me it looks like 'Relaible Calling 7.5c/minute Reliable Calling ' is the better one.. no wait for registration, and good quality(just made only one call though) for reasonable rate. Tried to register for airtel , but could not get the customer agent after trying for an hr.. stana card sucks in quality..
financeNewbie
Member
posted: Dec. 22, 2006 @ 2:41p
Also reliance has the following celebration offer unti jan 31st:
The Reliance India Call Celebration Offer
calls now made to India benefits Reliance network (93 mobile, land line & FWP numbers) 7.4 cents other networks 7.9 cents prepaid customer - 1st two recharges double talktime pay after use customer 50% discount on monthly bill
Double talk time for first two recharges until jan 31st...
whynotfree
Member
posted: Dec. 23, 2006 @ 5:26p
Thanks OP! Good effort to put every thing at one place!
I am using Pingo since 2 months and liked the service....good part is signup bonus...i got like close to 4 $25 restaurant gift cards till now for 4 new accounts.
vissu19 said: I have been using www.teliage.com for the past five months and I can say their service is better than reliance india. It works just like reliance - u can setup multiple phone numbers for pinless dialing. You can also setup shortcuts for frequently called numbers. They charge around 8.4c/min during day time and 7.4c for offpeak hours (I think its 12AM to 7AM CST).
Stanacard rate changed to 0.078 for India. They are the easiest to dial and setup. I will try to check teliage.com
Stanacard also gives sign up bonus.
hawkdealeyes
New Member
posted: Jan. 2, 2007 @ 12:09p
I noticed that Pingo India calling card rates is now 7.6 cents a min. Also if you link to Pingo.com and email link@freeautobot.com. You'll recieve a free $5 phone card to try Pingo w/0 having to put in your credit card.
waltmil
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2007 @ 11:34a
I am confused about Pingo link $5 bonus. Can you give more details, please? hawkdealeyes said: I noticed that Pingo India calling card rates is now 7.6 cents a min. Also if you link to Pingo.com and email link@freeautobot.com. You'll recieve a free $5 phone card to try Pingo w/0 having to put in your credit card.
gs3e
New Member
posted: Jan. 13, 2007 @ 2:20p
MrStank said: THANK GOD
Now I can bury all the stupid India threads with one click
Wow, Mr. Stink...! Did you have to express yourself?!!
sorry i didn't get back to you, i haven't been on the site for a while and just went back on to buy some flowers. I tried the trick to start the check out process to put in your email and see if they send you an offer to buy when you don't complete the order. but that didn't work and i can't get in trouble for vday for forgetting to send flowers.
So back to your question, Pingo has a page that helps explain this free offer better at. http://www.Pingo.com/en/freeinternationalcallingcards.do but basically you get a $5 phone card to try Pingo without having to buy anything. you just need to post a link from your website or blog to Pingo.com
take care!
dngoyal
Member
posted: Feb. 7, 2007 @ 11:23a
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srinathpedi
Member
posted: Feb. 12, 2007 @ 1:40p
MrStank said: THANK GOD
Now I can bury all the stupid India threads with one click
Mind your language.... if you are not Indian, it doesn't mean you can insult it....
zoooom0007
Member
posted: Feb. 12, 2007 @ 2:05p
I got an email today from WQN saying they are slashing their rates to 7.9 cents/ min to India. Looks like a good deal. I am still gonna stick with Airtel. I like their quality and the fact that they started this thing.....
Does anybody know of a calling card company that offers unlimited calling to any one number in India for a flat fee? I remember having seen such an ad sometime back, but can't recollect it now. Any experience with such a service?
zaky101
Member
posted: Feb. 28, 2007 @ 10:12a
princea1 said: Does anybody know of a calling card company that offers unlimited calling to any one number in India for a flat fee? I remember having seen such an ad sometime back, but can't recollect it now. Any experience with such a service?
Sure there is such a service called "www.mpingi.com" . This offers unlimited calls for $34.95/ month. I have seen their ads running on Zee-TV all the time.
zaky101 said: princea1 said: Does anybody know of a calling card company that offers unlimited calling to any one number in India for a flat fee? I remember having seen such an ad sometime back, but can't recollect it now. Any experience with such a service?
Sure there is such a service called "www.mpingi.com" . This offers unlimited calls for $34.95/ month. I have seen their ads running on Zee-TV all the time.
Has anyone tried this service ? The $34.95 plan offers unlimited domestic calling, and unlimited calling to any one MPINGI number in India. This is not really good unless you need domestic calling and have a MPINGI number in India. Is there any other service that can be used for unlimited calling to any one phone number in India only?
gloryboy
Member
posted: Apr. 17, 2007 @ 11:15a
I have been using Stanacard.com (7.8c/min, minute rounding) to call India. Quality seems to be pretty good. I signed up using someone's referral and they gave me $20 credit for my $10 purchase. Is there anything better than this? I am nearing the end of my promo credit, so I am trying to decide whether to add more money or not. I know a lot of people use reliance. Is it that good? Is there something better/cheaper? Fiance is in India right now, so I have been calling a lot lately!
gavsharma
Member
posted: May. 4, 2007 @ 4:09a
I am in same boat. My phone bills are running over $120 per month. I use G3telecom with auto recharge. Costs me a cool 6.5c/min. Haven`t found anything cheaper anywhere.
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gavsharma
Member
posted: May. 9, 2007 @ 4:09p
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deallvr
New Member
posted: May. 14, 2007 @ 3:05p
Don't ever use Mpingi ... The support is bad .. .the customer service is bad... the sales is too bad they don't tell you the actuals ... they charge you even the setup is not up and running ... Almost two months I am not able to call to India number ...
deallvr
New Member
posted: May. 14, 2007 @ 3:06p
deallvr said: Don't ever use Mpingi TextMpingi... The support is bad .. .the customer service is bad... the sales is too bad they don't tell you the actuals ... they charge you even the setup is not up and running ... Almost two months I am not able to call to India number ...
Sach said: I read thru about half this thread and it sounds like there is no consensus on a good, cheap, clear line to India. I currently use a calling card called "Shukran" in the D.C area and while it is cheap, the call quality can vary and usually the folks on the line in India seem to have a harder time hearing. Try Zenofon with the best option. Also, Pingo has good offer right now. Check the links in this post.
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