Its real easy to use and set up. You can take the top 20 of your contacts that are not on the same network as you are or even international numbers and this website will assign them new US numbers. When you call them you can dial their new number and hangup and then it calls you right back from a number that is on your network so the call will be free and connects you to your friend from a number that is on his network so its free for your friend too. If you dont hang up then it will just connect you directly. It is also a dirt cheap long distance provider but without using an annoying calling card because you can simply assign your international numbers a US number and then dial them without have to press any additional codes or dialing a local access number first. The first $10 in long distance is free with this link Linky The website is www.zenofon.com but I haven't figured a way on how to sign up directly without an invite code so please don't flag me. I have been using this site for a few months and the quality and service have been good. When someone is avoiding my phone calls you can change your caller ID to any number you want when you call them, like their girlfriend or work number. If they are tight on minutes you can even call them from a number on their network so it wont costs you or your friend minutes. changing my caller id has been a lot of fun when making prank phone calls too. This works with all the providers including sprint at&t T-Mobile and verizon. Here is some info from their website.
No Pin Needed Dialing a long pin before you make international calls is a thing of the past.
Ideal for Cell Phones We give you USA numbers that you can forward to your International contacts. Call right from your cell phonebook, NO PINS or access numbers.
Change your Caller-ID Pick the caller-ID that shows up when you call people. Keep people on a need to know basis.
Callback to Save Minutes Depending on your cellphone plan it might be cheaper to have Zenofon call you, rather than have you call us.
Great Rates Our rates are cheaper than Skype, and you can use our service from your cell or home phone; you don't need a computer. Check Zenofon Rates
Invite and get commissions Zenofon only allows new members by referral. Each time a new friend joins based on your referral you can get commissions. Get commissions from your friends, friends you friends invite and so on
Control Your Account Our easy to use website lets you view and manage your numbers, contacts, invites, commissions, calls, and email notificiations on all your referrals.
Who We Are Zenofon LLC is a startup technology company based out of Brooklyn, NY and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Combined, the four founding partners in Zenofon, have approximately 40 years of experience between them, in the international telecommunications and VoIP industry.
Zenofon's Goals Our goals are twofold: 1) To save people money off of their cellphone usage charges to the USA and throughout the world. 2) To spread word of Zenofon’s services and technologies via a new type of word of mouth referral tracking system.
Concepts Explained Telephone dial around services:
Historically, as hard as it is to imagine, there was often only one phone monopoly servicing a geographical area. The whole USA was serviced by one phone company - AT&T, and foreign countries were serviced by government phone monopolies called PTTs. These companies would act aggressively against any form of competition, using any means at their disposal to continue their monopoly over the customer.
As mobile telephone usage became cheaper and more popular the customer was presented with many more options than just land lines. The cell phone presented the consumer with more options than they had previously. However, cellphone companies typically have low regard for their customers. Once they lock you into a long term contract you are their prisoner until the contractual term is up. Zenofon intends to remedy this by allowing the customer a choice in choosing to dial around their service provider by allowing them to pick what numbers shows up when they call people or even when they call themselves. We expect this to save you a great deal of money and to even make your dialing experience more streamlined and efficient.
No longer will the wireless companies have a monopoly on forcing you to dial out with their service and their service only. If you use Zenofon you finally have a choice that allows you to save money on your monthly cellphone charges even if you increase your usage.
Referral Tracking System The best companies on the internet grow without advertising - by word of mouth referrals only. I have never seen advertisements for my favorite websites such as Facebook, Google, Youtube or Pandora. However, people told me about these sites and spread the word about them because they liked the site and were happy to tell their friends about it. Zenofon would like to try to grow that way, without advertising, by providing such a great service that people spread the word about the company themselves.
Since we owe the future success of our enterprise to your good wlll, we want to reward you for your positive word of mouth feedback even if you don't purchase our product. We have therefore restricted new users to those who are referred by existing members of ZenoFon. This is the best way for us to track new members back to us the starters of the company. You too will be able to see where your positive word of mouth referrals spread, because you can login to your account and see the twists and turns of how the business spreads throughout America and the world.
Contact us: Zenofon Inc. 99 South 6th St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 support@zenofon.com (f) (718)-963-2110 (p) (917)-720-8972
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posted: Jun. 9, 2009 @ 1:10p
venk25
Member
posted: Jun. 9, 2009 @ 1:49p
professorari said: ... and then it calls you right back from a number that is on your network so the call will be free and connects you to your friend from a number that is on his network so its free for your friend too ... How do you know this ? The demo in their site says callback call will come from 111-111-1111. That isn't even a valid number, let alone "your network" number.
professorari
Member
posted: Jun. 9, 2009 @ 1:56p
You can specify what number you want it to call you back on or you tell them your network and then it assigns you a number from that network. Here is the text from thier website Bip Bip, pause, Ring Ring You will hear a bip bip and then a message “Zenofon is now connecting the call”. If you hang up at the bip bip, Zenofon will call you back with the number you chose earlier, and then call your contact. If you stay on the phone after the bip bip it will forward to your contact.. Each contact gets its own number that you can store in your cellphone's memory.
Title is misleading... it looks like they charge 0.01 per minute, and though the first $10 is free, it is certainly not unlimited. If the OP had made this clear up front, I'd give it a green.... but as things stand, it's a red.
its like rebtel only 5 better features 1) you can trigger a callback to yourself to spoof the cellphone company so you dont get billed outgoing minutes. 2) you get free spoof to call anyone with whatever caller id you want. 3) you get $10 free to sign up with no obligation 3) they have the craziest commission system ever that tracks people infinitely away from you.
VladSaver
New Member
posted: Jun. 9, 2009 @ 4:13p
free from cellphone company. you dont use your minutes if you use the callback feature correctly.
slickms said: It doesn't let me sign up. Says I need an invite.
Sounds like a pyramid scheme and the in the beginning some will makeout... Then all will fall like a wall of brix.
helloworldguy
New Member
posted: Jun. 9, 2009 @ 6:41p
I had the same problem trying to sign up.
SimpleCypher
Addicted Member
posted: Jun. 9, 2009 @ 6:48p
I heard this is how Bernie Madoff started his business
professorari
Member
posted: Jun. 9, 2009 @ 9:06p
yesidonoitall said: slickms said: It doesn't let me sign up. Says I need an invite.
Sounds like a pyramid scheme and the in the beginning some will makeout... Then all will fall like a wall of brix.
Anyone who signs up will make out, you get $10 free and its the most hassle free international calling because there are no pins or access numbers that you need to remember becausee it assigns your international contacts local US numbers.
It offers features that I havent seen on any other website because it allows you to change the caller ID that appears whenever you call someone.
i've been using zenoFon since march and I like it a lot. I wouldnt evaluate it based on its earnings potential. I doubt that any of us will make much in commission. The product itself is good, and since they give you $10 to try it, you have nothing to lose. International rates are very good, and the cell phone features are great.
I would post my link, and promise to give any proceeds to charity but the fat wallet agreement prohibits any referral link. If anyone PM's me, I'll be happy to send it to them or I can email you the standard referral email.
BTW, the founder of the company is a neighbor of mine and he's an awesome guy. It's impossible not to like him.
luckyhorse
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 10, 2009 @ 9:27a
I just tried this and it seems to work really well. The one thing I noticed is it says .01 per minute. When I called the number and checked it charged .02 per minute?
Date and time Item detail Duration and value Click title for more detail Balance before Duration Value Balance after Jun 10, 2009 08:33 Call connect to: kelly Duration: 5m 23s
$10.00 5m 23s $0.11 $9.89
vrovner
Addicted Member
posted: Jun. 10, 2009 @ 10:06a
Would be good if it passes DTMF through. you can't dial an extension once it connects the call.
No good for saving on long distance from your home phone unless they give you a local # to dial. I have a 415 prefix [San Francisco] and they give me a New York [646] prefix to dial.
herbc
New Member
posted: Jun. 11, 2009 @ 8:56a
I signed up yesterday. I made a few calls from my $10 credit. The web interface is very nice. What's the catch???
cordovanian
Member
posted: Jun. 11, 2009 @ 10:51a
If used call back feature to call with-in USA/Canada, then they charge 0.01 extra....check their rates page
TwoHawks
New Member
posted: Sep. 4, 2009 @ 7:47p
Something is unclear to me. If you use the callback feature are being charged zeno-minutes? Also, I want to use this on other than my cell phone. Here is the scenario (any insights apreaciated)....
- I have a main number in Nevada (area code 775) for which I want to setup my zenofon account initially, - I am later in Los Angeles staying at someone's house or a hotel (area code 310). - I want to call my Nevada location (area code 775). - Do I setup a phone number for myself on my Zenofon account using the 310 number I am located at, and zenofon issues me a relevant number for dialing.? Or what might I be able to do to call from this number as a zenofon-callback type of thing?
- the idea being... I want to call from 310, have zeno call me back and connect me to 775, where I can then punch codes into the answsering machine there and have it do stuff for me.
Make sense? Can I use Zenofon for this? And if so, how am I being charged? (Callback is freee, but I assume I am then using zeno-minutes? If so, aat what rate?
THANK YOU!
xnmypinkrealityx
Thrifty Member
posted: Sep. 4, 2009 @ 7:53p
I stick with my Verizon and pay $50 just so I don't have the go through all of THAT when I can just find my contact and hit "send". Much more convenient.
TwoHawks
New Member
posted: Sep. 5, 2009 @ 2:33p
Okay, I found some answers, so I will post them here.
You call a number provided by Zenofon, after it beeps at you you hang up, it calls you back with a caller ID you set so you are not being charged on your cell (like a 'friend' number)... then you call to anywhere at Zeno rates. Yeah, you may have to pay for that initial call to Zeno, but you will only pay for that very short call (either whatever the minimum LLD or LD calling time and rate is from the phone you are using, or you can certainly use a calling card or something for that less-than-one-minute call you are charged for.
You could use any phone - even a land line. You can add multiple numbers as originating number, so you can add your friend/office/hotel/etc landline as one of the originating numbers and then use it to make calls. (Caveat, if you are at an extension I do not think you can receive the callback. so extension scenarios will not work afaict).
More detailed scenario... I am calling home (NV-775) from the office (L.A. 310) {so both numbers are "me"}. I call a Zenofon # to initiate the sequence, it beeps, I hangup, the phone rings and I pickup and then I dial home (or wherever)... pick up my messages, etc.
So when I call from the LA office, I use less than 1 minute for the initial Zeno call, thereafter I use Zenofon minutes for my connected call. In the above scenario Zenofon charges 1 cent per minute to US destinations (you can check the rates on their website) and I would pay 0.2 cents (2 tenths of a penny per minute) for the call back feature, .....i.e. it would just cost me 1.2 cents per minute for my long distance call.
I am going to write to Zenofon and see if they can add the ability to program a special callback number with pauses and special keys... that would clinch it for my needs (travelling/hotelling around the country).
I hope others may find this helpful. Cheers, TwoHawks
nickware
Member
posted: Sep. 5, 2009 @ 7:33p
Can someone PM me a referral please? Thanks!
TwoHawks
New Member
posted: Sep. 7, 2009 @ 8:26p
Okay, the main thing about finding something to help save Cellphone rate charges is to find a service that will call you back with a custom Caller ID (assuming you have some sort of "Mobile 2 Mobile" unlimited calling like I do with AT&T).
So I went ahead and accepted an invite and signed up today and am trying it out. BTW, the $10 giveaway is now down to $1... it is reducing based on how much they originally had and how many have signed up during the offer period. Anyway, I wanted to report/share on the experience so far (even though its a bit early yet)....
I Set it up with my ATT Cell phone as my main number (Nevada, US). Set my ATT Cell phone number as my Caller ID on the Account (you can change it anytime) so I can use my Mobile 2 Mobile Unlimited minutes for the call. Set up my sister's number as first in my address book [callee] (Los Angeles, US). The US to US call rate is $0.01 per minute plus the $0.002 per minute for the callback. I called the "646-xxx-xxxx" number assigned to my sister's phone for initiating the call from my cell phone. So, yes, that is a long distance call, but... - call it up - it beeps twice and you hang up - your cellphone rings a moment later - as your call is connected, and the intended callee number rings, - she picks up and we're off...
We spoke for 13 minutes during daytime hours where ATT would typicallty charge me minutes -- unless I am calling Mobile2Mobile (M2M). I racked up 13 minutes call time at ATT - all M2M unlimted, i.e., no charges. I racked up 1 minute from my bucket for the initial call (alhall, are you paying attention - you'd pay for one silly minute only ;^) Zenofon charged me for 13 minutes, as expected...
...Except for one problem (and I read about this somewhere else) -->> they charged me 26cents, meaning they charged me 2cents a minute instead of 1.2cents a min as expected.
I wrote to tech support and am awaiting a response. If we get the differnt charge question out of the way, ...I was speaking on my cell phone without burning up any plan minutes, at a really low and affordable rate, and all I did was dial 10 numbers. Pretty cool.
I will post back when I solve the rate difference mystery.
why all the red? i love the service. i call international for a little over 1 cent to land line and 8 cents to cell phones. who has a better deal than that? you get 20 numbers to set up as forwarding numbers.
and if you are near your max on your cell phone, you can do something like twohawks outlined above. so you pay 2cents a minute instead of whatever.
seriously, i dont understand why there's so much red on this? don't evaluate it in terms of whether you will make money from referals. of course you are not going to make much. thats just a fun extra so you can see the chain of where your referrals led to.
Most VoIP carriers offer similar capabilities at their low calling rates, where you either call toll free numbers in the US and many other countries, or enter call from and to numbers on their web site.
TwoHawks
New Member
posted: Sep. 9, 2009 @ 1:24p
TwoHawks said: <snip> I racked up 1 minute from my bucket for the initial call (alhall, are you paying attention - you'd pay for one silly minute only ;^) Zenofon charged me for 13 minutes, as expected...
...Except for one problem (and I read about this somewhere else) -->> they charged me 26cents, meaning they charged me 2cents a minute instead of 1.2cents a min as expected.
I wrote to tech support and am awaiting a response.</snip> Cheers, TwoHawks
Followup... I wrote to tech support about the problem and they got right back to me, appologized, credited my account, asked me to be patient because they are a small company ...while they look into the problem. I love it when people are responsive and responsible and considerate to be communicating. I am very happy with this so far.
TwoHawks
New Member
posted: Oct. 2, 2009 @ 11:15a
I just want to let others know 2 things.. 1) ***Zenofon has added a toll free number for accessing your calls now***, so you can now use it tool free anywhere (in the US anyway, I have not looked into ramafications for overseas))
2) I have been using Zenofon, albeit sporadically, since you've seen me posting here (what, about 6 weeks?).. and although its not the best signal delivery over viop they have been saving me money. Tech support is attentive and helpful -- they are accessible and they communicate, something I find rare and/but really important.
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