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We receive many questions about the different rates to call specific countries with a VoIP service per minute. The answer varies from provider to provider and country to country. In some locations, calls to cell phones are charged at a different rate than fixed calls. In some countries, specific city or area codes are matched to different rates. The best way to know the billing charges for a specific country or the telephone number is to check the price list provider. Most of our major suppliers offer detailed graphics international rates, often very easy, searchable interfaces. For your convenience, here's how to find the rate charts of our favorite VoIP service providers, including offers special NextAdvisor or discounts:
- Vonage: Vonage world includes free calls to 60 countries worldwide. To see a list of countries, click through the journal and click on "60 other countries." If you can not find the country that interests you on this list, go to Vonage.com, hover over the "Calling Plans" tab at the top, and choose "View international rates for all plans" to watch your country or number in their interactive whiteboard
- VOIPo. Includes 60 minutes free every month in some countries and low rates in the whole world to see if the country you are calling is included, or. to search for the rate if it is not, click through from our review and click on the "International" tab at the top for their interactive whiteboard
- Phone Power. Allows users to search rates by phone number or country. to see their picture, click through the review and click "international calls" the top of the page.
- Phone.com: international fee schedule Phone.com allows users to search by country rate. To access it, click through the review, then choose "International Rates" in the left sidebar.
International rates can vary dramatically from one provider, and some VoIP plans include a number of international countries with a low or flat. If you have friends, family or business associates abroad, it is probably worth it for you to watch the charges to call their country with a number of different providers to find the best deal.
Got more questions about VoIP? See the FAQ page, compare suppliers, or read the previous blog posts.