Here in Japan the cost of calling mobile phones is prohibitive, so am looking at alternatives to Skype or Google Hangouts (which are reasonable for Landlines but quite high for mobile 090 and 080 numbers. So far, most of the Hopi providers have equally high prices for calling Japan Mobiles. (I am using an Iphone so would need a Voip app available on the iOS store that works with that provider).
By chance I found a thread on one of these, VoipVoip, and it turns out, after checking, that their prices are in the area of 4 US cents a minute even for the mobile numbers 090 and 080, which typically cost 9-15 cents minute.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22952830-Thoughts-on-VoIPVoIP
In the above thread they also mention both Phone Power and Call Centric as having user friendly websites, but on checking I found that their rates were similarly cheap (less than 3 cents I think for mobile numbers in Japan.
My questions:
1) Anyone have any comparisons or comments about any/all of these companies' services?
2) It appears with VoipVoip and Call Centric that you do not have to buy an unlimited plan. Phone Power is a bit vague on that.
Again, I want this mainly to use within Japan to avoid both local phone companies and SmartPhone, which is about 16 cents a minute, expensive but half of the phone company rates. And I would use it mainly on my iPhone.
Thanks in advance,
paul
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