USA, 17th December 2009 –
Truphone, the next generation global mobile operator, today announced that from
Christmas Day until the 5th January 2010, calls made on Truphone to
over 30 popular destinations worldwide will be charged at 50% off the
TruStandard rate – allowing friends and family to talk longer for less this
holiday season. In addition, calls to all listed destinations will be free of
charge on New Year’s Eve.
Reductions are for calls to
landlines only except in the USA, Canada, Hong Kong, China and Singapore, where
mobile calls will be included in the promotion.
The reduced call rates will
apply from 00.01 GMT 25th of Dec 09 to 23.59 GMT on the 5th of January 2010.
The New Year’s Bonus Day will run from 12.00 (midday) GMT on the 31st
December, to 11.59 GMT on the 1st January 2010.
The offer will
mean that, for example, calls from anywhere in the world to the USA, Canada, China,
UK and Australia will be charged at 2.6 cents a minute, meaning that an hour’s
call would cost no more $1.56. The
full list of destinations and prices included within the promotion can be found
on the Truphone website here: http://www.truphone.com/christmas.
Consumers can
download the Truphone application onto their Apple iPhone, Apple iPod touch,
BlackBerry, Nokia and Android devices from www.truphone.com and respective device application stores.
“With the
current financial crisis, people are less able to travel to be near to their
friends and family at this special time. With our 50% off calling promotion,
those who cannot be together will be able to catch up at very low cost across
the world, said Geraldine Wilson, CEO of Truphone. “Our award winning service
coupled with half price calls and no connection fee makes choosing Truphone a
no-brainer.”
The offer is
open to existing and new TruStandard customers anywhere in the world. In
addition, TruSavers customers will also be able to benefit from the free calls
on New Year’s Day using their Truphone application. The 12 Days of Christmas
promotion follows the company’s successful Thanksgiving promotion, which saw an
uplift of over 600% on call volumes over the 24 hour period.
There are no
hidden charges to make a call with Truphone. Unlike other operators, Truphone
does not charge a set-up fee for consumers to make calls on their network. More
information is available here: www.truphone.com
Truphone
offers a consistent high quality calling experience through use of innovative
handset software and premium voice routing partners.
Further
savings can be made when customers sign up to one of Truphone’s tariffs. For
details on Truphone’s everyday low-cost rates for calling international mobiles
and landlines, as well as its great rates for other destinations around the
world, visit the Truphone website at: www.truphone.com.
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Notes to editors
About Truphone
Founded in 2006, Truphone is a
global mobile communications provider in the business of innovating how people
converse in our globally connected world. As the industry's first mobile
Internet operator, the company makes it easy and affordable for users all over
the world to keep in touch with friends, family and business contacts overseas
or whilst roaming. Frost & Sullivan has declared Truphone winner of the
"2009 European Mobile VoIP Product Differentiation Innovation Award."
According to Frost & Sullivan,
"Truphone has been able to differentiate its products from those of its
competitors due to the immense commitment it has made in research and
development and by having strategic partnerships with major industry
participants across the mobile ecosystem. As a result, it has successfully
enabled the firm to address its customers' needs and expectations, resulting in
Truphone being a dominant player in the mVoIP market." Truphone is the
trading name of Software Cellular Network (SCN) Ltd. SCN is privately owned,
funded by both venture capital investment and angel investors.
Important information
Truphone is not a replacement for an
ordinary telephone service and emergency calls cannot be made using Truphone.
However Truphone does not prevent emergency calls being made via a handset’s
normal cellular service provider. Truphone cannot advise on the legality of
VoIP services in specific territories or jurisdictions. It is the user's
responsibility to confirm that use of the Truphone VoIP software and service is
permitted in the location in which they use it.
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Apple Inc, registered in the United States and other countries. Google is a
trademark of Google Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi
Alliance. Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc. Truphone is a
trademark of Software Cellular Network Ltd. All other brands, product names,
company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their
respective owners.
Awards
Truphone was awarded the British
Interactive Media Association (BIMA) Award for best Mobile App in November
2009.
Media contact
UK / Europe:
Sarah Henriques
Hill & Knowlton
+44 (0)20 7413 3098
sarah.henriques@hillandknowlton.com
North America:
Sue Huss
Comunicano Inc.
+1 619 379 4396