Rebtel: Free International Calls from Your Mobile

Pay? Are you insane? Rebtel offers 2 services. The first is you get to place calls to anyone in the world and you pay Rebtel a small connection fee. The second is the free service known as "Smart Call". Don't berate a good thing if you've never tried it.

It works with any of the countries that Rebtel lists on their website. As for it not really being "free" you're right. After all, if you have unlimited (free) Night & Weekend (N&W) minutes on your cell phone, you're already paying your cell company for those unlimited minutes. However, if you use Rebtel and do the Smart Call, then Rebtel charges you $0.00! I should know. I use the service.

Not exactly. If you call and the person never answers, you get their voicemail (and Rebtel will bill you for that). If you call and the person answers, then hangs up, but doesn't call back using their Rebtel # within 10 seconds, then you've paid for that call and you get disconnected. It's free when you call the Rebtel # that you have, the other party answers, hangs up, and calls their Rebtel # they have for you. It really does work. I've used the service for over 2 years now.

No. You open a rebtel account by giving them your phone #. They then provide you a local Rebtel # to call (which is unique to the person you wish to call...e.g., your fiance in England). You then call that number, it rings your fiance, she hangs up, calls the Rebtel # she has assigned to you (within 10 seconds) while you wait (in Rebtel limbo, if you will), and you 2 are then instantly connected for free and you both only use up the anytime minutes on your rate plans.

PEOPLE! I use the service. It works exactly as advertised. No hidden charges. No hidden fees. Just go to the website and check it out. It's really as simple as it is being demonstrated. I use it all the time. Hey, why pay for N&W minutes and not use them? I use mine to talk to people in Canada, England, and Serbia for free. You can too...if you sign up for Rebtel service that is.

The free call does not work. If the other party hangs up, either it goes into the voice mail or disconnects the line on the calling side.

You're exactly right fatafe, I just tried it, and it did hang up my cellphone. The video did not specify whether it will work on any countries or just the rebtel countries that you can have the for free. There's really nothing free about making any of the calls. But i do like the reception of VOIP so far, it's clearer than a traditional phone lines.

so if they hang up....and i stay on the phone, won't that disconnect me too. some reason it seems to good to be true.

waitwaitwait....i do u have to get something that calls rebtel or what??

then why do you call it free if you have to pay!!!

is it free or cheap!?? i dont wanna pay a damn thing!

Cool!! That is cheap!!