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Today's teens are growing up in a world where Internet connection and communication flow is not only constant, but expected, and where tools like Voxox are needed just to keep their online lives in check. Despite the brain-taxing information overload of the web and the constant attention today's gadgets and social sites require, teens remain addicted to the buzzes, bleeps and vibrations of new messages, alerts and notifications.

For some of us, the end of summer comes with mixed feelings. We'll miss the beach days, pool parties, sunny days, warm nights... but it also means the beginning of new adventures. For example,  going off to college for the first time and experiencing new-found freedom. Of course, with that freedom comes some financial responsibility, and, in this economy, it's not a bad idea to find ways to save on keeping up with friends and family. Check out a few ways the Voxox Call iPhone app can help you save as you start off the new school year:

1) Free phone number in your new state

If you’re starting school in another state (U.S.), you may want to get a second phone number with that state’s area code. When you sign up (free) for Voxox -- either for Voxox Call for iPhone or Voxox for the desktop -- you get a free phone number that forwards to any of your other phones. This feature works similarly to Google Voice, however if you have family in multiple states or in Canada, you can also get additional phone numbers for less than two bucks a month. This way, your out-of-state grandma can call you at a dedicated number that's local for her. (Maybe she'll even pay for it, since you're trying to save her money!) If you're an international student with family in another country, you could achieve the same effect with our free global access number ( iNum), which allow folks in 45+ countries to call Voxox phone numbers at local rates.

2) Cheap or free worldwide SMS over Wi-Fi or mobile Internet

Let's talk about that unlimited texting plan you have with your carrier -- you may want to cancel it and use this way cheaper option instead.  With the Voxox Call app, you can text over the Internet on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. It's free to receive texts; one penny to send in the U.S. and Canada; 2 cents to send anywhere else in the world. Plus, if you have the Voxox desktop software, it all works together, so, you can send and receive texts through the same account from your computer and your iOS devices, depending on what you have on you.

3) Long-distance calls for pennies

If you're a student on a budget, you might consider downgrading your wireless plan to regionally-restricted / local calling and using the Voxox Call app to dial out of state. Our awesome callback functionality lets you dial out of state without paying an outbound toll. It works like this: you dial a number and Voxox calls you back with the person on the line. Your carrier counts this as an incoming call, and incoming calls typically don't incur toll fees.  You just pay a penny per minute for calls to the U.S. and Canada and varying cheap rates for calls to other parts of the world.  You may want to confirm your carrier's policies, just in case.

4) Free and cheap faxing

For college students who may need to receive a fax, whether it's financial aid paperwork, rental agreement, work study application, etc., Voxox Call iPhone app offers free inbound faxing. You can receive, view and forward faxes on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. If you ever need to send a fax, just download the Voxox desktop app for free. Sending faxes through Voxox will cost you just a few pennies and no stress. Voxox has the only free phone number in the world that’s voice-, SMS- and fax-enabled (plus free voicemail transcription, too!), so why not take advantage?



So there you have it-- four tips that may just help you save a few bucks in college... think of all the extra coffee! Have any other tips of your own?  Share them by commenting here or on the Voxox Facebook page.

When you download the free Voxox iPhone app - Voxox Call - you get a bunch of cool features, but one of my personal favorites is voicemail transcription.

When you sign up for the app, you get a free phone number (which has a slew of features worthy of a separate blog entry). You can select a free number across the U.S. or purchase a Canadian virtual number that also gets you the same perks. Any time someone calls that number and leaves you a voicemail, you can view the transcription right on your iPhone. Here's how this works:








So whether you want to give your Voxox number out as your primary phone number, your business line, or to your blind dates, you now have the option to never listen to a long, drawn-out voicemail again.



Check it out, you'll love it...

Hi gang! Today we announced some feature enhancements geared at international travelers, just in time for the holidays! Check out our recent traveler-related developments below…


• Have you heard of SMS CallBack? It’s a feature that really differentiates Voxox from services like Skype and Google Voice because it doesn’t tie you to the desktop to make calls! With SMS CallBack, you can call internationally for pennies per minute from pretty much any mobile phone around the globe – no Internet connection required. In fact, The New York Times’ Frugal Traveler tested the service in August and called the feature his favorite new way to call home while traveling. Once you’re set up, all you need is a local SMS-enabled cell phone and you can place calls from any supported location. What’s new today is that we’ve now made a bunch of usability improvements, including upgrading our web portal and making the Voxox SMS CallBack number an easy to remember “vanity” phone line - (323) 335-5555. 

Voxox wants you to be a better friend. That’s right, you read it correctly. I mean, when’s the last time you tried to get in touch with your buddy who went abroad? You keep saying that you mean to call right? But you still don’t, and we think we know why.


Keeping up with friends dispersed around the globe is not easy. We mean well, but we get caught up in our jobs, our social lives at home, and whatever else we’re doing (watching re-runs of “30 Rock” online) that we put off that call, forget to send that email, or never plan that visit. Sometimes the same can be said about calling our friends where we live, that’s why we text right? What if you could text Juan in Chile, holla’ at Tai in Dublin, and give a shout out to Scott in Miami all for barely nothing? Here’s where Voxox comes in (bet you didn’t see that coming). Worldwide texting plans start at $9.95 a month, for unlimited texts.