VOXOX Blog

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.

So you've used the Voxox app for iPhone to save tons of cash on those international and long-distance toll calls you've been making to that hunky Brazilian you met on vacation, but since it's been a few weeks and you've realized a life of leisure filled with epic Rio de Janeiro sunsets, sweet coconuts and naps in the hammock are all just a fantasy, you're wondering, "What else does this app do?"

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...

I’ve been using our first iPhone app --Voxox Call-- for a little while now, and wanted to share how useful it is for me personally.

My dad currently lives in Serbia, which is 9 hours ahead of where I live.  I like to chat with him every 2 weeks or so but I previously had a hard time coordinating a time to call him.  My issue was that I do not have the time to call him during the day at work and when I get home he is sleeping, that only leaves the morning.  Problem is I am not a morning person so I don’t have a lot of time between the time I get up and the time I get in the car to go to work.  I do have a 30 minute commute but in the past I could not call him because my cell phone does not have international calling turned on and if I did it would cost too much to use it (over $1 per minute to Serbia).

The Voxox Call iPhone app has helped me solve this problem.  I open the app, click on Contacts, then his name. After a couple of seconds, Voxox calls me back with my dad on the line. I get inbound calls free with my mobile carrier, so all I pay is Voxox's reasonable international rates. (I pay approximately $.08 per minute to the call out to my dad's landline and another penny per minute for Voxox to call my U.S. mobile back. Voxox actually bridges the two calls for a cheap cumulative $.09 per minute rate.)


So, on my way to work I can catch up with my dad. And save on my phone bill with cheap international calls. What will they think of next?



Check out Voxox Call video demo here. Download iPhone app here.

We launched our first mobile app today "Voxox Call" for iPhone. It works a little differently than most VoIP apps…. Watch this video see how it works!   

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Remember our Apple Gift Card Giveaway at CES? All of those lucky winners who redeemed their prize packs now have their hands on an Apple Gift Card and can spend away!

Check out some of our winners with the Voxox alien... Look at the excitement on these faces!

Were you a gift card winner and just can't decide what to buy with that $199? Here are some ideas for you... an iPhone 4; two-fifths of an iPad; 4 iPod Shuffles, or an iPod Nano and maybe some accessories...  with so many gadgets to choose from, the combinations are endless! Let us know what you bought (or would have bought!) by leaving us a comment or posting on our Voxox Facebook page!

For those who didn't win a gift card at CES, we gave away these sweet laser guns and bendable aliens! To win, we only needed to hear these four magic words..." Speak Free with Voxox!"

Jealous? Do you wish you had a laser gun? Voxox bendable alien? Or a $199 Apple Gift Card? Well stay tuned my fellow Voxoxers, there are more contests to come! In the mean time, Speak Free with Voxox!

Last week, AT&T embraced cellular VoIP, clearing the way for Internet-based voice services like Skype, Google Voice and Voxox to be used on the iPhone.

This looks to be on the heels of moves that Verizon has made with respect to Android phones that “opened" their network. AT&T had to emulate this in some way because of increasing regulatory pressure and their controversial positioning against Google Voice for blocking certain destinations with their calling service. AT&T is likely realizing that customer loyalty is more important than specific revenue streams, and there are two forces working in AT&T’s favor by being open: