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It turns out that a dollar is worth 100 minutes of calling to the US and Canada. A dollar is worth 52 minutes to France, and 34 minutes to Costa Rica.

Basically, a dollar can connect you to your friends and family and business partners all over the globe for a pretty good long while. You can see our calling rates here to get an idea of how far your dollar will go. 

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Telecommunication Trends, Company Announcements, Voxox, Messaging, VoIP, SMS

In today's interconnected world filled with fun-seeking globetrotters and time-crunched business people racing to catch their next flight, mobile devices have become essential to everyday life on the go. In fact, 75% of U.S. travelers use mobile apps while away from home, and it's not just for booking hotels or checking in for their flights. It's to stay connected with friends and family all while saving a few bucks!

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Voxox, Messaging, VoIP, SMS, Text Communication, Cost Savings, Android

There's no question that OTT apps are taking the mobile space by storm as users seek to find cheaper ways to communicate with friends and family.

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, Messaging, VoIP, SMS, OTT

The torch of the technology revolution has passed to smartphones. Back in 2003, as cell phones were gaining mass adoption, a handful of Scandinavian developers created a voice over IP service, called Skype, which enabled the first free calls over the Internet. By the end of 2010, they had over 663 million users.

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, Messaging, VoIP

Of all four major communication modalities, texting reigns supreme. Phone calls are for older relatives. Video is for business meetings. Email is for non-urgent documentation. Texting is for everything. It’s immediate, it’s simple and it slices through the clutter like a ninja star. Text messages are read, on average, within four minutes, versus 48 hours for email.¹

Topics: Communication, iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, Messaging

98% of text messages are read, compared to 22% of emails, 29% of tweets and 12% of Facebook posts (source: Frost & Sullivan). So why wouldn’t a business SMS-enable as much of their products and communications as possible?  

Topics: Messaging, SMS

Mobile apps have become our way of life, first for function, then creativity and by now we have bridged in to downright ridiculousness. But believe it or not, the quality of communication has never been better. It was only a matter of time before someone side-stepped the middle man to build and even improve the way we use our phones, without actually being charged for using our phones. I just want to chat for free!

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, Messaging, SMS

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy claims that the Babel fish is the oddest creature in the universe. It’s is a small, yellow, leech-like creature that feeds on brain wave energy. When inserted into the ear, it absorbs all unconscious frequencies and then provides a telepathic matrix formed from the nerve signals from the speech center of your brain. Once inserted, you can immediately understand any spoken language in the universe.

Topics: Communication, iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, Messaging, SMS

Have you ever used a mobile app to place a call or text message rather than using your service provider’s traditional texting and calling plans? Have you ever watched a TV show on YouTube or Hulu rather than on cable? If you’'ve answered yes, then you’'ve used an OTT app, maybe without even knowing it!

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Messaging, VoIP, SMS, OTT

Alexander the Great used superior speed and strategy to conquer the massive Persian Empire before his 27th birthday. Five years later, he wept that there were no more empires to conquer.

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, Messaging, VoIP, SMS, OTT