Product Updates

Announcements / Product Updates — 7 Comments
23
Aug 11

In India? Send an SMS to make a Spokn call

You’re in luck if you have an Indian mobile number. Now you can just send an SMS with the text “CALL<space><destination number with country code>” to +919212401234 and Spokn will set up a call for you. Even if you don’t have an internet connection, you can make an international call at Spokn’s low rates.

To be able to use this service, you just need to register your mobile number in the Spokn settings page and have some Spokn credits in your account. This service uses the Click-to-call API to set up a phone-to-phone call for you, so you are billed for two Spokn calls when you make a call using this service.

We’re working on making this available in other countries as well. If you’re not in India and want to use this service, let us know where you’re located and we’ll see what we can do. Read more about this service on the SMS Callback page.

Announcements / Product Updates — 1 Comment
23
Aug 11

Earn money by reselling Spokn credits

Quite a few of you have been asking for this and we’re glad to be able to finally announce that we’re now accepting Reseller applications.

Resellers are able to transfer credits to other Spokn accounts and are also entitled to a 5% commission on recharges of USD 100. Resellers are also able to generate Prepaid Recharge Codes that can be redeemed by Spokn subscribers for Spokn credits. Resellers typically transfer Spokn credits to a Spokn subscriber’s account in exchange for cash. Of course, they are able to sell Spokn credits in their local currency at a premium of their choice.

If you have friends or associates who don’t own credit cards and need to make international calls, you should consider becoming a Spokn reseller – it can provide you a good alternate source of income while you help them. All you need to do is fill up a small form and recharge your account with USD 100. When you receive our confirmation, your account will be upgraded to Reseller status and you will be able to transfer credits and generate recharge codes. Read more about this on the Reseller page.

Announcements / Product Updates — 7 Comments
29
Jul 11

Click to call from your mobile phone

We’re happy to announce the new m.spokn.com that now lets you make a Spokn call using your mobile phone. Just head on to the website from the web browser in your mobile phone, put in your number and the destination number and hit the Call button. Spokn will call you on your number and then connect you to the destination number.

Great quality calls on the go! Do remember that you’re charged for two Spokn calls since Spokn is calling your number as well as the destination number. Remember to bookmark m.spokn.com on your mobile phone for easy access! Read more on the original Click to call blog post and on our website.

Product Updates — 5 Comments
30
Jun 11

Click to call on Spokn.com

Click to call on My Spokn

Now you can set up great quality calls between your phone and your contact’s phone using Spokn’s Click-to-call service. Just sign-in to the Spokn website and in the “Make a call” section, put in your number and your contact’s phone number and hit the call button. Spokn will first call you on your number and after you answer, connect you to your contact’s phone number.

This is a phone-to-phone call – you don’t need internet access on your phone for this. Since Spokn calls you, only your incoming call minutes get used. In most cases, incoming calls would be free on your phone, so your operator won’t charge you for these calls.

Since Spokn is making two calls on your behalf, you get charged Spokn call rates to your phone number + your contact’s phone number. For instance, if you are in the US and you call India using the Click-to-call service, you get charged per minute for a Spokn call to the US + a Spokn call to India ($0.01+$0.02). Effectively, $0.03 per minute. We’ll be soon putting up a mobile-friendly version of this that you can access from your internet-enabled mobile devices.

The Click-to-call service is also available as a RESTful API that you can integrate into your own website or applications. Sign-up for Spokn, add some credits and call the API to enable great-quality phone calls on your website or application at Spokn’s low rates.

Product Updates — 2 Comments
13
Jun 11

Rates reduced and simplified

We’ve made it even cheaper for you to call using Spokn! For instance, calls to all UK mobiles are just $0.10/min (down over 70% in cases!) and calls to any Pakistan phone are just $0.08/min (calls to mobiles now cheaper by over 40%!).

Not just that, we’ve made the rates simpler to understand as well. How’s that? Here’s how -

USA & Canada (all phones) $0.01/min (from up to $0.09/min earlier)

Pakistan (all phones) $0.08/min (from up to $0.14/min earlier)

UAE (all phones) $0.17/min (from up to $0.18/min earlier)

Egypt (all phones) $0.11/min (from up to $0.12/min earlier)

UK (all landlines) $0.01/min (from up to $0.02/min earlier)

UK (all mobiles) $0.10/min (from up to $0.37/min earlier)

In the coming weeks, we’ll be simplifying rates across all our destinations. Stay tuned!

No worrying about which area code or operator you are dialing in these countries any more. Speak away freely with Spokn!

Update on June 30 :

As promised, we’ve reduced and simplified rates across our 20 most popular called destinations. Here are some of the new rates -

Saudi Arabia (all landlines) $0.10/min (from up to $0.19/min earlier)

Saudi Arabia (all mobiles) $0.12/min (from up to $0.15/min earlier)

Australia (all landlines) $0.02/min (from up to $0.04/min earlier)

Australia (all mobiles) $0.12/min (from up to $0.14/min earlier)

Sri Lanka (all phones) $0.10/min (from up to $0.17/min earlier)

Germany (all landlines) $0.02/min (same as earlier)

Germany (all mobiles) $0.08/min (from up to $0.15/min earlier)

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