Best way to make VoIP Calls to India

To keep in touch with near and dear ones is essential but is also an expensive affair.

Thankfully technology has come to the rescue, especially for students studying abroad or people who have migrated to other countries to earn that extra pound.

Now to make international calls it is not necessary to change the phone number or switch to alternate Telecom service providers offering better rates.

Now you can make VoIP calls to India at very cheap prices using the “Access number based VoIP” service.

All you need to do is call a special number to access your account before making local or international calls from your regular phone and avail huge discounts in your call charges.

Also referred to as over-ride Telecom service provider these companies can offer cheap call rates and enable their customers to call any nook and corner of the world.

While making VoIP calls to India some providers may require simple to use access numbers while some may not need even that. The only requirement would be working telephone instruments (like a mobile or a landline) at the caller’s as well as receiver’s end.
 

Cheapest VoIP Calls to India

Now the cheapest VoIP calls to India can be established in just one cent (provided by certain companies as a promotional offer).

Even the normal international call rates on the Internet phone would be about 5.5 cents only (US $0.055) and hence much cheaper than your regular Telecom service provider.

Quite arguably the lowest international call rates to India, all you need to do is sign up with the Voice over Internet Protocol service provider by using a credit card or purchase their pre-paid cards.

Then the process is quite simple – you need to dial the number provided by your service provider called the access number from the phone you want to call.

The dialed number is in turn connects you to the service provider’s network. When the connection is established a confirmation message can be heard which guides you to dial your destination number.

There are many companies that can provide you with reliable VoIP phone in India. The ease of calling and sound clarity makes you feel like it is a local call and that you are standing right next to the caller / receiver when you make Internet phone calls.
 

Skype Calls to India

Another such excellent option is the Skype calls to India. Skype has been targeting the customers in India as well as Indians staying abroad by providing lucrative offers and cheap call rates to India.

Even though the charges of Skype are slightly on the higher side compared to other service providers, skype users have been loyal to it thanks to its reliability, clarity, safety and ease of use.

Encouraged by the response Skype has offered a Skype India 300 plan which allows people to call from PC to landlines anywhere in India at a mere US $0.059 per minute.

Compare to the international calling rates of a few years back (it was almost INR 20 per minute ($0.50) and you will feel this is almost sinfully free.