Cheap mobile calling to other contries

Last week, a friend of mine went to the states for 6 month, and I have therefore been looking for ways to get in touch with him while he is there. A cheap solution would be use use Skype, but since he will be on the road most of the time, I cant be sure when to call him (since he need to be online). He has bought a mobile phone (well actually just a simcard for his old phone) over there, so I can get in touch with him that way. I could of cause then use skypeout, but skype on my mobile still isn't that great to use and I dont have a mic for my computer right now.

Then I stumbled upon Globe Dialer which is a small application (java Midlet) for your mobile device which makes it possible to make calls to foreign countries for the prize of a local call plus a small fee.
To use it you simply have to sign up on their page (free of charge). You then insert some money on your account (e.g. credit card) and then you are all set.
Now you simply dial the number via the application on your mobile phone and you make cheap calls (e.g. I can call my friend for local rate + $0.03/min). I have tested it a bit and it works very nicely and sound quality is good.

If you don't have a mobile that supports the application they have another solution. Globe Dialer offers dial in numbers which makes it possible to use their service without having to install the application.

You simply call one of their dial-in numbers (available in Denmark, USA and Canada) and then when you hear the ready tone, you simply dial (country code)(area code)(phone number)(#). After the # the number is dialed immediately.
I haven't tested this solution just yet, but guess that his is a very nice way to use their service.

Update: I just noticed on their page that if you use my email address ( kim (at) schulz.dk) as referer, then we both get $5 on our accounts (that more than 150 minutes of call time for me to the US).

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