The Truphone Blog

Truphone Slashes Mobile App Calling Rates

As from 1^st September, we're cutting our prices in a big way to offer you Truphone’s most incredible calling rates over Wi-Fi and 3G to date.

International calls from just 1.3p/2.1c per min!

We looked at our 37 most popular calling destinations and have reduced those call rates by at least 50%, which means you'll be able to talk for longer, for less.

So now you can call USA, UK, France, Australia, Canada and many more countries, for just 1.3p/2.1c* per minute!

And of course, you'll still be able to call Truphone, Skype and Google Talk users for free over Wi-Fi and 3G, anywhere in the world, from supported devices.

Upgrade to TruUnlimited and never worry about the time again

We've also reduced our TruUnlimited bundle to just £7.99/$12.95 per month which lets you call 38 countries for as long as you like, without having to worry about how much it's going to cost...

We're also saying goodbye to our TruSaver tariff as it's no longer the same great value it used to be. TruSaver customers will receive an email informing them about the changes.

Find out more about our new pricing now

Happy chatting,

The Truphone Team

p.s. If you have any questions, you can visit our support page within your app or by going to www.truphone.com/support 

* A connection fee of 3p/4.8c applies to each call made. Charges to premium rate numbers may vary.

Win a weekend getaway to New York

We think New York is one of those places you need to visit at least once in your life.

The Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Empire State Building, and so much more are waiting for anyone lucky enough to make it to the city that never sleeps.

Which is why we have teamed up with lastminute.com to offer you five chances to win a weekend getaway to New York.

Each prize is for two people and includes all flights, transfers and three nights in a 3 star hotel.

Entry is free, and open to all UK residents* - head to the competition page to enter now.

Good luck!

*Sorry to everyone who doesn't live in the UK - we know how you feel (Truphone staff can't enter either!)

Free calls this Easter - And the winning countries are...

After a nail biting week of voting, our beloved users have selected which countries are going to receive FREE calls this Easter. The lucky 10, as voted for by you, are:

 

1. Australia
2. Canada
3. China
4. France
5. Germany
6. Italy
7. Philippines
8. Spain
9. UK
10. USA

The free calls start at 00:01 (GMT) on Saturday 3rd April and finish at 23:59 (GMT) on Sunday 4th April. Check the timezone list on the right for your time.

Whether you're a new or existing Truphone customer, you don't need to make any changes to your account to take advantage of free calls this Easter.

Find out more about free calls this Easter.

Happy holidays!

Free calls this Easter to....you decide!

 

Easter is nearly here again, and in true Truphone tradition we want to make it easy to stay in touch with your friends and family over the Easter weekend with free calls.

But to make things more fun, we want you to pick the countries that you want to be free to call on Saturday April 3 and Sunday April 4.

Vote for your top 3 countries, and the top 10 countries that receive the most overall votes by midnight on Friday March 26 will win.

Place your votes now, and best of luck!

Or find out more at the Truphone website. 

Snap a Truphone Taxi and win a FREE SIM with £5 credit!

Tired of roaming?

Well why not hail a Truphone taxi and give your feet a rest?

10 black cabs resplendent in Truphone colours can now be spotted running in and around London. And not only can a Truphone cab take you from A to B but they can also win you a free SIM with £5 credit.

If you spot one, take a photo, email it to us at fun@truphone.com and we’ll send you a free SIM in return.

So you can avoid hefty roaming charges too! 

Good luck!

 

 

Call to say 'I love you' this Valentine's Day

This Valentine's Day we want to help you share the love.

How?

With free Truphone calls all-day!

Even if you are on opposite sides of the world there is no reason not to call your special someone and say 'I love you', with free calls all day on February 14 to landlines in 30 countries (and mobile phones in 5 countries). See the list of countries here.

It is open to Truphone customers*, wherever you are in the world, and there is nothing you need to do to take part, apart from make calls on February 14.

Find out more here.

*Apart from TruUnlimited customers (who get unlimited free calls anyway!)

Tweet the love and win!

Spread the love this Valentine's Day for your chance to win £20 of Truphone calling credit in our Twitter competition.

Enter by following @truphone, then tweeting the pet name you give to your loved one (no need to disclose their real name!) and including hashtag #trulove.

We will draw two winners at random on February 15, who will each win £20 of Truphone calling credit. Good luck!

P.S. If don't have a pet name or it's too embarrasing, then simply retweet this message.

Celebrate the 12 days of Christmas with half-price Truphone calls!

As you may know, there is a well-known Christmas song about the 12 days of Christmas.

Well, in the spirit of this song, we have decided to have a 'Truphone 12 days of Christmas'!

To help you stay in touch with loved ones this festive season, for 12 days only we are cutting our TruStandard rates by 50% to landlines in 30 countries (and mobile phones in 5).

It is open to all new and existing TruStandard users, anywhere in the world.

Half-price calling starts at 00:01 (GMT) on December 25 and finishes at 23:59 (GMT) on January 5.

Plus, on New Year’s Day all calls to the same destinations will be free (between 12.00 on December 31 and 11.59 on January 1 (GMT) for anyone on TruStandard or TruSaver.

To find out more, see the Truphone website.

If you don't have Truphone yet, you can download it here (it's free!)

Celebrate Thanksgiving with free calls from Truphone

We believe in the importance of staying in touch with friends and family, especially during the holiday season.

That’s why for 12 hours this Thanksgiving (Thursday November 26th, between midday and midnight GMT), all calls to a US landline or mobile phone made using Truphone will be completely free! 

It is open to all new and current Truphone users, anywhere in the world, on all Truphone applications, and you don't need to sign up to anything or change your settings to make free calls.

Find out more at the Truphone website, including reminders for your calendar.

If you don't have Truphone yet, you can download it for free here.

Amazing new offer - USA/Canada calls for 1.5c/min

Our new American Tru Saver pack brings you mobile calls to the USA and Canada for an incredible less than 1.5c/1p per minute!

$14.99/£7.49 buys you 1000 USA and Canada minutes - and you can use them wherever you are in the world!

The American Tru Saver pack is great news if you make a lot of domestic calls within the USA or Canada, or if you regularly call North America from around the world.

    * Calls to USA and Canada for less than 1p/minjust 1.5c/min.
    * Avoid out-of-bundle operator charges
    * Truphone works when cellular doesn't
    * Available to anyone worldwide
    * Stay in control - check your minutes online

Learn more or start saving now

Our smartest ever smartphone offer

We've got some great news for you, now not only can Truphone users make free calls to landlines in 40 countries and to mobiles in the USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Singapore, but we are today revising our tariff table to give you our best-ever rates to mobiles everywhere.

Now calls to EU mobiles are just 15p/min or LESS (20% better than before) AND we've also slashed world mobile rates by 23%.

You can check out some of the new rates below:

Prices exclude VAT. VAT is charged at 17.5%. See our website for more details and our full tariff table.

Any questions? Email support@truphone.com or visit the mobilevoipforum.