India on Voip

Soon Std calls would cost not more than 15paisa. If TRAI(Telecom Regulatory Authority) pass the Guidelines for just out consultation paper for full fledge voip in domestic calls from Indian phones to Indian phones. Currently voip in India allows only International and voip to voip calls.

Currently only Mtnl is the only major players offering voip service. All other Pvt operators have been given license since 2006 however none has launched it as it may hurt there other call business along with the limitation in domestic calls make it financially not viable. If this major step is taken then domestic call rates will fall further along with cheaper availability of voip hardware.

Unlimited voip calls to India is almost impossible atleast in current scenarios because of the high termination charges voip company have to pay. So please do not look for these fake offers which will either loot you or will make it unsustainable for company in long run. Best is to search for lowest possible per minutes rates which are around 4 to 7 (US)cents/min currently.

So another list of best rates(per min ) for cheap calls to India follows Read the rest of this entry »

All Indian Voip Providers will soon have to implement monitoring system for calls routed through them called LI. LI is the interception of telecommunications by law enforcement agencies and intelligence services keeping in view the national security.

A technology called Lawful Interception (LI) , which would allow security agencies to keep a tab on the international voice calls made for subversive activities over the Internet. LI is the interception of telecommunications by law enforcement agencies and intelligence services keeping in view the national security. Globally majority of countries have LI requirements and have adopted global LI requirements and standards developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) organization. In the USA, the Communications Assistance governs the requirements for Law Enforcement Act. Read the rest of this entry »

Pennytel an Australian Voip Provider has launched untimed call offer from 01 December 2007 to 31 January 29 February 2008. Calls to India are charged 28.88cents(Oz) per call … that’s right it is per call not per minute so you can consider it unlimited only. Destinations includes mobile calls to India and many other countries. For more details visit their website.
Enjoy Unlimted Voip calls to India this festive season.

Edit: Date Extended till 29 February 2008

India based Voip provider worldphone.in has started offering unlimited voip plans from this Diwali Festival. The service offered is a legal one with under regulation of DOT(department of Telecommunication) so there is an additional 12.5% service tax payable. Company has a range of unlimited and limited plans with incoming number of certain countries included. The Device or phone adapter itself cost 3000Rs which is on bit higher side compared to Mtnl which is offering it for Rs1500(Lifetime rental)

Unlimited plans are Read the rest of this entry »