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See the new Free International Calling and Texting App for iPhone® and Android™

Every mobile app contains a little bit of magic.

Vonage Mobile® allows you to make FREE international high definition audio calls and send FREE texts worldwide on iPhone® or Android™ phones… without having to learn a bunch of new tricks.¹

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The Magic of Vonage Mobile®:

  • Make FREE high-definition audio calls and send FREE texts to friends worldwide who have the app
  • Call people who don’t have the app and get ultra low-cost calling worldwide with per minute rates that are on average 70% less than major mobile carriers and 30% less than Skype.²
  • Save an average of 30% over Skype’s pay-per-minute rates to the top 50 countries called worldwide
  • Add calling credit directly from your iTunes® or Android Market™ account
  • Use your existing phone number and address book to show who already has Vonage Mobile® and invite those who don’t — straight from the app
  • Calls to any phone in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico from anywhere in the world will be free for a limited time (up to 3000 minutes!)³

Download Vonage Mobile® today from iTunes® & Android Market

Learn more at Vonage Mobile

¹Data rates may apply.

²Based on per-minute rates to the top 50 countries called. Comparison reflects published rates of leading mobile carriers in markets representing the majority of iPhone and Android users.

³Limited time free calling offer to the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico is for personal, non-commercial calling and excludes calls to certain geographic locations, premium and special services numbers, satellite telephony services and other call forwarding services. Not to exceed 3000 minutes per month.

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Vonage and MagicJack Phone Service Comparison

If you’re doing some research online to find affordable overseas and local calling options, chances are you’ve run across Vonage or maybe even MagicJack™.

You may have realized that many of the online MagicJack reviews are very negatively skewed, the main complaints being lackluster MagicJack support, difficult installation, high MagicJack prices and an overall lack of reliability.

Simply put, the value of quality of Vonage calling plans and services are incomparable. For instance, Vonage World® gives you unlimited calling to more than 60 countries for one low rate, while Magic Jack doesn’t even offer international calling plans! Plus, with Vonage, you’ll get back tons of extra features that nobody else offers — like FREE Vonage Extensions®. Vonage Extensions lets you extend any Vonage plan to any phone, including mobiles, at no extra charge.

It’s the breadth and quality of options like these that make Vonage a better choice. Take a look:

Feature

Vonage

MagicJack

Unlimited1 local and long distance calling

Vonage feature Magic Jack feature

Unlimited1 international calling plan

Vonage feature

High-definition audio over Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G

Vonage feature

Service extended to mobile devices

Vonage feature Magic Jack feature

Caller ID

Vonage feature

Call Waiting

Vonage feature

Visual Voicemail

Vonage feature

Live customer service

Vonage feature

Free of advertising

Vonage feature

Easy software installation

Vonage feature

Faxing capability

Vonage feature

So why spend money or time on companies who don’t offer the best value, or consider supporting their customers a priority? Get the best value with Vonage. View our local and long distance calling plans at Vonage.com and get started making easy and affordable calls with a company you can trust!

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It’s making calling cards to Mexico obsolete!

There’s a new plan in town. And it involves cheap calls to Mexico!

Amigos y familiars, Vonage World® has served you admirably. It lets you stay in touch with loved ones in Mexico, while providing these perks:

  • Unlimited¹ landline calling to 60 countries
  • Unlimited¹ calling to mobiles in 10 countries
  • Unlimited¹ calling to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico

Vonage World, take a bow, you’ve been great.
But now you need something bigger, something better, something that allows you to call landlines AND mobiles in Mexico while ridding yourself of Mexico calling cards. You learned how to call Mexico when you first signed up for Vonage World. But now, it’s time for something new.

Enter Vonage World Plus Latin America 100

Vonage World gave you unlimited calls to landlines in Mexico, but Vonage World Plus Latin America 100 gives you more. More? Yes, more. Latin America 100 gives you unlimited calls to Mexico landlines and 100 additional minutes to mobiles in Mexico. So now you can call your younger cousins in Tijuana or that uncle in Leon, without having to send out a meeting request to keep them rooted near their landlines. Take a look at all Latin America 100 has to offer:

  • All the benefits of Vonage World
  • 100 total minutes for landlines in 9 Latin American countries and mobiles in 17 Latin American countries – select countries not included in Vonage World’s original list. Review all the countries included in the Latin America 100 plan on our plan homepage.
  • Upon finishing plan’s original 100 minutes, Latin America 100 has super low rates to each country included.

Make calls to Mexican landlines and mobiles with Vonage World Plus Latin America 100*. Check out all the details on Latin America 100, and get it by calling 1-800-583-5421 today. It’s cheap, simple, and will have you making free calls to Mexico in no time!

*Plan currently unavailable online.

¹Unlimited calling and other services for all residential plans are based on normal residential use by single-family household members. A combination of factors is used to determine abnormal use, including but not limited to: the number of unique numbers called, international calls forwarded, minutes used and other factors. Subject to our Reasonable Use Policy and Terms of Service.

Cómo llamar a México desde los EE. UU.

¿Necesitas llamar a México desde los Estados Unidos?

Mantente lo más cerca posible de tus seres queridos en México con Vonage.

Con Vonage World®, evitarás costosos planes de llamadas y tarjetas para llamadas de México mientras que disfrutas un servicio teléfonico confiable y de bajo costo en el hogar con llamadas ilimitadas¹ a México.

Puedes extender tu plan de llamadas residenciales a cualquier teléfono., incluidos teléfonos móviles, sin cargo adicional, al agregar Vonage Extensions™ a Vonage World®. Así que puedes llamar a México desde tus teléfonos residenciales y móviles con el mismo plan. También podrás realizar llamadas ilimitadas¹ a líneas fijas en más de 60 países y teléfonos móviles en más de 10 países y territorios. Ahora puedes llamar a México desde los Estados Unidos en cualquier momento y del modo que prefieras.

¿Vives en los EE.UU. y extrañas escuchar a tus amigos y familiares en México?

Con Vonage, puedes agregar un número local de la Ciudad de México a tu cuenta. De esta forma, tus amigos y familia en la Ciudad de México pueden realizar una llamada local que suena directamente al teléfono de tu casa en los EE.UU. Se llama número virtual y es económico y fácil de usar; obtienes un número de teléfono de un lugar diferente, nacional o internacional, que suena al teléfono de tu casa. Al agregar un número virtual a tu plan Vonage World®, puedes ahorrarles a tus amigos en México costosas tarifas de llamadas internacionales cuando te llaman. Por supuesto, con Vonage World® puedes realizar llamadas ilimitadas¹ a México.

Para llamar a México desde los EE. UU., sigue estas sencillas instrucciones de marcado:

  • Primero marca 011, el código de salida de los EE. UU.
  • Luego marca 52, el código de país de México,
  • luego el código de área (2-3 dígitos)
  • y finalmente, el número de teléfono (7-8 dígitos).

¿Necesitas más ayuda para llamar a México?

Aquí presentamos algunos consejos generales:
Por lo general, llamar a un teléfono móvil cuesta más que llamar a una línea fija. Al mirar los prefijos de los números móviles en México, puedes averiguar a qué tipo de número estás llamando de antemano. Cuando llames a un teléfono móvil en México, no usarás el sistema “la persona que llama paga” (CPP, por sus siglas en inglés); la persona que inicia la llamada paga.

Las llamadas internacionales a los teléfonos móviles en México se marcan como las llamadas internacionales regulares. Así que para llamar a un teléfono móvil de la Ciudad de México desde los EE.UU., marca 011 + 52 + 1 + código de área + número.

Aquí te presentamos una lista de los códigos de área de las ciudades más importantes de Mexico:

Read more »

An Affordable Plan for Free Calls to Chile

Discover a new way to call Chile mobiles on the cheap!

Since moving to Seattle from Santiago, Vonage World® was the one plan you needed to make free calls back home to Chilean landlines. You also got these great features:

  • Unlimited¹ landline calling to 60 countries
  • Unlimited¹ mobile calling to 10 countries
  • Unlimited¹ calling to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico

But you also need to call mobiles in Chile without surrendering your wallet. You already know how to call Chile, but now it’s about finding the right plan to make calls to mobiles without having to deal with complex calling cards to Chile.

It’s time for Vonage World Plus Latin America 100

As you already know, Vonage World gave you free calls to Chilean landlines.
But Vonage World Plus Latin America 100 gives you the means to reach out and call loved ones in Chile, no matter if they’re at home or on the go. With this amazing plan, you’ll get:

  • All of of Vonage World’s benefits
  • 100 included minutes to landlines in 9 Latin American countries and mobiles in 17 Latin American countries not covered by Vonage World. Check out the entire list of Latin America 100 countries.
  • After you finish the plan’s initial 100, Latin America 100 gives you great low rates to keep calling those countries.

Vonage World Plus Latin America 100* is your best bet to connect with those you care for in Chile. If you’re not sure if the country you’re calling is on the list and want to double-check, don’t fret, check out all the Latin America 100 countries on our plan homepage. And get the plan by calling 1-800-583-5421 today and dial without delay!

*Plan currently unavailable online.

¹Unlimited calling and other services for all residential plans are based on normal residential use by single-family household members. A combination of factors is used to determine abnormal use, including but not limited to: the number of unique numbers called, international calls forwarded, minutes used and other factors. Subject to our Reasonable Use Policy and Terms of Service.

Brazil Calling Cards Got You Down?

Start making cheap calls to Brazil – without the hassle!

You’ve used Vonage World® for ages to contact your friends and family back home in Sao Paolo, Rio and Recife. The plan was good to you, and for one low, monthly cost, giving you all these benefits:

  • Unlimited¹ landline calling to 60 countries
  • Unlimited¹ mobile calling to 10 countries
  • Unlimited¹ calling to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico

But now you need more.
You’re tired of only being able to call Brazilian landlines. Some of your family have cellphones, and it’s more convenient for your schedules if you could find some way to call them while they’re on the go. When you moved to the US you found out how to call Brazil, but now you need to find out how to make cheap calls without complicated calling cards to Brazil. It’s time to upgrade from Vonage World to Vonage World Plus Latin America 100.

Vonage World Plus Latin America 100

With Vonage World you get free calls to Brazil landlines, but not mobiles. This is where Vonage World Plus Latin America 100 one-ups your original plan. Latin America 100 gives you these bonuses:

  • All of Vonage World’s benefits
  • 100 additional minutes (total) to landlines and mobiles in select Latin American countries not originally covered by Vonage World. Check out the list of countries included in Latin America 100.
  • After the plan’s additional 100 minutes have been used, Latin America 100 offers great low rates to the plan’s covered countries.

With Vonage World Plus Latin America 100*, you’ll be able to seamlessly call friends and family in Brazil (on landlines and mobiles), without having to worry about the bill. So check out all the details of Latin America 100 and start connecting with those you care for. Get Vonage World Plus Latin America 100* by calling
1-800-583-5421 today!

*Plan currently unavailable online.

¹Unlimited calling and other services for all residential plans are based on normal residential use by single-family household members. A combination of factors is used to determine abnormal use, including but not limited to: the number of unique numbers called, international calls forwarded, minutes used and other factors. Subject to our Reasonable Use Policy and Terms of Service.

Call Argentina Free Today!

Check out the latest and greatest plan to call Latin America!

For the longest time, you’ve used Vonage World® to call your relatives throughout the US, and those even further north into Canada. And Vonage World has served you well, giving you:

  • Unlimited¹ landline calling to 60 countries
  • Unlimited¹ mobile calling to 10 countries
  • Unlimited¹ calling to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico

However, this isn’t enough. Your former fraternity brother, Don, is moving to Argentina (specifically, Rosario) for work. And being that he’s always on the go and set to be the best man at your wedding, you have to stay in touch. You already know how to call Argentina, but what’s the BEST WAY to call him? Calling cards to Argentina? No way. They’re expensive, complicated, and the ‘minutes’ advertised are almost always misrepresented. That’s where Vonage, with our blue and orange cape, swoop in and show you the best way to call Argentina cheap.

Introducing Vonage World Plus Latin America 100

Vonage World allows you to call Argentina free – but only landlines. And with as much traveling through Argentina as Don does, you’re not sure he even has a landline; so you need to call Argentina mobile. Get Vonage World Plus Latin America 100; it’s similar to Vonage World, but with some major upgrades:

  • All the benefits of Vonage World
  • 100 additional minutes to landlines and mobiles in select Latin American countries not covered by Vonage World – see them all on the Latin America 100 homepage.
  • After initial 100 minutes have been used, great low rates thereafter.

Vonage World Plus Latin America 100* lets you call landlines and mobiles – without a second thought. This plan’s got what you’re looking for – take a quick peek at all the countries covered by Latin America 100 and never deal with annoying Argentina calling cards ever again. Get Latin America 100 today by calling 1-800-583-5421. It’s the plan that’s covering all the bases. And most of the countries.

*Plan currently unavailable online.

¹Unlimited calling and other services for all residential plans are based on normal residential use by single-family household members. A combination of factors is used to determine abnormal use, including but not limited to: the number of unique numbers called, international calls forwarded, minutes used and other factors. Subject to our Reasonable Use Policy and Terms of Service.