International Calls with VoIP Systems and Apps

International calls with VoIP

Probably the biggest advantage of VoIP is that it is completely internet-based, which makes placing and receiving international calls much easier. Furthermore, you have plenty of options to enjoy the benefits of this type of calls.

Thanks to the above mentioned internet-based solution, you don’t even have to call an international number: you can add the caller to your system (as an extension) and you can call each other for free. True, this is not an optimal solution for neither residential nor business users, especially if the caller doesn’t have a VoIP phone system or he/she doesn’t want to be “attached” to you. This is where international numbers come in handy. Again, as a cloud phone system doesn’t have to be physically located in a country, you can simply purchase an international virtual number in almost any country and you can receive calls on that number without forcing your caller to pay a fortune.

However, the above solution still requires you to pay for calls. To avoid that, you can go for the simplest solution: opt for an international VoIP plan. This way you can place calls to international numbers at slightly more expensive rates than calls to local numbers.

International Call Rates

Like we mentioned before, the easiest way of reducing international call rates is by subscribing to a VoIP service that includes unlimited calls to international destinations. These plans have significantly pricier subscription fees than national VoIP plans, this is the only way you can place your calls for free from a VoIP system – unless you are using a VPN. (And remember: virtual international numbers are for inbound calls only.) Our advice: if you often call abroad numbers, choose an unlimited international plan.

Despite the above cons, VoIP international rates still have much cost-friendlier price tags than the rates offered by regular phone service providers. VoIP providers allow users to call landline and mobile phone numbers without restrictions, but calling the latter type of numbers is always more expensive. Furthermore, there are huge differences between country rates: the rule is that the more advanced a country is and the better internet/landline/mobile phone coverage it has, the cheaper international phone rates get. (The same logic applies to calling metropolitan and rural phone numbers.)

However, there is one crucial thing: unlike regular providers, VoIP services always provide unlimited calls to Canada, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories at local rates.