contents

business
 
Truphone Adds 260 Hotspots to Its Network with Surf and Sip

Truphone has announced the addition of 260 hotspots to the expanding estate of locations from where Truphone can be used to make free and low-cost mobile phone calls over Wi-Fi and the Internet. The 260 hotspots, operated by wireless internet service provider Surf and Sip, are currently sited within Caffe Nero coffee houses, with more locations planned to follow.

Core facts:
1. Using a Surf and Sip Wi-Fi hotspot is completely straightforward, with no registration, sign-up process or need to enter credit card details. Truphone customers simply run the Truphone Wizard once to log on and begin making calls.
2. Currently, Truphone is available for a range of handsets including Nokia's E-series handsets and several N-series handsets. Owners of a compatible handset can get Truphone simply by texting the word 'TRU' to 07624 000000 or by visiting the Truphone web site.
3. Truphone calls from Surf and Sip Wi-Fi hotspots are charged at just 3p/minute more than Truphone's standard published rates. Under Truphone's present price promotion (valid until at least the end of December 2007) this means that Truphone call charges from a Surf and Sip hotspot are:
- 3p/minute to landlines in 40 countries
- 3p/minute to cellphones USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Singapore
- 18p/minute or less to EU mobiles, with no connection charge.
4. Surf and Sip provides high-speed wireless Internet access in cafes, hotels, restaurants and other high traffic public establishments.



write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page