“rebtel 6 out of 31 non-american web 2.0 companies to watch”
July 27th, 2007
According to CNN that is, and we’re not contesting their opinion. We’re mighty pleased that we’re mentioned among such companies as Joost, Ohmynews and Bliin. And we can only concur with the rest of CNN’s write-up:
Rebtel is similar to Skype, only it doesn’t require customers to download special software or use a separate device for making phone calls. You provide them an international number, they provide you a local number. When you dial, Rebtel switches your call to the Internet, allowing for cheap international, mobile-to-mobile communications. Rebtel says users have opened “several hundred thousand accounts.”
What a great way to start the weekend!
Update: we were geographically mapped here. Many thanks to Erick Schonfeld
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Ty says:
August 1st, 2007 at 4:49 am
Hey, I love you guys!!
Found your product through CNN, thanks to you I can say goodbye to Skype and make calls abroad using my cellphone while driving the long commute to/from work.
Two comments:
1. On spreading the Rebtel love, how about a widget a la Meebo that people can embed on their blogs, or even Facebook? Easy to build, can be interactive…
2. I think Cingular/AT&T in the US has rollover minutes, so your claim isn’t entirely true.
Andre says:
August 1st, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Hi Guys,
first off all you are doing an amazing Job. Rebtel is working fantastic and is a fantastic service IF it works.
Unfurtenately sometimes it does not work. I created an account for my father which worked fine. I opened it with his UK number. Then we added an Austrian number and changed it to Austria as default. We needed to change it to UK default since my father is in the UK and wants to call Austrian friends and business partners. Guess what. All the numbers are allocated to random strangers. Please get in touch with me to fix it. I tried everything to contact you (Support Forum etc…) Then I thought I would write a blog post and link to you (was certain you will see this) But I guess it is better (less visible to the blogsphere) this way. Please help - Thanks André
Again, well done for the idea and for raising 20.000.000 USD and also for the product. It saves me a lot of money when it works
Andre says:
August 1st, 2007 at 4:48 pm
I have seen you did not approve my comment. At least now I know you received it
Please respond to the support requests. Thanks André
AMP says:
August 11th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Hi Andre - sorry about the delay in replying, and thanks for your comment. Will put someone from customer support in touch with you asap.
Best wishes
Anne-Marie
AMP says:
August 11th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Hi Ty - we’re about to launch our Facebook app, Reb Me - check it out and let us know what you think!
http://apps.facebook.com/myrebtel