Free Mobile Voip Calls App For Android Phones

Despite the rapid advancements in mobile telephony sector and nose diving prices of cellular call rates, there is hardly any user who would not like the option of making free calls. The PC users have been enjoying the advantages offered by the VOIP apps for years but the time for the Smartphone users has come. The number of Android based smart phone users is growing by leaps and bonds over time which has prompted the major VOIP service providers to come up with specific apps for Android devices that allow free calls among similar devices.

Dial Skype For Free VOIP

In the VOIP segment Skype stands tall and many PC users still think it is synonymous with VOIP, such is its popularity. To use the Skype App for Android a person needs to have a phone running Android 2.2 Froyo. He also needs to get his account registered with Skype and download the app. The latest update that may leave the Android phone users grinning wide is that after a new update the Skype app for Android allows them to make calls for free to other Skype app users worldwide using 3G mobile networks. The company was trying to overcome vulnerability in the app for enabling free Skype-to-phone as well as Skype-to-Skype calls. The new version of the app is now making waves in the market. What it means is that a user in the USA can call up another in the UK over his 3G Network without paying steep ISD rates. Needless to say, the call quality will be affected by signal strength and network. Earlier, this feature was available exclusively for Verizon users.

Google Voice, If You Prefer The Other Way

Since Android comes from the stable of Google, the Internet search giant, it is not amazing that it supports Google Voice, the intuitive app that allows making free calls with the bells and whistles on!  Google assigns a 10 digit number to a user having a Google Voice account. As a user you can give this number to others and when they will dial it your phone will ring!  The best thing is that it comes for free. The service however is available only for the people living in the USA. Google says that it will be made available for people in other countries in near future.  The recent update is that Sprint, one of the leading cellular network providers in the USA, has integrated Google voice in its service.

The Third Party Apps For Android VOIP

If you are the kind of person who prefers trying out the lesser known alternatives, you can choose Guava or Fring for Android for your smart phone running the OS. To use the Fring Android application you can use WiFi feature in your Android phone and make video calls for free. It allows you to connect to people using separate VOIP clients including Skype. It also words over older EDGE or newer 3G networks. GUAVA for Android is an unofficial open-source Android app available for free. It works best with WiFi but also supports 3G and EDGE. It requires the users to have a Gizmo5 account along with a Google Voice account for making free calls.