Dear Poketalk’ers

We assume that you are full of good intentions for the new year.
We wish you all a prosperous and happy 2012, and hoping to see new shining Poketalk developments in the course of this new year!

We would like to summarize our biggest achievements of the last year:
Poketalk & Lenovo partnership
Poketalk Desktop Phone
Poketalk Android Application
Poketalk Firefox Plugin

Thank you for all of your support!
Happy Poking in 2012!
Poketalk Team

Dear Firefox Users,

We have recently released our Firefox plugin which should further facilitate your international connections on the go!

It can also automatically adapt itself to your default Firefox language.

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

Hey PokeTALK’ers!

We have great news for you and for the ones who have not already gotten to know us.  They will though thanks to our recent agreement with Lenovo.

According to the recent partnership, all the Lenovo tablets are coming with the Poketalk application installed on the desktop. From now on,  making international calls with the tablets will be more  practical than ever. Even if your country is not listed in local numbers service, you will still be able to use web-callback service with the most convenience through the Lenovo tablet.

Lenovo users also will be enjoying free calls provided with each sign up and with call quality at its highest level.

Here is a fresh writing about us on Yahoo.

Keep following us, we have a lot more developments on the way!

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

Hi Folks,

You have requested, and we deliver!

To date we have focused on services from phone to phone, which is guaranteed to be the highest quality and doesn’t always require a computer or internet connection. Due to great demand, we have released a pc-to-phone client which was requested by many users.  Thus, we took the necessary steps and rolled the software out.

We are proud to present you the PokeTALK desktop phone.

Instructions:

You do not use your PokeTALK username to login. Instead, you receive a number starting with 888 to your email with the download link and use the number to login.
Your password remains the same.

The desktop phone rates are the same as local numbers. So, whoever could not benefit from the lowest international rates in the market due to local numbers service being provided in limited countries, is now invited to take advantage of the prices that are -30% less than Skype’s.

We welcome all feedback!

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

Hi Poketalk’ers

As promised, we are glad to present you our recently released  Android application.

Here is the phone version:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.poketalkphone

and the tablet version:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.poketalk

Enjoy and get the most out of it!

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

Another rate comparison list is prepared for you to see the prominent difference between us and iCall.

Skype, Jajah and Truphone vs PokeTalk rates comparisons were already published in the past and were the proofs of PokeTALK’s superiority in providing the best prices while not degrading in quality.

Let your people know about the difference. Keep in mind that bringing a friend gives you credits!

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on Friday. The magnitude-8.9 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the nation’s east coast, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake.

Our thoughts today are with the people of Japan hit by the earthquake and tsunami. Let’s hope there is minimal loss of life and damage.

We would like to do our best in this matter and offer you free calls all week to Japan starting from today.

Spread the word!

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

Dear Loyal Users,

You know more or less how competitive the VoIP market is and how hard it is to survive amongst huge companies. We are trying hard to catch on with the market and put our best foot forward with new services for you to enjoy.

Our developers are making final touches to finish up the Android application. If you have any suggestions or interesting ideas, please let us know before we release it.

Your feedback is the most important thing for us!

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

Hey Happy Pokers,

We have recently launched our new homepage in 10 languages and will be glad to receive some of your precious feedback.

We are aware of some minor bugs and glitches. However, if you have spotted any bug that irritates you, or even a suggestion, please don’t hesitate to email us so we may be well equipped for the next version. You can also include any translation advice.

Let us know your thoughts at support@poketalk.com

Stay Well,
PokeTALK Team

PokeTALK wishes you a: Happy New Year – felix sit annus novus – gelukkig nieuwjaar – onnellista uutta vuotta – bonne année – selamat tahun baru – boldog új évet – feliz año nuevo – gott nytt år – ein gutes neues Jahr – Gleðilegt nýtt ár

Send free SMS messages:
Send an sms this new year and for each sms we will add you a bonus.  Go on and celebrate your family’s new year!

Just do not forget to email us about it so we may credit your account with bonuses.

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

We would like to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas and joyous holiday season.

This is the day to celebrate our friends’/relatives’ holiday who are overseas.  To make you talk more comfortably, we are offering you a coupon which gives 15% extra credits on your last purchase!

Coupon: merryxpokess

Enjoy and let your friends know!

PokeTALK Team

Every once in a while a service comes along that provides a service that you begin using and then ask how did you ever get along without it? One of these services which we have been testing for the past few months and would like to recommend as an outstanding product, is HumbugLabs. Humbug was created to serve as the standard for telecommunications traffic analysis and fraud detection.

It is also worth to note that Humbug is the first service of its kind in the market.
Let’s show you their unprecedented features;

Here is a review about them authored by VoIPToday

Stay fraudless!
PokeTALK Team

Hi PokeTALK’ers

Billing Report is one of the most prominent feature of ours.
Maybe our competitors have something that functions alike but probably not like as practical as we provide.

First of all, if you don’t see it in your services bar, your first job is to click on customize, find Billing Reports and install it as shown below:

After running the feature, you will notice that it is so simple to use and everything is very clear.
It includes all the info that you need; date, duration and cost of the each call as well as your balance according to the specified date. Our developers touch also made the feature esthetic:

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

Here is a list of PokeTALK and Truphone rates pointing out why you should keep using our services and refer these comparisons to your relatives, so they may enjoy making international calls for the lowest rates possible in the world.

Such appealling rates clearly proves that introducing us to your acquaintances is for everyone’s good :)
In addition to the rates, on each purchase, you receive bonuses which may be used both for free 10-minute international calls between specified destinations and sending free sms messages to any destination in the world!

If you can find lower rates with Truphone, or other companies we previously mentioned such as Jajah or Skype, send us an email to support@poketalk.com and we will give you $20 free credit, that’s how much we believe in our service.

Keep supporting us!
Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

ITFacts quotes:
“Services such as VOIP, video, music, radio, news and instant messaging coupled with mobile devices such as a WiFi enabled iPod, and the ubiquity of broadband will result in 100 mln consumer mobile VOIP users in 2011.”

WiFi enabled mobile entertainment devices will make up 36% of all mobile VOIP devices sold in 2011. This will be driven by the popularity of Apple’s iPhone.”

Apple announced that more than 3 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store by iPhone users worldwide. This comes nearly 9 months after it first hit 1 billion downloads served, and just over 3 months since it reached the 2 billion downloads mark.

With such remarkable growth and demand from consumers, we just wanted to to remind you that our iPhone application is out there waiting for your convenient time to be downloaded. With our app you will have all the convenient PokeTALK features optimized simply for your iphone usage.

Happy Poking,

PokeTALK Team

Hi Folks,

We are glad to present you our video which is pleasant to look at and will make your mom happy!

P.S. a coupon code appears at the end!

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

If you are a regular international traveler, then you really need to get yourself a PokeTALK SIM card which is perfect from calling from your own mobile when travelling.

Here are some essential reasons to use the PokeTALK SIM Card:

• There are no unexpected global roaming charges
• Receiving a call is free of charge in over 50 countries!
• Possibility to track your calls’ duration, cost and timeframe
• Free voicemail support

Another great benefit of an International SIM card is that it is prepaid which means that you can easily control your cash flow. Unlike with traditional operators, everything is transparent; you can login to the web portal for full call details, and receive a free sms with your call cost after each call.

We know you can’t wait to see our SIM rates
Here you may find all the details by clicking on Roaming SIM.

Happy Poking,
PokeTALK Team

If you are reading this blog then you are surely aware of how competitive the VoIP industry is. Per-minute fees have been reduced dramatically over the past ten years, and many carriers and providers are often forced into providing bundle packages with monthly subscriptions, connection charges, and various bizarre fees in order to remain in-the-game.

The benefits to consumers (like you and me) are enormous – since in many cases we can call friends and family overseas for less than local mobile call.

We as an industry have come a long way in a very short time, and for that, we are thankful.

Thankful to who?
21 years ago when  VocalTech introduced the first VoIP transceiver, a technological hurricane roared through the sector producing a new generation of companies with VoIP as their foundation. Industry incumbents, including the largest of telcos, were left without a choice but to adopt this technology, as the price for traditional infrastructures was astronomical in comparison.

Here at PokeTALK we try and spearhead the efforts of this new generation of VoIP companies – providing innovative features and services, and bringing all your telephony needs under one (cozy) roof. Surely you recall from our previous price comparison post that our prices are in many cases  50% less than most providers out there, proving our commitment to standing in the front-lines of the telephony game.

If you have been following PokeTALK through its history you may recall we have always been aggressive with the way we operate, as well as with our promotions: providing free calls to/from southern Israel during the 2008 bombings, and even more recently providing free credit to anyone who signed up with an Netvision/013 email address (provided by a local competitor). In fact, we are so aggressive that if you send your last telephone bill to shai@poketalk.com to prove you’re serious – he will give you a free credit to try PokeTALK in return.

Extra credit for Jajah users

Some suites must have been banging on their desk in Austria after reading our price comparison post a few weeks ago, because the PokeTALK staff woke up this morning  to discover they have been the target of horrible slander being spread by Jajah employees on the Jajah Facebook Fan Page!

Bizarrely enough, the Jajah employees claim that PokeTALK created a fake facebook website in order to try and obtain their users passwords. The official announcement goes on to say:

“its called Phishing, hackers use it to access your information. it can be your list of friends/credit card info/phone numbers/identity information…”

The announcement that Jajah made is bizarre, grossly untrue, and possibly libelous. Rest assured that PokeTALK staff is hard at work creating the ultimate feature-packed telephony services provided at rock-bottom rates – and whilst we do aggressively encourage all our competitor’s users to give us a try – we will certainly never break laws to get there.

We appreciate the continued support of our users!
Happy Poking!

Hi Folks

Unlike any other telephony companies, we provide bonus calls to everyone who make at least $10 purchase.

With bonuses, you can both make 10-minute free calls or send free sms messages to any destination in the world without any restriction.

Plus, you can have unlimited calls and sms messages by inviting your friends. Here is how you do it:

We have a feature called Share where you can invite all your contacts only by entering  your email login details. This feature allows you to invite all your contacts just by one click. Whoever joins PokeTALK, you receive bonus calls. That is how you get unlimited calls and sms messages.

If you do not know how to invite friends through PokeTALK, this image should be familiar to you:

Happy Poking to you all,

PokeTALK Team

Hey Poketalk’ers,

As you know Halloween has come which we need to celebrate. We have a new promotion for you which is so good, it will spook you out!

We are happy to give you $1 free for your PokeTALK account. Thanks to the promotion, you may both call and text to any destination in the world for free, plus you get to benefit our great features such as Scheduled Calls, SMS Callback and Local Numbers.

The coupon code: halloweenpoke

If you do not know where to enter the code, this image should be familiar to you.

Enjoy and don’t forget to let your friends know!

Happy Poking,

PokeTALK Team