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I currently have a lot of beta invites for numerous sites sitting in my email box. So, tonight I decided to pick a random one to write about & it happened to be from TringMe. Being someone without a house or mobile phone right now, this is definitely a tool that will come in handy for me. I know there are quite a few tools already that allow you to make phone calls online but TringMe has definitely intrigued me the most & seems to have the most features.
In their own words:
“TringMe provides a unified platform offering, an offering that integrates all the existing voice and telephony communication devices and opens up new avenues to innovate on such a platform. TringMe’s uniqueness is in it’s ability to make and receive calls directly from the web, – no software to download or install, it’s ability to unify voice across traditional telephony options (landlines, cellular phones) and the internet.”
TringPhone is a fully web-based SIP phone which you can easily use from any flash-enabled browser such as Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox, Safari etc.
You can make worldwide calls from your PC for FREE – all without having to download anything. If you have your own VoIP provider, you can can configure TringPhone to use it in one simple step. (How to use)
You can use IM services such as GTalk or AIM to make worldwide calls as well & once again it’s simple & FREE. Sending a free SMS worldwide is as simple as typing a message in your IM – all without having to download anything. (How to use)
It’s likely that you have internet connectivity via your mobile device or via access to WiFi networks. Well you can use that same connectivity to make & receive FREE calls or send & receive messages for FREE.
All calls & messaging are done by WiFi so it doesn’t require any SIM or contracts with a carrier. (How to use)
The two features I like best though are the Push-N-Talk & Voicemail features.
“Push-N-Talk widgets are the simplest way to stay ‘voice reachable from the web’. Don’t reveal your phone number and yet allow visitors to your website or social network to speak with you. (How to use) And you can use the power of voicemail to stay connected with anyone in the world. Never miss a voicemail wherever you are – in the office, at home or on travel. (How to use)”
What’s nice about the Push-N-Talk widgets is that you can customize them by uploading a JPEG image (215×68 pixels). These widgets work on any site that allows javascript & there’s even a Facebook application that you can use to add a widget to your Facebook profile.
Don’t like widgets? You also get your own ReachMe page that you can direct people to. Your ReachMe page displays a widget to call you & a widget to leave you a voicemail. You can check out my page here as an example.
Though all of these services are FREE, if you choose to use the phone number you automatically get through TringMe, you will have to pay. Don’t worry though because their rates are pretty low.
Since I can’t buy any credits right now (and don’t have a mobile or home phone), I can’t fully test this out. So if you’re up to it, feel free to try it out & report in the comments what you think about it; I’d love to hear about your experiences with it.
TringMe is by invite only right now so, if you would like to try it out you should be able to by clicking this link. If that doesn’t work, please let me know & I’ll be happy to send you an invite by email.
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pretty cool, I’m already using yahoo and skype, lol…if this gets big enough I’ll jump on
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Yea I know! I’ve checked out Skype just to see what is was about & so far I think TringMe is a little better as far as all the added features & widgets. We’ll see.
I tried clicking the link you gave, but it doesn’t work. Please send me an invite if you can. I am really interested about the free international calls… It really sounds like a great application, since you don’t have to download any softyware and its got loads of functions too…
I just sent you an invite Ice Rabia! Sorry for the late reply.
Nice post. I hope this will give competition to yahoo messenger and skype. Will try it out.
Thanks for sharing the information with us.
Interesting. Really nifty. I like the SMS and voice mail facility. How is the clarity though? From the comments I believe it’s better than Skype. That’s really cool.
This is SCAM!!
Please do not use this service. It is very expensive for the receiver.
I signed up for this service and recieved an 876 area code number. My wife and I made a few calls using this service to my cell phone in order to test the quality. The call quality was fine. But every call that I made to / from this service resulted in an additional charge of $1.62 to the receiver.
Unfotunately 876 area code is not a US area code and is located in the Caribbean
This is not a scam. If you got charged it is because you called to a landline. It is free until you call from PC to Phone. That is of course with any other product right now.
Also if you call your service number, that is landline to PC so that is also a charge. The solution here is that your clients can call you from your website, without having to download a huge file, (like skype) or to pay a huge phone bill just so they can call you about your wonderful service.
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I have used skype for several years now, and I don’t see any reason for me to switch to anything else. It has been working great in every way. The only drawback of skype may be that it requires a good computer and a good internet connection for it to work perfectly. Fortunately i have both.
great article!
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Hey,
Great post. I kinda stumbled upon your blog and now I’ve added it to my bookmarks. Interesting stuff.
Best,
Jeff
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Thank you very much for the warning! I did use it a few times & didn’t notice anything so thanks for letting us know about your experience.