How much does Rebtel cost?

Well, while Rebtel can be free if you make what we call a smart call (where you ask your friend to hang up and call you back while you stay on the line) we usually say that the cost of Rebtel is the cost of a local call.

So, how does Rebtel's costs compare? Well, Björn did a comparison towards Skype a week back.

However, this blogger has gone further and compared the costs of Skype, Gozmo, Jajah, Rebtel and Truphone and found that Rebtel, while not always being the cheapest still is one of the most competitively priced services. With the added benefit of smart calls and the possibility to get calls completely free to the ones you call the most - I think that you'd quickly see that Rebtel will lower your phone bill the most.

Rebtel vs Skype

When describing Rebtel to people who don't know about it, I sometimes say it's like skypeOut, only not using your computer but instead using your mobile. In that way, most people can relate to it. Skype's free, when calling computer to computer, but calling with skypeOut (to fixed and mobile phones) cost money. I've taken some time checking these rates and comparing them to Rebtel's rates.

Although skype's using the computer, the rates are often cheaper with Rebtel. Incroyable!

Here are some extracted rates from skype and Rebtel to mobiles:



These were taken randomly from both rate sites. The differences are not big, but concidering that calling from skype means having to call from your computer with a headset, compared to being mobile, it's pretty different!