Released on: December 13, 2007, 6:58 am

Press Release Author: Barrie Le Gall - Barablu

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: Get free calls on your mobile with barablu. free software
download

Press Release Body: Free internet calls via a mobile phone are to be offered at
thousands of London \'hot spots\'.



barablu: Free Mobile Calls is a downloadable software which allows you to talk to
other barablu users for free, and includes: - SMS Messaging, Instant Messenger,
Voicemail, Conference Calling plus more products available throughout, worldwide.

Instead of being sent over the traditional phone network, calls will go over the
internet using the service from barablu.
Experts say the move could be the final nail in the coffin for the traditional
network as more calls are made online instead.

\'This is really the beginning of the end for traditional phone networks,\' said James
Beechinor-Collins of T3 magazine.

Internet calls, offered by Tesco and dozens of other providers including Barablu,
currently require users to plug a phone handset, or a microphone and headset, into
their desktop or laptop computer.

However, the new service uses a mobile phone handset that will automatically connect
to Barablu\'s service whenever the user walks near a \'wi-fi\' The company uses wi-fi
hotspots in bars and cafés, allowing customers to wirelessly connect a computer to
the internet.

Three steps to a free phone call

1. Customers buy a wi-fi phone and sign up for a free account online. When they come
within range of a wi-fi hotspot, they are connected to the Barablu web site via
their phone
2. When a call is made it is routed via Barablu\'s server and then the internet to
the person being called
3. Calls connect to the PC or phone of the person you are calling. If they are
another Barablu user, the call is free.

Experts say the success of Barablu, which has more than 1m users worldwide, could
see it challenge existing telephone companies. Because Barablu calls are routed over
the internet, anyone with Barablu loaded on to their PC can call another Barablu
user anywhere in the world.

Calls made in this way using a handset plugged into the PC are free.




Web Site: http://www.barablu.com

Contact Details: Barablu
54 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9TP