If your company conducts business outside of the United States, the issue of international calling rates has come up. Most business owners dread looking at a phone bill after making or receiving international calls. There are simple solutions to manage or even eliminate the cost of international calls. Below are reviews of two effective services that can be used to make or receive calls on your Blackberry, Windows Mobile, iPhone, or Google Chrome Android landline or mobile device.

Skype Internet phone service is by far the best way to make international calls. Skype offers the ability to make calls to anyone on the Skype network for free; all you need is a Skype account and an Internet connection. Skype users can also make calls to non-Skype phone numbers, which will dramatically reduce the cost of talk time per minute compared to using phone companies. Skype also has hand phones that allow users to make calls using a Wi-Fi connection, eliminating the need to use a computer to make calls. Skype software can be loaded onto iPhones and Windows Mobile phones, allowing Skype users to make free Skype-to-Skype calls or call non-Skype numbers through their account using their mobile device. Blackberry devices are not currently compatible with Skype software.

The Vonage World VOIP phone service is a great service for calling abroad, but it lacks many of the features of the Skype Internet phone service. Vonage World allows users to call 60 countries for free. The only drawback is that in most of these counties you can only call landlines and they are charged for calling cell phones. Users can make calls on Vonage using a regular phone without the need for a computer or special software. The cost per minute of international calls is still complete with Skype and exceeds the rates of the telephone companies. Vonage does not have the ability to make Vonage to Vonage calls for free. Vonage World works on Blackberry mobile devices unlike Skype software and also works on the iPhone. There is currently no way to share minutes between your Vonage wireless account and the Vonage phone line.

If you are looking to make international calls with the lowest rate internet phone provider, Skype will be your best choice. Due to the need to use Skype software or devices to make calls, some technical knowledge is required to make and receive calls. If you need to make or receive landline calls from one of the 60 countries included in the VOIP phone provider, Vonage World service, Vonage will be a better choice as no technical knowledge is required. Just pick up a phone and dial the number.