Talk to Facebook friends for FREE on Vonage

I just found another reason to LOVE my iPhone! Vonage Facebook App!!

Everyone that has an iPhone/Android and Facebook MUST ABSOLUTELY install this app! Especially people like me.

Why I like:

• I'm on prepaid, so using my phone via Vonage does not cost me minutes
• My home got no cell phone coverage, but wifi always on
• I like almost all my 200 Facebook friends and don't ever mind them calling me 
• You don't have to give out your real phone number
• Works with most countries, so no roaming charges
• It's FREE

Props to Will for alerting me to this and being my first Vonage friend. Talking to Will was surprisingly clear on wifi (voice over IP). I looking forward to seeing (and hearing) the rest of you on my Friends list!


Link: NewsFactor Network | Vonage Offers Free Mobile Calls for Facebook Friends

Vonage is getting into the mobile-apps game with a social-media twist, combining two of the tech industry's hottest trends with a new service for Facebook. The Vonage Mobile application lets users make free mobile calls to Facebook friends who also have the app. 

Vonage customers can download the mobile app from the iTunes Store, Android Market, or the Vonage Facebook fan page. The software is free. Then users enter their Facebook ID and password. This only has to be done once.

The software automatically loads the user's Facebook contacts and groups them according to who can be called for free -- that is, those who have also downloaded the Vonage Mobile application for Facebook -- and which friends are available for instant messaging on Facebook.

Finally, the user can touch a friend's name from the Call Free list to make a free call. When the user places a call, the friend's profile picture and status update display on the screen. The phone will ring for incoming Vonage calls from Facebook friends, even if the app is closed.

The app also invites the user's friends who don't have the app to download it on the Vonage Facebook fan page. The service works over Wi-Fi as well as 3G and 4G networks in most countries and essentially eliminates traditional dialing.