Press Release Summary = NEW YORK – Dec 1, 2006 – Switch-Mobile, an innovator in VoIP international calling service for mobile phone users, launched its pioneering service, including its Globe Dialer™ software, in Scandinavia. “This expansion is in direct response to increasing demand abroad for less costly international calling options for cell phone users,” says Chief Operating Officer Jenny Fielding. www.globedialer.com
Press Release Body = SWITCH-MOBILE LAUNCHES GLOBE DIALER IN SCANDINAVIA
NEW YORK – Dec 1, 2006 – Switch-Mobile, an innovator in VoIP international calling service for mobile phone users, launched its pioneering service, including its Globe Dialer™ software, in Scandinavia. “This expansion is in direct response to increasing demand abroad for less costly international calling options for cell phone users,” says Chief Operating Officer Jenny Fielding.
Since launching in April 2006 in the United States, Switch-Mobile has seen its business double virtually ever month. The company’s patented Globe Dialer™ VoIP service empower cell phone users to dial virtually any international telephone number at rates drastically lower than those charged by cell phone service providers, and traditional land line providers. Switch-Mobile’s rates are competitive with those touted by many calling cards, but without the need for users to dial lengthy access codes or PIN numbers, the uncertainty of actual air time available, and activation or maintenance fees. Further, Switch- Mobile bills by the second, rather than in minute-based units charged by many other service providers.
Mobile phone users download the Globe Dialer™ software directly to their phones by creating an account on the Globe Dialer Web site. Users then program international numbers into Globe Dialer’s address book and the software allows them to direct-dial those numbers later at the touch of a button. The caller’s existing cell phone plan handles the domestic portion of the call, which can fall under the plan’s free minutes. Switch-Mobile bills the international portion of the call at its deeply discounted rates – as little as 3.5 cents a minute to Argentina, 4 cents to China, and 14 cents a minute to India.
Following the launch in Denmark, Switch-Mobile will expand its service throughout Europe, moving next to England and Germany by the end of the year, Fielding says. Expansion will continue at an estimated pace of three countries per month. The service will function in Europe exactly as it does in the United States, with Web site translations in multiple languages. However, Fielding anticipates the Globe Dialer™ software will enjoy even greater compatibility with cell phones in Europe, where the majority of cell phone service providers support Java and there is more standardization in the phones themselves.
“Switch-Mobile’s mission is to provide simple, convenient and affordable services to mobile phone users,” says Fielding. “Globe Dialer™ is the first product towards the fulfillment of the company’s objectives. Our service is a convenient, low-cost alternative to calling cards or high international rates charged by cellular service providers.”
Based in New York City, Switch-Mobile is a privately held company founded by Jenny Fielding, chief operating officer and legal advisor; Mikael Breinholst, chief executive officer; and Sean Sealey, VP Technology. All three partners left successful business endeavors to found Switch-Mobile after experiencing first- hand the high cost of using cell phones for international calling. To learn more about Switch-Mobile and Globe Dialer™, visit www.globedialer.com.
Web Site = http://www.globdialer.com
Contact Details = Jenny Fielding COO Switch-Mobile New York City 917.509.9817 jf@switch-mobile.com
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