I'm not an active Truphone user myself, but they bring an interesting approach to the mobile communications sector that adds tremendous value for many of my friends and colleagues. I find Truphone's greatest value to be for people who travel internationally, which I do only on rare occasions.

I just learned about a new aspect of Truphone
called Truphone Out+. While not for UK or USA residents the new
offering means Truphone can be used in other countries with an existing
mobile number without any number porting needed.

Note:
Truphone VoIP calls are free between on-net (SIP-registered) Truphone-enabled handsets. Use of third party Wi-Fi access points may incur charges. Use of Truphone over a 3G network may incur data charges payable to the provider of that network.

Truphone Takes Steps Towards Global Service
Introduces carrier pre-select to mobile communications

Truphone has announced Truphone Out+, a new feature that enables free and VoIP-priced calls to be made that present a customer's existing mobile phone number. Truphone Out+ also makes it possible for customers to pre-select Truphone as their default carrier, ensuring that free Truphone-to-Truphone calls are placed whenever possible.

Core facts

• Truphone Out+ is accessible to new customers from countries where Truphone does not yet provide local mobile numbers. Currently this means countries outside of the UK and USA.
• For these new customers Truphone Out+ means that a customer's existing phone number is now displayed as their 'caller identification' (Caller ID) when they make a Truphone call.
• The selection of Truphone as the default carrier is achieved transparently: when a Truphone call is made the Truphone servers automatically recognize if the telephone number being called is already linked to a Truphone account. If the destination user is online, then a free Truphone-to-Truphone call is set up.
• Truphone is a mobile operator for the Internet age, delivering a UK-based service accessible from around the world. Truphone Out+ is the next evolution of the Truphone service. It will be evolved to a full Truphone service as and when one or more of the following conditions are met:

• Number portability becomes possible in a country;
• E.164 compliance is implemented in that country;
• Truphone introduces a local number range in that country.

Truphone is actively working with national regulators and operator partners around the world to bring about one or more of these three conditions.

• A customer can choose to make any call over GSM rather than via Truphone, if they prefer to do so.
• Truphone Out+ is not yet available for existing Truphone customers.
• All existing Truphone customers can continue to make free and low-cost mobile VoIP calls over Wi-Fi and the Internet. Truphone-to-Truphone calls are always free.

James Tagg, Truphone's chief executive officer, said: "Truphone Out+ will encourage access to the Truphone service from countries where we have not yet introduced local number ranges. At a stroke we have massively increased the number of people who can access and benefit from the Truphone service."