“Launching a free international calling service that works on any phone is a dream come true, and something the jaxtr team has been working toward for many years,” said Touraj Parang, jaxtr Co-founder & COO. “Although smart phones such as the iPhone, Blackberry and Google’s Android have received widespread accolades, the vast majority of people worldwide do not have access to such phones. Our mission at jaxtr has been to create innovative services that are accessible to anyone, anywhere. We’re extremely proud that FreeConnect delivers on this promise, and can be used on any of the more than 3 billion mobile handsets worldwide, and the even larger volume of landline phones in use today.”

Jaxtr members simply enter the number of the jaxtr member they wish to call. Jaxtr will then give them a local number to reach that person. Once they initiate the call, jaxtr notifies the person they are calling, and will give that person a local number to call, too – allowing the parties to connect directly. These assigned local phone numbers can also be used again by the same parties on an ongoing basis.

Anyone can join jaxtr and sign-up for a free basic membership. FreeConnect is available to any registered jaxtr user, and does not require a premium membership or any other payment relationship.

[via jaxtr]

“Jaxtr allows anyone to sign up for a free membership and start sending SMS messages internationally at absolutely no cost,” said jaxtr co-founder and COO Touraj Parang. “You can SMS your friends and family abroad whether or not they are currently members of jaxtr. The moment you sign up for a free account at jaxtr.com, the world is literally at your fingertips.”

Over 10 million people in 220 countries use jaxtr to receive calls from people visiting their social networking pages, to make calls to their friends and family worldwide.

via [yahoo]