Truphone on Facebook

I received the following message from Nick Vaux at Truphone (Software Cellular Network Ltd.) informing me of a new “free” telephone service available through the Facebook social/ web-community page. I do not have a Facebook account, so I have not been able to check out this service.

From the email, I take it that Truphone partnered up with Facebook.com to offer a free telephone service that is available through your user profile. I am told that you can call landlines and cellphones (within the US/ Canada). In Nick’s email, it is not clear whether you can make calls to other countries.

As I have previously stated, I have not used this services because I do not have a Facebook account. But if someone out there does use Facebook, I would appreciate it if you could try out this calling service and leave a comment below about what you think.

I posted the email from Truphone below, so you have all the information that I do on this as well as instructions on how to use it:
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Hi,

I’m Nick, and I work for a company called Truphone. We’re a mobile operator that uses the internet to give people free and low-cost calls(and SMS) on their mobile.

We’ve just built a new application for Facebook which lets you make free phone calls from Facebook. I’ve been checking out your blog and I think this application could be of real use to you and your site visitors.

The Truphone ˜Call MeTM Button lets you call real phones from within Facebook for free. This means your Facebook friends can make free calls to your landline (or US/Canadian cellphone). You simply add the application to your profile in the normal way.

It is available to all Facebook users and is particularly useful if you’re travelling or away from home.

I was wondering if you’d mind me posting a note on your blog about the Call Me Button app – I think your visitors could benefit from using it. Please let me know what you think?

Kind regards

Nick (Truphone)