Until the advent of smartphones and a App Stores users depended on mobile phone subscriptions to be able to call someone or send an SMS, but in recent years things have changed a lot. At the moment, any device that has an internet connection can give users the ability to talk on the phone or send text messages without having an active data plan for their smartphone. Of course, this kind of application must also exist on the interlocutor's smartphone, but they can prove to be a real alternative for anyone who wants to partially reduce the costs of a subscription.
Applications such as FaceTime, Viber, Skype, WhatsAppMessenger or Tango offers you the possibility to make calls VoIP video or voice, some even allow you to send text messages, and where others fail to satisfy you, the service intervenes iMessage which allows you to send text messages, videos or pictures to any other iDevice that has it active. If you are roaming, then one of these applications can be combined with an internet subscription and can considerably reduce the costs of calls or messages, but it all depends on the people you are talking to and how interested you are in using them.
Of course there are many similar applications in the App Store, but the 5 below plus FaceTime and iMessage are the most popular and having them installed you have the best chance of finding a friend with them available.
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Viber – Free Phone Calls & Text
Free
Description: Viber lets everyone in the world connect. freely. More than 90 million Viber users call, text, and send photos worldwide – for free.
Viber is available for iPhone and other smartphones. We are always intro...
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Skype or Whatsapp
Free
Description: Call, video call and instant message anyone else on Skype for free with Skype for your iPhone or iPod touch.
Plus call and text your Contacts (or any other number) at Skypes low rates. Its great value wit…
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Tango Video Calls
Free
Description: NEW! FREE Text Messaging with your Tango friends and family!
Tango is the ONLY app that lets you make FREE Video Calls, send FREE Text Messages, and send FREE Video Messages!
Read our amazing reviews of…
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Yahoo! Messenger – free SMS, video & voice calls
Free
Description: Stay connected with your friends anytime, anywhere with Yahoo! Messenger. Whether they're on the iPad, mobile or PC, call them with free voice and video. Send free international text messages. Or share a photo...
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WhatsApp Messenger
0.79
Description: WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform smartphone messenger currently available for iPhone and other smartphones. The application uses push notifications to instantly get messages from friends, colleagues...
