Big four bank First National Bank (FNB) has launched an Apple application for its Connect voice over IP (VOIP) offering.
The “Connect Talk” VOIP application is available free from the local Apple application store. The application allows iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users to make calls to cellphones and landlines in SA and abroad, at reduced rates.
The Apple application is the “first proudly South African application to be available on the world renowned Apple app store,” says FNB.
FNB Connect Talk is a no-contract, prepaid only system. Call rates range from 33c to 49c per minute for local calls, 25c per minute for international calls, and 99c per minute to any local mobile number when making calls through an Internet connection.
CEO Luis Simoes says the aim is to keep the offering simple. He explains that calls can be made from a computer or compatible cellphone, or even from a landline if plugged into a VOIP-enabled router.
Last October, FNB added 14 new phones to its range of handsets on which Connect can be used. The range now includes Sony-Ericsson, Nokia, HTC, Motorola, Samsung and Palm devices.
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