Tokiva IM-To-Call service is available immediately on leading instant messaging systems, including MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Messenger, and GTalk. Since beta launching the IM-To-Call service in January 2008, Tokiva is becoming the most popular IM buddy in the world, with tens of thousands users taking advantage of IM Tokiva on a daily basis.
Without downloading any software, registered users receive an invitation to add Tokiva to their IM buddy lists, and simply IM Tokiva to call. Tokiva calls back to the user's land line or mobile phone, and immediately connects the user to the desired number.Tokiva claims users can save up to 90% of normal call costs, because the calls are carried by Tokiva's global VoIP network that has a footprint in over 185 countries.
Prices are available at their website homepage and do not include carrier charges for the phone use itself. A mobile to mobile from the US to UK is $0.193 per minute.
Do I Pay My Local Mobile Carrier to Use Tokiva?
Voice: Local voice minutes apply from your mobile carrier if you are calling from a mobile phone. You can take the advantage of free incoming call minutes offered by many mobile carriers.
Data: If you use Tokiva Mobile application to make the call, there is a small data charge for the wireless data packets sent to set up the call, in most cases around US $0.02. Tokiva uses less than 0.5 kilobytes for each call initiation, regardless of the call length.
Tokiva has filed a patent on the enabling technology platform that currently supports MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Messenger, and GTalk. According to comScore Media, there are 90 million instant messaging users on IM systems in the United States alone. By Q2 2008, Tokiva will also support QQ Messenger, the most popular IM systems in China with 520 million users.
Website: http://www.tokiva.com/