Most of us by this time know that Truphone for the iPhone is a simple application that deploys low-priced  international calls to the iphone from your home country by routing outbound calls over the internet using Wi-Fi. But now Truphone has just released an updated version of their iPhone application with two interesting new features which will change all that.

The first new feature is called Truphone Anywhere which enables iPhone users to make low-priced international calls via the GSM network even when the iPhone is not connected to the Wi-Fi network. If you dial an international number, the iPhone app does not use iPhone’s data network but the call is redirected to a Truphone access number in your country, which connects to Truphone server which in turn automatically completes your call to the international destination over VoIP.

You end up paying for the domestic call to the Truphone access number in your country and the low cost Truphone call (which is around $.06 per minute from the US) to international destination. So when you are not making a call over the Wi-Fi network you end up paying the additional cost of making the domestic call.

The second new feature is that iPhone users will also be able to receive calls using Truphone application for free.

When in Wi-Fi, you can now receive calls for free from other Truphone users when you have the Truphone application on. This also means that you can now call other users, and other iPhone users who have Truphone open, provided you are both sharing Wi-Fi.

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