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“Contributing writer Caroline Yeung talks to Mr Ong Kok Choong, CEO and founder of Singapore-based internet telephony company Hoiio. Founded in 2007 and first launched to the wider consumer market at CommunicAsia in 2009, Hoiio offers internet telephony and messaging solutions for both consumers and businesses, across all smartphone platforms. Here is their interview.”

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We have been running promotional Hoiio rates for India, Vietnam and Cambodia for a while now and we’re pleased to announce that the promotional rates for India (from 10.0 cents/min) and Vietnam (15.0 cents/min) have been well received so we have decided to give you more reasons to use Hoiio by making those rates permanent.

However, the promotional rates for Cambodia has ended and will revert back to the normal competitive call rate of 27 cents/min with effect from 1 August 2010.

Thank you for your support Hoiio Fans!

We are giving YOU 1,000,000 minutes of FREE Hoiio-to-Hoiio local calls!

That’s right! There’s no need to rub your eyes because you are reading things right and neither is this a gimmick.

Exclusive to Hoiio fans, we will be giving away 500,000 FREE minutes per month for July and August. We are excited and would really like to have all of you enjoy this one-of-a kind privilege. Hence, for fair usage, we will be allocating 1,000 free minutes to each user to ensure that there are enough free minutes to go around for everyone!

This is how we’re giving you free Hoiio to Hoiio minutes -

• Make free calls anytime of the day
• Make free calls with Hoiio to any other Hoiio registered number, anywhere within Singapore
• Talk as long as you wish*
• Make as many calls as you wish*

All you really need to do now is to invite as many of your contacts to sign up with Hoiio to enjoy your free calls!

How to make absolutely free SG-SG calls with Hoiio:

1. Invite your friend to sign up a Hoiio free account (see below on how to invite)
2. Call your friend using your Hoiio account.
3. Talk as long as you want, its free*

How do I invite my friends?

OR

If you prefer, you can also send them an SMS absolutely free.

Go to your Hoiio app » Select More » Select Invite Friends » Enter your friend’s mobile number » Press Invite.

They will receive a link to register and install Hoiio.

New to Hoiio?

Sign up here for free!

Make your first FREE Hoiio call now!

• Why is Hoiio giving away 1 Million Free Hoiio minutes?
• Who is entitled to 1 Million Free Hoiio minutes?
• Will it be free if I (Hoiio user) call another Singapore telephone / mobile phone number (non-Hoiio user)?
• Do I need to install a new Hoiio mobile app to enjoy free calls?
• Do both users have to log in to Hoiio at the same time?
• What does it mean by Hoiio-to-Hoiio calls?
• Does this apply to overseas calls?
• I already have some credits in my account. And it doesn’t show extra credits. Am I supposed to be given the free minutes?
• Can I enjoy free Hoiio calls if I do not have any credits left currently?
• Must I invite my friends to enjoy the above mentioned privilege?
• What will happen when the limit is reached for free Hoiio-to-Hoiio calls?
• Why am I automatically opted-in to invite friends?
• What message will the person I call see after we end our call?
• How do I opt out? I don’t want to send invitation text messages to the person I have just called.
• I’ve just received this invite SMS to join Hoiio, how do I stop receiving these messages?

1. The total free minutes is capped at 1 million minutes for local Hoiio-to-Hoiio calls and will be distributed into 500,000 minutes in Jul 2010 and 500,000 minutes in Aug 2010.
2. Free minutes are applicable only to registered Hoiio users in Singapore.
3. With implementation of our fair usage policy, each registered Hoiio user will be allocated a maximum cap of 1,000 free minutes. There is no limit to the number of calls made however each call is capped at 60 minutes.
4. Users will be charged at the usual rate of 3.8cents/min for local calls upon full consumption of the 500,000 minutes per month or 1,000 free minutes, whichever comes first.
5. SMS and Hoiio calls made from or to Hoiio Business registered numbers are NOT part of this campaign.
6. Hoiio reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions, from time to time without prior notice.

Another contest down and another winner in the book. Before revealing this contest’s winner, Hoiio would like to congratulate all participants in the draw and if you haven’t gotten your hands on the iPads and iPhones given away so far, don’t give up, keep trying as we’ll keep the contests coming.

We used Random Number Generator by Roy Tanck this time around to pick our lucky winner. So who’s lucky number 16420? *drumroll*

Congratulations chaptser!
To verify, check if your mobile number ends with “3155″

If you’re not chaptser, don’t worry, Follow us on Twitter and Be our Fan on Facebook and stay up to date with our latest contests and promotions!

Thank you for using Hoiio everyone! Our 3rd iPad contest has now come to an end. Watch out for the announcement of the winner very soon. It could just be you! In the meantime we encourage you to participate in our iPhone 4 contest. Good Luck!