Top 5 Apps to make a free call from your android based phone or tab

Windows or any other platforms use VoIP services for internet calling services. With the advance in the field of software technology, we now have an option of making a call free-of-cost from out portable devices. Using a few apps, a free call can be made over the internet, within a few seconds with data-enabled smart-phones. If you use a device based on the android, with Wi-Fi access or a 3G connection, you can use these services, but the primary requirement of these services is that your friend on the other end of a call should use the same service on their device.

Here is a list of a few apps that you are surely going to get your hands on - 

1. YAHOO MESSENGER -

This widely used messenger on windows is now available for android based devices. Using this app you can connect to friends who use this application whether on a portable device or a PC. This messenger provides a handful of quality services that you would love to use. A few of them are -

1. Share your Photos and videos with your friends.

2. Chat with your facebook friends.
3. Free SMS (international).

4. Video and voice chat (not available in the basic version).

5. Windows Live chat.

If you are using a basic version of this app, you cannot avail the video and voice chat facility. If you have the basic app installed on your device you can use this link to update your app in order to avail voice and video chat facility. Apart from giving so much, yahoo messenger has some drawbacks like you don't have an option to start a group video chat in yahoo messenger. Also you need to have an account on yahoo messenger to use it.

However there are a number of other apps, that have been discussed further, that do not require an account on it to use their service.

2. NIMBUZZ

Nimbuzz has been a popular service from a long time and has been serving users using nimbuzz on a PC or a symbian device. Now with high speed internet on Android based devices, Nimbuzz is providing a good amount of quality services to its users. The best part of this app is that you have all the contacts in one place. With this app you also get the following services-

1. Free voice calls.

2. Cheaper international calls.

3. Free messaging facility

4. SIP account
5. VoIP account
6. All contacts in one place.
7. HD Voice calls
8. Webchat language selector
9. Easy access to free games.
10. Push notifications.

Download Nimbuzz application from here!

3. FRING

This is an app for those who want to have group video chat with their friends using their portable devices. Fring allows 4 way live video calling for free. It even allows you to chat with fring users free of cost.

Its features include -

1. Video chat
2. Group video chat
3. Voice calls
4. Chats
5. Cheap phone-call prices

Download FRING  .





4. VIBER

Using Viber you can make a call from your android device. The best thing about viber is that it does not require any user account, in order to access it. Neither do you need to add any friends to make a call. Just by installing this app you can make a call to your friend using his number and send him free messages.

Viber includes -

1. Free international calls to other viber users on 3G or WiFi.
2. Free text messages to other viber users.
3. Uses your existing contact list.

Download VIBER for android.






5. TANGO

This application allows its users to call other tango users free of cost. The app is user-friendly and is really easy to use.

Its features are -

1. Free calls between android and iOS users.
2. Switch to video call from voice call anytime by just pressing the camera icon on screen.
3. Auto friend(  using tango ) finder.
4. Send invitations to friends.

Download it from here.