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Calling to Madagascar
While calling to Madgascar is much easier and cheaper compared to the past it can still be a costly way of communicating. As (mobile) data connections are more and more common in Madagascar, you can now make calls over data by using for example WhatsApp or Viber. The problem with this is that the other side doesn’t always have data available or has not switched it on. Or if you need to contact businesses in Madagascar there is a slim chance they can be reached by so called data voice calls.
In those cases you must rely on calling them directly on the landline or mobile phone using normal voice calls. As those prices can go easily up to 1 euro per minute it can become expensive to make your calls.
For many years we use VoipPlanet to make our voice calls to fixed and mobile numbers to keep the price down. Sometimes we use it to just simply let the other party know to switch on mobile data to start the data call. It is great as there is no starting fee. If the other party has poor connection or the line drops, the price for just calling them again will be almost the same.
Register at VoipPlanet and choose free phone number (pay 1x €2,50 registration fee) to get an 085 number. Install a SIP softphone like LinPhone for Android, configure it and start calling for cheap rates.
| Destination | Starting fee | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar landline | € 0.000 | € 0.211 |
| Madagascar mobile | € 0.000 | € 0.174 |