This new form of pay-per-minute billing differentiates itself from traditional premium rate in a number of ways.
First off, the caller does not dial a premium rate number: rather, he or she enters their phone number into the phonesite and the system will then automatically connect the two parties.
Secondly, the caller does not pay their phone company. Instead, they use their credit or debit card to pre-pay minutes. This means that the person offering the service will not have to wait the typical 45 days or more associated with the old-style numbers for their money.
In keeping with the freemium economy, those interested in operating their own phonesite need not part with any money. Thanks to VoIP, set-up fees and monthly number rentals can now also be consigned to the history books.
Furthermore, phonesite owners can also charge what they like per minute and are not constrained by the fixed rate tariffs that were previously available.
But perhaps the biggest advantage of all afforded by this new form of per-minute phone platform is that users can reach out to a global audience and not just a national one.
And thanks to social media, spreading the word about the existence of phonesites to a targeted audience has never been easier.
