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Jaxtr Finally Enables Out-of-Network Calling, Raises $10 Million
“The initial setup seems like a bit of a hassle, but it is significantly easier than using a calling card every time you need to place a call. Rates vary by country, and are generally much cheaper than standard call fees (many also appear to be lower than those found on similar VoIP services).”
Jaxtr Makes International Calls Cheap and Easy; Raises $10M to Go Global
“I just tell Jaxtr Pete's UK phone number and a local phone number is generated. I can add that phone number to my address book, and call Pete in the UK from my cell phone as if I'm making a local call.”
Jaxtr launches another new phone service
“Business happens on the phone, the phone is on the path of apps that are monetizable.”
Call Your Friends on the Phone
“This is a unique feature for a social networking site. Caf jaxtr actually gives you the ability to safely talk to other members on the phone.”
Jaxtr Offers Free Texting Between 38 Countries
“Jaxtr members can use a simple Web form to send a text message to a mobile phone in any of the supported countries, which include the United States, Brazil and Britain as well as Kenya, Slovenia and Ukraine.”
Jaxtr Adds Free SMS to Telco-Busting Mix
“Creating a viral Web widget/SMS ad-supported network effect does give Jaxtr a no-cost customer acquisition strategy that is crucial to its business model and long-term health. By comparison, marketing and customer acquisition can total more than 25 percent of costs in a typical calling card business.”
Jaxtr Launches Caf Jaxtr, Hits 10 Million User Mark
“On www.cafejaxtr.com, visitors can find new friends to talk to, searching through profiles by topic or country...” Online Dating Insider
Jaxtr Launches Jaxtr Caf
“Why use a social tool like Jaxtr Caf? There are hundreds of millions of people without computers who have mobile phones.”
Jaxtr Gives VoIP Users Something to Talk About
“After a wildly successful beta launch, VoIP provider jaxtr launched its official 1.0 release today. During its 11-month beta period, Jaxtr said it attracted over 10 million users to its service.”
Jaxtr Offers Free Mobile Calling, Talk Community
“The service has privacy features so that you don't get inundated with calls to your cell phone from strangers: you can set it up to go to voicemail unless you've approved the caller.”
If You Want To Talk Technology With a German, Try Jaxtr Cafe
“If you want to talk to someone who's an Australian and interested in food, you can easily do a search through the directory for just the right person. You can then call or text them using Jaxtr's widget.”
This week's must-do: Hot Things
“Who'll dig it? Social-network addicts, who belong to every conceivable online group, and are gagging to organise one big Facebook party for all their cyberspace 'friends'.”
Jaxtr free call service jumps tenfold to 5 million
“While Skype mainly lets users make free overseas phone calls via their computers jaxtr allows both callers and recipients to use normal phones to converse.”
Jaxtr Racks Up Over 5 Million Users In Under 5 Months
“Social communications startup Jaxtr has been experiencing some pretty amazing growth. They've attracted over 5 million users in under 5 months (140 days). It's a ten fold increase in users since they reported 500,000 users in July.”
Free phone services are multiplying
“prime example of the group, Jaxtr links your phone to the Web and helps you bypass international roaming rates.”
VoIP gets social
“These days a lot of conversations are initiated electronically: via email, instant messaging, Facebook. Jaxtr takes those interactions and gives them a voice. 'We make your phone do some new tricks.'”
Speak Up!
“The internet is getting a lot more vocal. Jaxtr has found a clever way to link your phones to your social networks and online communities.'”
Jaxtr's New Twist on VoIP
“The company has strong social networking roots. Its CEO is Konstantin Guericke, co-founder of LinkedIn. And its most recent investors--Draper Richards LP, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Mangrove Capital Partners--also backed Skype.'”
Skype Investors Now Turn to Jaxtr
“Internet voice startup Jaxtr on Tuesday said it had raised $10 million in funding from a group of venture capitalists hoping to find the success that some had with Skype.”
Jumping Jaxtr
“What could be a better deal than making free calls on your computer? It's certainly worked for eBay subsidiary Skype, which says it has over 200 million users worldwide. But upstart Jaxtr argues it has something more compelling -- free calls from your phone.”
Skype Backers Bet Again on Internet Phone Systems With Jaxtr
“Jaxtr is the first service that allows you to make a call from your mobile with the same convenience for international calls as domestic. Skype made it free, but you have to make calls from computers.”
Jaxtr Takes $10M Collect Call
“Unlike Vonage, Jaxtr is not competing with the phone companies on price, said Howard Hartenbaum a partner with Draper Richards and an early Skype investor. Consumers are looking for something different or something that offers cost savings that are an order of magnitude different.”
Jaxtr Raises $10 Million, doubles users in one month
“When you sign up, you get a unique Jaxtr phone number and web address, such as www.jaxtr.com/venturebeat. People who want to call you can simply click on the web address link and get directed to your current phone number,-- without you having to reveal your real number.”
Jaxtr Closes $10 Million Series A; Announces 1 Million Users
“Jaxtr lets you push all calls to voicemail and choose who can and can't call through directly. Calls are cheaper because long distance calls are made over VOIP lines instead of standard phone networks.”
Jaxtr overseas call service doubles users in month
“No download is required, and jaxtr direct numbers can be dialed from any type of mobile phone or even ordinary landline phones. Jaxtr's web-based approach eliminates certain complexities of other services.”
Jaxtr Posts Some Big Numbers, But Not Because of Social Networking Sites
“Jaxtr isn't like other VOIP companies which seek to replace your current phone. It's a phone service intended to connect you with acquaintances cheaply over a VOIP line without giving up your phone number.”
Jaxtr is getting more calls despite crowded market
“There are plenty of Internet-based calling services out there, Jaxtr gets rid of the inconvenience of headsets and software download (Skype) and the need to go the web to make calls (Jajah).”
Jaxtr reaches 500k users, Expands to 18 More Countries
“The vast expansion of Jaxtr means that the global reach and availability of its VoIP service is growing along with social networks that are looking for global reach as well. Making it easier to connect through the Internet offers more options for close communication that isn't limited to the existing parameters of a cell phone.”
Jaxtr CEO Konstantin Guericke
“We're putting 100% of our effort into making users happy through providing them with a great service and providing them with incentives that they want to share.”
Jaxtr reaches 100,000 users
“The majority of the new users have joined in the last couple of weeks, which might mean that the company is starting to experience viral growth. The company spends no money on advertising, which makes this achievement even more interesting.”
VCs Aim to Out-Angel the Angels
“Instead of taking a few million in cash from a firm that would hope to one day book a fat return, Jaxtr took a loan--just $1.5 million, from four VC firms and three angel investors. None got the usual perk of a seat on Jaxtr's board. The result is plenty of independence for Jaxtr.”
You can call me, babe, but you can't have my number
“You post a friendly widget, people call you from their computer, you hear calls or voicemails at your leisure, no one knows your number, and you can end the service at any time.”
Jaxtr Out Of Private Beta: Link Your Phone To Your Web Page
“Jaxtr is a fantastic way for MySpace users with a small group of friends to stay in touch, and have phone conversations without giving out any personal information.”
Jaxtr Looks to Give Social Networking a Voice
“Every business owner knows it: If you could just talk to prospects one-on-one, you could convert them to customers. Jaxtr gives visitors to your Web site or a blog a free local number to call from virtually anywhere.”
Newly Funded Jaxtr Goes Live With VoIP Widget
“Jaxtr's PrivacyShield enables users to control on a caller-by-caller basis whether someone can ring their phone, leave a voice mail or gets blocked even from leaving voice messages.”
Jaxtr Opens Door to MySpace Calls
“And if all of these practical benefits weren't enough, Jaxtr is also launching their VoiceBlast feature, which will enable users to create audible greetings that can be played on their blogs or social networking profiles.”
Jaxtr Launches Public Beta
“Callers can reach a jaxtr user without having a jaxtr account of their own. Once the first call is initiated, jaxtr provides the caller with a unique and permanent number, which they can use to call the same person in the future, even when neither person is online or even near their computer.”
Jaxtr give voice to Web
“Social Networking is all about connecting the problem jaxtr is addressing is that you're not always at you computer.”
Start-up Jaxtr lets friends phone you on your blog
“By contrast with existing Web calling services such as Skype that are typically computer-based, or require consumers to buy special headsets or microphones, Jaxtr plans to allows users to make inbound calls to bloggers from any phone in the world.”
Jaxtr Brings Free Calls To Blogs And Social Networking Sites
“Another nice feature: Unwanted callers can be blocked. Try getting your phone company to do that.”
Jaxtr Widget Lets Social Networkers Chat On Real Live Phones
“Social networks are a catalyst for people to meet, and jaxtr 'jacks up' the power of networks to help users make new connections.”
Jaxtr makes click-to-call really, really simple
“Jaxtr's implementation of click-to-call is very simple for callers to use. There's no sign-up required or anything complex about it. You just enter your number, and Jaxtr connects you.”
Jaxtr finally launches, an easy way to phone
“Jaxtr lets you bag a link like www.jaxtr.com/mattmarshall which you can carry forever. This lets people reach you anytime, even if you change phone numbers.”
LinkedIn Vet Launched Click-to-Call App
“What social networks and blogs are really about is helping people make new connections. Jaxtr allows you to do is bring your phone into the mix.”
Jaxtr brings VoIP to MySpace
“Jaxtr is the first VoIP offering which is aimed specifically at the social networking space. Not only does the service dispense with the need to use a computer in order to make and receive VoIP-based calls, it also appropriately hides the recipient's phone number.”
Jaxtr Brings Free Calls To Blogs And Social Networking Sites
“The first time a visitor makes a jaxtr call, jaxtr displays a special phone number in the caller's country that can be used for future calls to reach the jaxtr user directly, without using the Net.”