NEWARK – November 12, 2013 (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a leading provider of voice and payment services for immigrant communities around the world, today announced that its Boss Revolution mobile app continues to win praise within the mobile and app communities for its affordability, convenience and ease of use.
“Already, customers are using the app to make millions of minutes of international calls per month and industry followers are acclaiming the app’s affordable and convenient international long distance calling”
Available for both Android and Apple iOS phones, the app was most recently recognized as the Best Telecommunication Mobile App of 2013 by MoviForum. The award was presented on November 5th at the MoviFest award ceremony at MoviForum 2013.
In addition to the Moviforum recognition, the Boss Revolution mobile app was highly praised by the app review site appPicker (www.apppicker.com), which stated, “Maintaining regular communication with your friends, family, and business associates who live overseas can sometimes be costly and inconvenient, even if you use calling cards, but with BOSS Revolution: Simple, Easy and Cheap International Calling App at your disposal, you’re sure to save a pretty penny! This is a great app which definitely receives a hearty recommendation from me.”
“We are thrilled with the reception the Boss Revolution mobile app has received since being introduced on Android and iOS phones less than a month ago,” said Bill Pereira, CEO to IDT Telecom. “Already, customers are using the app to make millions of minutes of international calls per month and industry followers are acclaiming the app’s affordable and convenient international long distance calling.”
Jonathan Nierenberg, SVP of IDT Global Services accepted the award at MoviFest, and pointed out that IDT’s Global Services business offers a full featured version of the Boss Revolution mobile app. “The Boss Revolution mobile app rounds out our robust portfolio of customer facing offerings and provides our managed services clients with a deeper value add,” he said.
The Boss Revolution mobile app features one touch dialing. Customers simply tap an entry in their contact list to initiate a call. There is no need to enter lengthy access numbers or PINs. Boss Revolution customers are using the app to make calls utilizing their cellular services, data plans, or Wi-Fi.
New Boss Revolution customers who download the app get a $1 free trial for international calling. No purchase is necessary. Current Boss Revolution customers can download the mobile app and continue to use their existing Boss Revolution account.
Customers can recharge their Boss Revolution account anytime on the Boss Revolution website, bossrevolution.com, using a credit card or a prepaid Boss Revolution recharge card. Customers that prefer to use cash can recharge directly at any of the thousands of participating Boss Revolution retailers around the United States.
The Boss Revolution mobile app is available free on iTunes and Google Play in both English and Spanish. Nearly half of the active Boss Revolution apps are being used in Spanish.
About IDT Corporation
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), through its IDT Telecom division, provides telecommunications and payment services. IDT Telecom’s retail products allow people to communicate and share financial resources around the world. IDT’s carrier services business is a global leader in wholesale voice termination. Other IDT technology based holdings include Zedge (www.zedge.net) and Fabrix Systems (www.fabrixsystems.com). For more information, visit www.idt.net.
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