Last week I installed an low cost calling app Ringo. This app allows users to make calls all across India with only ₹0.19 paisa per minute. Initially when I installed the app got ₹10 as staring balance. For every call made by your invitation you will get ₹10 credit in your Ringo balance. If you ran out of balance you can recharge Ringo online. I made my first call to my village the call quality was awesome but the only problem which I faced was some lag in audio. Which was not large enough or noticeable.
You first dial the number to which you want to make call in Ringo dialer.
Call will automatically disconnect by saying "ringo will call you in a moment" immediately you will receive call from ringo. Asking you to wait while they connect once once you connected you normal call routing starts i.e. ring-ring.
A 10 minute call cost around 1 rupees. Which surprised me.
So how is this low cost calling is made possible. The answer is in order to promote BPO business India BSNL under the Ministry of telecommunation launched a scheme under which companies can buy minutes in bulk at a very cheap price around ₹ 0.10m so Ringo buys minutes in bulk from BSNL and offer them to users. This created a huge controversy telecom operators allege Ringo of misusing this scheme. And within two days this leads Ringo to stop it's Ringo domestic call service. The case is in court so will have to wait for the judgment until then we have to wait.
