Zenofon announces new $3 free promotion for new customers that sign up using a mobile phone.
July 21st, 2010
Zenofon announces the beginning of its new promotion that gives away a free coupon worth $3 of free calling to people who join Zenofon and confirm their account with a valid mobile number. Previously, Zenofon gave away free time to anyone who confirmed any American phone number, but due to the prevalence of people using throwaway “google voice” numbers to abuse Zenofon’s coupon policy, Zenofon was forced to develop a software program that determines whether a phone number is an actual number or merely a google voice number before generating the free coupon to the new user.
This program will help Zenofon grow quicker, Zenofon mangement believes, because the company now can give away more free time to actual users. Once users experience Zenofon’s technological superiority, such as the Zenofon international call forward program, Zenofon’s pick your own rate program, and Zenofon’s service that lets non-skype users call Skype lines without having to download Skype, the service will continue its double digit quarterly growth.
As of now, the company offers $3 free calling for all new users that sign up with a valid phone number. This $3 free is divided up over 7 days, (42 cents/day.) Non-mobile numbers get 30 cents free to try the service.