long-distance calling

Innodial for iPhone: Hassle-free, affordable long-distance calling

If you've used phone cards before, you know how annoying it is trying to reach the person on the other side.

First, you have to dial a local number, then in most cases you have to type in a PIN, and then type in the phone number of the person you want to reach. During the whole process, if you mistype a digit, chances are you'll have to repeat the whole thing from the beginning.

That's so much work, but for most of us, the savings are worth it--especially if you want to keep in touch with loved ones in another country.

Well, soon enough, you won't have to fumble through the numbers anymore.

Innodial, a calling card provider, just announced an iPhone application of the same name. The app allows you to dial a long-distance number directly from the iPhone or assign it to a local number for convenient dialing.

I tried the app out on my iPhone 3G and loved it. The app's dialing interface resembles that of the iPhone itself. You can create a new phone book or use the contact list of the iPhone.

When you want to call a long-distance number, you just have to dial the number itself, including the country code. The app then calls a local number by itself, applies the PIN, and connects you to that long-distance number. … Read more