Best way to call Pakistan from the U.S. - ringpakistan

I have very little patience for poor voice quality and dialing long calling card numbers and PINs. Last year, with the launch of ringpakistan, there was finally a high quality service available with many "cool" features for calling Pakistan from the United States. Here are at least ten reasons why I use ringpakistan for calling Pakistan (in no particular order):

1) Calls go through immediately. Vonage was terrible for calling Pakistan. Although it is better now, it is still sometimes difficult calling certain numbers through Vonage. Also when there is an earthquake or Eid or something, Vonage sucks, and ringpakistan seems to be able to get through even at these times.

2) Calls are CLEAR. MUCH better quality than Vonage. Much better than Skype. No funny VoIP stuff going on here.

3) Can be used from any phone. There is no need for a PC or any special hardware. Vonage only works wherever you take the hardware box. I even use ringpakistan from my work and cell phones.

4) Don't have to buy any calling cards. Buy online, and keep recharging with your credit card. No need to go to any shops. The PIN number remains the same.

5) Speed dials! I have my nani's and dadi's numbers in there, plus others. Very easy to remember, but more important than that, very CONVENIENT to have "*1" as nani, "*2" as dadi, etc. Love it!

6) No PIN required. If you configure your home number, cell phone, etc on their web site, you don't even have to enter a PIN! I have the 800 number for ringpakistan on my cell phone, which when combined the speed dial capability of ringpakistan, provides an ultra-convenient system! Call Pakistan anytime from anywhere easily.

7) Call rounding done in SECONDS. Most calling cards or other services round up calls to 1 minute or 3 minute increments, or even in the best case, 6 second increments.

8) No funny connection charges, surchages, etc. Just a simple per-minute rate.

9) Benefits Pakistanis. The company is owned by Pakistani enterpreneur, Monis Rahman, and so the profits are going to Pakistanis.

10) Very competitive low rate. Currently 9.9c/minute.

Since its launch, ringpakistan has added numerous other features - calling from Pakistan to the US, calling from the US to other countries, conference calls, etc. I don't use any of these extra features, but if you are interested, check out their web site at http://www.ringpakistan.com.

Disclosure: I am not affiliated with ringpakistan in any way other than being a regular customer.