Truphone goes BlackBerry

Truphone has recently launched a beta of its mobile internet telephony service, Truphone Anywhere, for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) smartphones.

The service works in 33 countries worldwide and it’s designed to save BlackBerry users’ money on international calls. The service works alongside domestic service providers, but reduces international call costs to as little as $0.06 per minute.

Here’s how Truphone works: instead of requiring the user to remember what to do, Truphone Anywhere simply asks whether he/she wants to make a Truphone call whenever an international number is dialled. The user simply accepts, and Truphone connects the call.

In technical terms, Truphone Anywhere connects to a local Truphone server, which then connects the long-distance part of the call over the internet.

Truphone for BlackBerry smartphones is available to download for free from here. There are no monthly subscriptions or other charges.