Call2 is an international callback

Callback (telecommunications)

In telecommunications, a callback occurs when the originator of a call is immediately called back in a second call as a response.- International calling :...

 provider, founded in 1997 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 by Peter Farrer and merged by Andrew Try

Andrew Try

- Biography :Andrew was born in 1965 in Windsor and raised at St Leonards Hill in Windsor. The only boy out of 3 sisters, 2 older one younger, he attended Papplewick School in Ascot, followed by Malvern College....

 in 1999 to form Comxo Trading Ltd. Their offices are located just outside of London

London

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, England

England

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.

Call2 offers a unique way of initiating long distance and international calls. The system works by receiving a request for a call from the user, via Internet, Phone or SMS

SMS

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, and initiating a callback

Callback (telecommunications)

In telecommunications, a callback occurs when the originator of a call is immediately called back in a second call as a response.- International calling :...

. This callback dials both the user's number and the person they wish to call, and connects the two calls together. This functionality allows users to avoid the high international call costs imposed by some telephone providers, and even reduce roaming

Roaming

In wireless telecommunications, roaming is a general term referring to the extension of connectivity service in a location that is different from the home location where the service was registered. Roaming ensures that the wireless device is kept connected to the network, without losing the...

 costs. Call2 differs from many other online international call services in that the calls are routed over PSTN lines, not VoIP, and require no additional software or hardware, such as headsets.

History

• 1997 - Call2 founded by Peter Farrer.

• 1999 - Merged with Procall and Lattitude to form Comxo Trading Ltd.

• 2004 - Call2 API launched, allowing integration with 3rd party software.

• 2005 - Call2 affiliate scheme launched.

• 2006 - Call2 customer services awarded European (Small) Call Centre of the Year

• September 2009 - Call2 Corporate portal launched, with advanced administration and billing tools.

• 2009 to 2010 - Call2 customer services awarded a gold certificate by the Genesis Group

• 2010 - Call2 customer services awarded platinum certificate by the Genesis Group

• June 2010 - Call2 launches their Microsoft Outlook
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   dialer.

• July 2010 - Call2 launches their iPhone
  IPhone
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  app.