Il servizio tradizionalmente offerto da Jaxtr è una widget per ricevere chiamate dal Web (myspace, linkedin, blogs, facebook, ebay, qualsiasi pagina). Basta configurare il proprio numero di telefono (fino a 3, cellulari compresi) e copiaincollare il codice sulle vostre pagine. Jaxtr offre fino a 100 minuti di chiamate al mese, oltre il limite trasferisce la chiamata ad una segreteria telefonica via mail (è possibile registrare un messaggio di benvenuto personalizzato).

Dopo l’uscita di scena di Jangl, un servizio simile, Jaxtr riesce a guadagnare nuovamente la fiducia degli investitori, con qualche novità nel business plan: sembra nei programmi vi sia un nuovo servizio a pagameto per chiamate internazionali dai telefoni cellulari, un altro client mobile voip in arrivo?

Update, TechCrunch ha qualche detaglio in più. Il sistema è basato su numeri locali associati a quelli internazionali. Si paga una chiamata locale e tariffe Jaxtr per la parte internazionale, nulla di nuovo se paragonato alle alternative come Jajah, Talkster o Truphone Anywhere.

The new service will allow users to call family and friends (even non-members) from their own phones for a fraction of the costs associated with traditional long distance calling. The company has also raised a $10 million Series B funding round led by Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

To use the service, users need to enter each international number they’d like to call on the site, which generates a unique local number for every contact. From then on, they can simply call the number from their phone as they normally would. The initial setup seems like a bit of a hassle, but it is significantly easier than using a calling card every time you need to place a call. Rates vary by country, and are generally much cheaper than standard call fees (many also appear to be lower than those found on similar VoIP services).

Via TechCrunch

Menlo Park, Calif.-based Jaxtr, a mobile social networking company, said today it has raised $10 million in a second round of venture capital led by Lehman Brothers Venture Partners. It brings the company’s total raised to $20 million. In addition to the funding, Jaxtr is also announcing today that it is launching a pay-service that let’s people make unlimited international phone calls from their mobile phones at a low cost. To date, Jaxtr has built out two other businesses: First, it has its mobile social network, which allows people to connect online and then talk over the phone, using a Jaxtr phone number to ensure it’s a local call. Jaxtr also has an ad-supported business that lets people make and receive phone calls and text messages internationally for free. The pay-model came about after people used up their free monthly minutes, which is capped at 100, and wanted the flexibility to call anyone, not just people in the Jaxtr network.

Via Mobile-Social Network Jaxtr Raises $10 Million; Follows Ad-Supported Service With Pay Model – washingtonpost.com

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