Summer 2010 at Talk'n'Save!

Coming to Israel for Summer 2010? If you'll be here for a month or more - we've got an amazing offer for you!
FREE rental - free! - plus our brand new, unparalleled amazing TOURIST call packages!

We still offer a pay-as-you-go plan, of course, but now it's easier than ever to budget your calls. Buy a package of minutes for your short-term rental - and use them any time you want.

Unlike our student packages, which are a set amount of minutes per month, these tourist packages cover your entire rental. So let's say you come to Israel for 5 weeks, and buy a 500 minute package. If you want, you can use 100 minutes a week... or 1 minute the first day, and 499 minutes the last day! It's the ultimate in flexibility - and if you find you need more minutes during the rental, no problem; they're available to purchase in 100 minute increments.

Minutes cover calls to anywhere in Israel AND anywhere in the USA/Canada! So with our 500 minute example, use 50 minutes a week for local Israeli calls, and 50 minutes a week for international calls... or use ALL for international calls, or ALL for local calls - or any combination thereof!

And specially for our summer 2010 special - our 500, 1000 and 2000 minute packages come with 1000 free minutes JUST for calling other Talk'n'Save phones! Perfect for family trips, organized tours, coming to Israel with your best friend - you name it!

Have a great summer in Israel with Talk'n'Save!

NEW - check usage online!

We're excited to announce that you can now check your minute usage for the current billing cycle ONLINE!

While our minute-checking number, 02-658-0028, is of course still valid for checking the minutes you've used, this new online functionality allows you to check your usage from anywhere in the world, with an internet browser. It's totally free, and it's especially fantastic for parents 'back home' who want to check up on their child's usage.

Access your minutes at http://www.talknsave.net/MinuteCheckerSite/.

Another fantastic service - from Talk'n'Save, your cell phone company in Israel.

Moshe Kahalon visits Talk'n'Save

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS KAHALON VISITS TALK'N'SAVE TO

ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR SMALL COMPANIES LOOKING TO ENTER

ISRAEL'S CELLULAR SERVICE MARKET

Israel's Minister of Communications Moshe Kahalon visited the Jerusalem headquarters of Talk'n'Save, a fast developing cell phone service provider, to explore potential areas of cooperation between the company and the Communications Ministry. The meeting focused on Israel's mobile market and in particular, the ability of smaller niche market operators such as Talk'n'Save to boost competition and encourage operators to come up with more attractive offers for customers.

Minister Kahalon saluted the initiative of Talk'n'Save for the steps the company has taken to develop a full-service facility. The Minister did acknowledge that smaller niche market companies like Talk'n'Save do face specific challenges in this new environment and announced that he will be working to refine the laws to help the interests of those companies.

Talk'n'Save, founded in 1999, serves as a mobile phone provider largely catering to the student and tourist markets and foreigners spending extended periods of times living in Israel. The company has placed special emphasis on developing its infrastructural capacity to provide top level service for the English and French-speaking customer base.

The Talk'n'Save CEO said that he welcomed the Minister's support and confidence. "We are excited that the Minister realizes and understands the value of openness in the Israeli cellular marketplace," he said, "particularly for niche markets that we serve - the Anglo and French speaking population of Israel."

Talk'n'Save is an international company focused on providing tourist and travelers with mobile communication services. Founded as a private corporation in 1999, the company is headquartered in New York with offices  in Israel and the UK. Since its founding, Talk'n'Save has provided over 100,000 cell phones to students and tourists.

article by Dena Wimpfheimer, email: dena@djwconsult.com

Jerusalem Post on Communication Minister's visit

GPS rentals - Nav'n'Save!

When you're on vacation in Israel, what a shame to spend part of it lost! That's why we've introduced GPS Navigator Rentals for Israel - Nav'n'Save! This is ESSENTIAL for anyone driving in Israel.

Featuring...

• Spoken and on-screen directions in English (and 22 other languages)
• Large touch-screen display and handy car-bracket for viewing
• User friendly interface
• Car charger - included!

Certainly, we don't negate the chavaya (experience) of getting directions in broken English and going "yashar yashar" (straight, straight) - you may have other things on your schedule!

Perfect for tourists and students driving in Israel - and even for Israelis driving in unfamiliar areas. Now available for convenient pickup at our Jerusalem office OR shipped to your home or hotel anywhere in Israel!

Pesach vacation is almost here, so reserve now to ensure availability. http://www.talknsave.net/tourists/gps-333.asp

Use your own Blackberry in Israel for calls, surfing and email

We're thrilled to announce we're restarting our Blackberry program. Back in May 2008, we launched our initial Blackberry service, but we were unhappy with the amount of limitations it offered.

But now - it's better than ever before!

Bring your own Blackberry from home and use our SIM for...
SURFING
EMAIL
& CALLS!

We've eliminated the need for renting two devices (one for calls, one for email), or paying massive Blackberry roaming fees. Another innovation - from Talk'n'Save!

Please see full compatibility and rate information for using your Blackberry in Israel.

Students - we're taking customer service further!

In their eleventh year of specializing in phone service for students in Israel, Talk'n'Save has recently been working even harder to do what cell phone companies usually don't do: trying to lower their customers' bills!

Talk'n'Save was practically the first phone rental for Israel company to offer package plans for users, where a bundle of minutes per month would be purchased, and overage fees charged when a client's usage exceeded the package. While customers can of course check on their usage throughout the billing month, many customers do not keep track - and many customers end up spending considerable sums on overage fees.

"Our clients' best interests are our best interests," said Avigdor Factor, assistant to the CEO. "So we've recently been contacting those students whose bills have been running into overage, and we've suggested switching plans to reduce fees - and reduce their bills." By email and by phone, students or their parents were informed that their bills could have been much smaller, and more realistic plans were suggested.

"The feedback we are getting from the students is amazing," Factor says, "and it's a win-win situation."

Previously, Talk'n'Save has lowered rates during customers' rentals, ran promotions and specials, but the current personalized assistance being offered is truly indicative of their policy of putting customers first.

Talk'n'Save offers cellular phone and SIM rentals for students and tourists to Israel and the whole world (such as China, USA, England and more), as well as modem rentals, virtual numbers, and more. For more information on their rates and programs, see www.talknsave.net.