SWITCH-MOBILE LAUNCHES GLOBE DIALER(tm) IN THE UK AND IRELAND - Low-Cost Mobile Calling Service Eliminates Virtual European Union Borders

Released on = April 17, 2007, 6:51 am

Press Release Author = Switch-Mobile

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = Switch-Mobile releases its Globe Dialer software in Ireland
and the UK

Press Release Body = NEW YORK - April 17, 2007 - Switch-Mobile
(http://www.globedialer.com), a leading mobile Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
provider, today announced the availability of its free Globe Dialer software for
businesses and consumers in the U.K. and Ireland, which reduces international
calling costs by up to 90%.

Globe Dialer can be downloaded onto Java-enabled phones and does not require a
wireless data subscription to make calls. International calls are placed through a
local U.K. or Irish gateway, which seamlessly routes them around the world over the
internet. The software functions as an electronic calling card and customers do not
need to dial any PIN numbers or access codes. For convenience, Globe Dialer
automatically imports international contacts from users' phones, which enables "one
touch" dialing. Calls are billed by the second, eliminating the hidden costs
associated with calling cards, which typically bill international calls in
three-minute increments.

With the launch of Globe Dialer, Switch-Mobile has begun to eliminate the virtual
borders within the European Union (EU), making international mobile calling
affordable. At present, mobile calls between EU-nations, regardless of proximity,
are billed at international rates that frequently exceed a dollar per minute. Calls
made with Globe Dialer are significantly cheaper, as they bypass the international
roaming fees and exchange rates (both may have minimum charges) of cell phone
carriers. Users also save because Switch-Mobile waives all call initiation and
subscription fees.

"Many people are simply unaware that significantly cheaper global calls need not
require access to a computer or any other hardware," says Jenny Fielding, COO of
Switch-Mobile. "Our goal is to simplify 'globility', giving users the ability to be
global and mobile at the same time. Based on the tremendous response we have
received thus far, we are expediting our expansion into Europe."

Following are European nations that British and Irish Globe Dialer users can call
for 5 U.S. cents or less per minute:


 Austria
 Belgium
 Bulgaria (Sofia)
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Finland
 Germany
 Greece
 Hungary
 Ireland
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Portugal
 Spain
 Sweden


Globe Dialer is now available in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Ireland and Denmark.
Switch-Mobile is headquartered in New York, with an office in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The company is finalizing its plans to launch in 14 other European markets by the
end of 2007. To download Globe Dialer or obtain an exhaustive list of worldwide
calling rates, please visit http://www.globedialer.com.

About Switch-Mobile
Founded in 2005, Switch-Mobile is a leading provider of Mobile VoIP for
international calls with dramatically lower rates than those placed over traditional
wireless or wire line networks. Switch-Mobile's worldwide network connects users to
most nations at up to 90% savings over mobile carriers' long distance rates. Based
on a no-hidden fee calling card model that bills by the second, customers sign up
and maintain service online. The company's services are rapidly expanding
throughout Europe. For more information on Globe Dialer, please visit
http://www.globedialer.com.


Web Site = http://www.globedialer.com

Contact Details = Tim Barello
Padilla Speer Beardsley (212) 752-8338
TBarello@psbpr.com

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