Free VoIP calls for Christmas

Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony provider Jajah is offering its customers the chance to make free calls on Christmas day.

Jajah will reimburse new and existing customers for up to an hour's worth of calls, which will be credited to your account after Boxing day.

Unlike Skype, you don't actually need to be online to use Jajah's service - you don't even have to have a PC.

Jajah's Direct service allows you to call a local switchboard, input the number you want to call and it will text you back with a new number, which will connect you to the person you want to get in touch with.

Though the saving you make depends on several factors, Jajah's Daniel Mattes told Web User recently that the average saving you would make by using the service is 95 per cent.

Jajah explained that last Christmas, when it made a similar offer, it saw a surge of calls just after 3pm on Christmas Day.

"We're not suggesting people are bored with the Queen's message – perhaps it's just that 3:04pm brings most people across the world into an appropriate time zone for Christmas calls," said Jajah co-founder Roman Scharf.

"Free calls for Christmas struck a chord last year as cash-strapped Brits looked for any opportunity to peg back some Christmas pennies, and it's a gesture we're very pleased to be offering again," Scharf continued.