Smile Introduces Voice Call With The Lowest Tariff

TELECOMMUNICATIONS company, Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, known for its 4G LTE data service, which it introduced in 2015 has vied into the voice segment of the telecoms industry with the lowest call tariff in the country.

Announcing the new service in the industry, which also targets the elimination of roaming cost for subscribers, the Group Managing Director, Mr. Godfrey Efeurhobo said that the voice call is Eight kobo per second.

L-R: Group Head of Communications and Marketing, Nicolene Van Zyl,  Group Managing Director, Godfrey Efeurhobo and Chief Corporate Services Officer, Tobe Okigbo all of Smile Communications Nigeria Limited at the unveiling of the Lowest  4G LTE Voice Call Rate in Nigeria by Smile.

According to him, Smile will be delivering the services to Nigerians using the latest 4G LTE technology, saying “you can make calls at 8kobo per second to any network in Nigeria. You can also make and receive calls at the same rate from any country in the world.”

 He said that Smile has been innovative since it entered the offering unlimited possibilities, particularly with the introduction of the first ever Voice over LTE, VoLTE, call in Nigeria during the beta testing of its voice service in October 2015.

“Since then, we have introduced SmileVoice to our customers who can use SmileVoice from a VoLTE-enabled handset with Smile SIM card OR downloading the SmileVoice App on their Android or Apple iPhone device. The SmileVoice App is a world-first, FREE mobile app that give all our customers access to SuperClear voice calls over 4G LTE network, without the need for a VoLTE handset.”

To enjoy the voice call service from Smile, he said that the SmileVoice app must be downloaded on a mobile phone, which stands as is a second SIM card in the phone, and that Smile’s customers “can use their data plan to make SuperClear voice, video calls and send SMSs to any number locally and internationally. There is no need for the recipient to also have SmileVoice.”

Efeurhobo promised that with SmileVoice, thousands of Nigerians are going to enjoy seamless, SuperClear voice calls to their loved ones to and from anywhere in the world stressing that it will end the era of roaming.

“On the Smile network now, whether with our SmileVoice or a VoLTE compatible phone, you can make calls to any network in Nigeria at local rate which gets as low as 8kobo per second on the SmileVoice ONLY bundle plan. (below N5 a minute). This is unprecedented”, he explained.

He added that “with the SmileVoice App, connected to any data network anywhere in the world, you can make calls to any network in Nigeria at the same rate! If home is where the heart is, you never have to be far from home again! On the Smile network, you take home with you everywhere you go. Remember, you can do video calls and send SMS using the SmileVoice App. It doesn’t get any better.”

He disclosed that Smile is Nigeria’s premier 4G LTE operator with coverage in eight cities, with plans to roll out services in more cities in Nigeria, and that Smile possesses a Universal Access Service License (UASL), which means that it is a full communications company, and not an ISP, albeit providing services using the latest 4G LTE technology.