Is the first call really free?

Yes. Every new account gets one free call with no card required, so you can check the voice quality before adding any credit.

Do I need to download an app?

No. StartACall runs entirely in your browser on Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox, on desktop or mobile, with no app and no SIM.

Do I need a phone number to call?

No. You can call any landline or mobile without a number of your own. A number is only needed if you later want to receive calls.

Does the person I call need StartACall?

No. They answer their normal landline or mobile. Only you use StartACall, and you use it through the browser.

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A real call from a browser tab

StartACall places a real call to any landline or mobile, worldwide, from inside your browser. There is no app to install and no SIM to manage, because the call travels over the internet from your browser tab to the other phone, then onto the normal telephone network.

That means you can call from a laptop with no phone at all, or from a mobile browser without using your mobile minutes. The person you call needs nothing special and simply answers as usual, whether they are on a UK landline or a UK mobile. This is what makes the free first call so easy to test, since both ends of the call behave exactly like an ordinary phone call once it connects.

How the free first call works

Every new account gets one free call so you can hear the quality for yourself. No card is required to try it, so there is nothing to cancel and no risk in testing it. It is the quickest way to confirm the voice sounds clear before you commit anything.

Open StartACall in Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox, sign up in under a minute, allow the microphone when prompted, type the number and press the green call button. The call connects in a few seconds, in HD voice, just like a normal phone call.

Why a browser instead of an app

Calling from the browser means there is nothing to download, update or take up space on your device. It also works across desktop and mobile, so you can start on a laptop and switch to your phone without setting anything up again.

Because the call goes over your internet connection, there is no roaming charge even when you are travelling. As long as you have wifi or mobile data, you can place a call to the UK or anywhere else from the same browser tab. This is especially handy abroad, where a normal mobile would either roam at a high rate or need a new local SIM, while the browser simply uses whatever internet you already have to connect the call clearly.

What happens after the free call

Once your free call is done, you pay only for what you use. Billing is per minute with no monthly plan, plus a small $0.004 connection fee per call, and the credit you add never expires, so you are never paying for time you have not used.

If you ever want to receive calls too, you can add a US or Canada digital number for roughly $2.14 to $5 a month, but you never need one just to make calls. Making calls only ever needs the browser and a little credit. That keeps the free first call genuinely free to try, with no card and no number to set up, and it means you can place a real call to a UK landline or mobile within a minute of opening the page for the very first time.

Make a free call from your browser

What you get

How it works

Open StartACall

Type the number

Press call

Why people use StartACall

Instant setup

Pay as you go

No app, no SIM

Ready to make your first call?

Make a free call via your browser in the UK

A real call from a browser tab

How the free first call works

Why a browser instead of an app

What happens after the free call

Frequently asked questions

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