Free International Calls On Google Hangouts Through 2014, But Just For The First Minute

It's been a long time since Google Hangouts was just for instant messaging and video chat, but Google is hoping to promote the application’s phone call functionality with a freebie that lasts through the end of the year. You can now get the first minute of any call free with Hangouts.

To receive the first minute of your call free, you need to:

• Add Calling Credit to your Google Account.
• Make one call at a time. If you try to make more than one call at the same time through Hangouts, only one of them will get the first minute free.
• Call one of the 25 countries where the first minute is free

Google has supported free phone calls to the U.S. and Canada through Hangouts for a long time and now it’s adding free minute calls to a total of 25 countries, listed below:

• Australia
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Canada: Most calls will be free. A few destinations will cost USD 1 cent per minute after the first minute. The 1-cent rate may vary depending on the local currency. You can look up the cost through the calling credit page for your Google account.
• China
• Dominican Republic
• France
• Germany
• India
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Peru
• Poland
• Russia
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• United States: Most calls will be free. A few destinations will cost USD 1 cent per minute after the first minute. The 1-cent rate may vary depending on the local currency. You can look up the cost through the calling credit page for your Google Account.

Users will have to add call credit to the Google account ahead of time and can only make one call at a time. Further, the offer is subject to abuse limits, so if you’re making a lot of calls every day, some of those calls may not be eligible for the offer. If your call is eligible for the offer you will see "fist minute free" on the call screen.

Users will have to add call credit to the Google account ahead of time and can only make one call at a time. Further, the offer is subject to abuse limits, so if you’re making a lot of calls every day, some of those calls may not be eligible for the offer. You’ll also need the Hangouts dialer application.

Source: Android Police