Travel more for less: 5 tips

Posted on June 18, 2020 — 1:00 pm
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We at yuilop are a well traveled international group, and we’re all about no-cost lifehacks. With summer upon us, we teamed up with our like minded friends at Only-apartments to put together some easy tips that could end up saving you a lot of money.

 

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  • Download yuilop. Avoid roaming bill shock when you get home by turning of data and using yuilop over WiFi for all your calls and SMS abroad. You can even leave your mobile at home and set up yuilop on your iPod or tablet. Your yuilop.me number lives in the cloud, so it will follow you. Cool!

  • Book an apartment with Only-apartments. They have over 20,000 apartments worldwide, some as low at 10€ per person per night!

  • Plan a picnic. Of course you’ll want to eat at the local restaurants too, but there is something so special about picking up some produce at the local market and having a picnic in the park, on the beach, or even on a bridge - we’re thinking Pont des Arts in Paris. Oh la la! And on a rainy day, we suggest you cook a feast back at your in your fully equipped kitchen - thanks to Only-apartments.

  • Ask for tap water. Many travellers feel safer drinking bottled water, but in most cities these days tap water is just fine. Here in Barcelona, for example, ask for agua del grifo. You’ll get a glass of water, and you won’t pay a centimo.

  • Go to a museum. People often forget that museums have free days or free hours. Did you know that the Museums in Washington D.C. are always free? So look for these special deals before you go, and take a photo - more museums are finally allowing you to take pictures inside - of your visit and send it to your friends, via yuilop of course!

Here’s to your safe and ‘save’ travels!

 

yuilop quarterly newsletter: your inside peek at our growth this spring

Posted on May 29, 2020 — 12:59 pm
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Introducing the first yuilop update! We hope you enjoy it, share it and send us your suggestions.

For those new to yuilop, we’re a startup out of Barcelona, with a mission to make talking free again. We built a communications app that upped the bar for low-cost to no-cost. Skype, Viber and Whatsapp, offer free calls or messages only when placed over the internet and between their app’s users. With yuilop, you can make calls and send SMS to anyone in the world over WiFi or 3G/4G/LTE, even to friends and family who don’t have the app. It’s a whole new generation of OTT.

Highlights, more phones,

more fun

We started off the year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We had a fun time showing off the yuilop app and launched two yuilop services for business:

Sponsored chat advertising for Brands and yuilop in a box for MNOs. In April, we launched yuilop for the first time on BlackBerry and Windows Phone.

Key stats, here we grow

- 5 million active users

- 40+ countries where yuilop is available (biggest markets Germany, Mexico and Spain)

- 10-fold growth in Italy in just two months!

- No. 2 in travel, rank of Iberia Express app after yuilop Sponsored Chat campaign

What’s next, by Jochen

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We’re super proud of each and every yuilop launch, but that’s just the beginning. For starters, very soon you’ll see more features for BlackBerry and WP, a new design for Android, the ability to get more than one yuilop.me number and more ways to top up credit. You can also expect the official launch of yuilop in the US and something new and disruptive in

Germany. Of course our focus is still on making

talking free, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

 

Makes talking free again.

 

Jochen Doppelhammer CEO & Founder

 

 

Top 5 Apps for Cyclists

Posted on May 22, 2020 — 10:02 am
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Many of us here at yuilop cycle to work. With good riding conditions year-round in Barcelona, there’s really no excuse not to. We bow down to all you hardcore riders in colder climates! In an effort to make cycling more enjoyable, no matter where you are, we asked around the office to see what apps the staff like and recommend most.

V1yuilop: Free Calls & Text. Anyone. Anywhere. Any phone.

yuilop is the best way to call or SMS your friends. It’s free even when out of reach of WiFi. You can also use yuilop to chat, upload photos, share your location and create groups.  Download it here for free!

 

1BikeMate GPS:

Create your own routes, add pictures, graphs, your speed,  etc. Then share it or go big and post them to Twitter and Facebook.

2My Track:

You’re probably interested in tracking your distance, time and speed. My Tracks does this for you and saves it in a google chart.

4Bike Repair:

Are you a do-it-yourselfer? Then Bike Repair, with images of more than 100 components and repair instructions is  probably the perfect app for you.

3Google Maps:

An oldie but goodie, but with a new trick. Now you can use Google Maps even without being connected to the internet. You’re going to have to find a new excuse for getting lost. :)

 

Top 5 Apps For Mothers

Posted on May 8, 2020 — 10:17 am
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This week people in many countries celebrate Mother’s day. Mom’s deserve the best, so we decided to track down the best apps for mom!

V1yuilop: Free Calls & Text. Anyone. Anywhere. Any phone.

Is your child studying abroad? With yuilop you can call them for free. Is your child too young for a mobile phone? Help them set up yuilop on their iPod.  Download it here for free!

 

save_the_mom_2Save The Mom - Family Matters:

Create a private social network for your own family. Share your photos, music, make a to-do list, and even survey your family to find out where to travel next.

redlaserRedLaser Barcode & QR Scanner:

Scannable barcodes are popping up everywhere. It’s a great way to find coupons or digitalize your loyalty cards. It’s the perfect shopping assistant!

recipe_searchRecipe Search:

Search recipes by title or ingredients, create a shopping list from any recipe. Know a great recipe? Share it with the community.

daily_yogaDaily Yoga (All-in-One):

Every mom needs some down time. This app is like having a yoga teacher in your pocket. Over 300 poses. You control the level. Find some peace. Ommm!

 

Start saving money with yuilop! - Part II

Posted on May 5, 2020 — 10:19 am
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Spend money on mobile or spend it on yourself, the choice is really yours.

 

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Last week we told you how to save 40 euros a month on your mobile bill. So that got us to thinking about some clever ideas on how to spend that money. Here are a few we came up with at the office:

  • Save the planet! Donate to the World Wildlife Fund or other charity of your choice. http://www.wwf.org
  • Finally get that Padi Scuba certification you’ve wanted. http://www.padi.com
  • Buy Nespresso capsules for the whole office. http://www.nespresso.com
  • Put it in your piggy bank. After all, a penny saved is a penny earned!

 

Top 5 Apps for Work

Posted on May 1, 2021 — 10:29 am
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In honor of International Worker’s Day, we took a look at some of the best apps available for organizing your work and improving productivity. Give them a try… tomorrow. :)

V1yuilop: Free Calls & Text. Anyone. Anywhere. Any phone.

A great way to save money if you are a small business. Also, set a yuilop.me number as your incoming number and earn loads of credits! Download now!

awesome_noteAwesome Note:

This helps you with your ideas, notes and to-dos. Attach photos, maps or drawings, display your events in your calendar and set up notifications.

signnowSignNow:

SignNow makes it easy to sign any PDF, Word or rich text doc by simply using your finger, in mere seconds!

cloudonCloudOn:

View PDFs, Word, Excel, PPT or any picture. Access your Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive accounts and share files via email directly from CloudOn.

wakeup_appI can’t wake up:

You have to answer math questions or do memory exercises to shut off the alarm. By the time you’ve answered the questions, if you haven’t thrown your phone out the window, chances are you’re awake. :)

Start saving money with yuilop!

Posted on April 26, 2021 — 10:38 am
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Spend money on mobile or spend it on yourself, the choice is really yours.

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In these times of crisis yuilop is much more than an application, is an ally of your wallet. With yuilop you can be connected to all your contacts everywhere, whether or not they use the app, it also allows you to save some money on calls and SMS.

  1. Download yuilop onto your smartphone and use it for calling and texting. Unlike most other apps, yuilop does not require the receiver of the call to also have yuilop. You can call anyone on any phone.
  2. Sign up for the right mobile data plan. Make sure the company allows VoIP traffic in the chosen tariff, so you can make calls over the Internet (yuilop needs Internet). For example, in Spain we recommend Amena which offers 1GB per month for only 7 euros + VAT. In Italy we recommend Tre offers 1 GB per month for 4 euros. In Germany we recommend blau which offers you 1 GB per month for 9,90 euros.

TOP 5 Apps for New Parents

Posted on April 24, 2021 — 10:40 am
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Just had a baby? Then you probably haven’t had a lot of time for hunting down apps! Here at yuilop we’ve done a bit of the work for you.

V1Free Calls & Text. Anyone. Anywhere. Any phone.

With yuilop you can call and text for free, anytime. Call your Mom for some tips - she doesn’t need yuilop to receive a call. Download yuilop now!

Baby Monitor & Alarm:
Receive an alert whenever any noise is noticed in the baby’s room. You can program a specific number and record your voice for the baby to hear.

sleepySleepy Sounds:

The app that lets you choose between several lullaby tunes and also decide for how long. If the baby does not fall asleep, maybe you will. :)

invite-friends-1 Baby Connect: 

Track your baby’s growth. Follow your child’s progress in terms of height and weight with graphs and charts and also note vaccination times.

IwokeappI Woke App:

This cute app keeps track of which parent woke up most during the night, and helps you decide whose turn it is next!

 

Turn your iPod into a smartphone with yuilop

Posted on April 21, 2021 — 10:57 am
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How to impress your friends by turning your iPod into a smartphone!

Did you know that with the help of yuilop your iPod will be able to make calls and send texts, just like a smartphone?

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You’ll need a mobile phone to get set up (doesn’t matter how old it is, it only needs to be able to receive SMS!). After that, all you need is your iPod. Pretty cool, isn’t it?

How to do it:

  1. Go to the AppStore and download yuilop from your iPod
  2. Sign up with the mobile number (get the permission from the owner if it’s not you)
  3. Enter the confirmation code sent to the mobile phone

As simple as this! Make some calls and tell your friends to call you back on your iPod!

What if my friends don’t have the yuilop app?

Don’t worry, you don’t need to have friends in yuilop to use it. We give you free initial credit, which allows you to call or text anyone on any phone. You can even call your grandma on her fixed line!

But, of course it’s a great idea to invite friends to yuilop. When they join you earn 10 free credits for calls and text. And you’ll have one more way to connect because they will appear on the yuilop chat.

I ran out of credit, now what?

You don’t need credit to call and text with friends and family who already have yuilop. It’s totally free. To earn more credit to contact people who are not on yuilop yet:

  • Invite contacts. You earn 10 credits for every person who joins yuilop through your invitation.

  • Chat with yuilop friends

  • Download promos.

  • Watch promotional Videos

  • Earn Energy on yuilop website

  • Earn Energy for incoming calls and SMS on your yuilop.me number! (Currently only available in Spain and Germany)

Now you have all the tools you need to turn your iPod into a smartphone thanks to yuilop. Enjoy!