Registered users are now offered free connections in virtually all cellular networks, and that internationally! This service functions without any additional hard- or software. For these calls, as with other call-services, the user enters their own number, and that of the destination number, with which this services then establishes the connection. This offer is available around the clock. Conversations are limited to maximum 30 minutes.

There is, however, a small catch… the service doesn’t cost real cash, but rather “CityCredits”. These are a form of bonus points – members receive 30 daily points automatically. These ‘BasicCredits’ expire at the end of each day, thus disallowing accruing credits. Additional CityCredits can be acquired through other activities and actions, and these do not expire daily, for example through the posting of events, parties, provider ratings, activation of contact or friendship classifieds, invitations from friends or posting of one’s profile photo.

Through these rules and the members’ point collections, the amount and/or length of the ‘free’ phone calls allowed are regulated. Additionally, the number of credits required varies according to the destination country telephoned. So, calls within the German landline system costs one credit a minute, thus permitting a 30-minute phone call daily. A call to the German Mobile Phone network costs 27 credits per minute, thus reducing one’s daily free contingent to just over one minute. In order to make more use of this service, members are thus encouraged to become active on City24 and earn more credits.