Phone call features
- Save up to 58c per minute
- Call mobiles for 20c per minute
- 20c untimed STD calls
- Online phonebook makes it easy to access your contacts
- Find out more in our FAQs
SMS features
- Send 15 free SMSs per month
- Therafter, each 160 character SMS costs only 10c
- Use our SMS scheduler to schedule and send bulk SMSs
- Use the SMS log to keep track of your SMSs sent
- Write SMSs using your keyboard
K-Dial features
- Use Kihote credits instead of pre-paid credit when making calls on your mobile
- Make calls without going to the website
- Save up to 58c per minute on mobile calls
- No need to change your telecommunication provider
- Find out more
Each month users with over 100 credits ($10.00) in their account receive a bonus of 50 credits ($5.00) valid for that month. The bonus credits can be used for making untimed phone calls anywhere in Australia and sending SMSs. Calls and SMSs will only be charged to your account when all the bonus credits have been used. Users also need to have added credit to their account within the last three months.
Simple and easy
When you're registered you can use any computer. Just enter your telephone number (fixed line or mobile) and the number you want to call. We ring your phone and then connect you with your friend.
- No need to change your telecommunication provider
- No contracts
- No monthly fee
- No need for microphones, headsets or software
- Low call rates
- Online phonebook - create or import your contacts
- K-dial - use Kihote without going to the website. Find out more
Compare our rates
| Company |
Mobile to fixed line per minute |
Mobile to mobile per minute |
Mobile connection fee |
Fixed line to mobile per minute |
Fixed line connection fee |
| Kihote |
20c |
40c |
20c |
20c |
20c |
| Telstra |
77c |
77c |
27c |
37c |
39c |
| Optus |
78c |
78c |
29c |
42c |
41c |
| Vodafone |
60c |
60c |
20c |
Service n/a |
Service n/a |
| Three |
70c |
70c |
25c |
Service n/a |
Service n/a |
What is a credit?
Use of our services is measured in credits. Each credit is worth $0.10c and is valid for 12 months. Phone call rates are 2 credits (20c) for fixed line calls and 4 credits (40c) for mobile calls. SMSs are 1 credit (10c) per 160 characters.
| Type of call |
Per minute |
Connection fee |
| Fixed line to fixed line |
0 |
2 |
| Fixed line to mobile |
2 |
2 |
| Mobile to fixed line |
2 |
2 |
| Mobile to mobile |
4 |
2 |
How to earn bonus credits?
- Register and receive 25 credits ($2.50) towards phone calls and SMSs
- Every month receive 15 free sponsored SMSs (valid for that month). Sponsored SMSs have the word Kihote tagged at the end
- Users with over 100 credits in their account receive a bonus 50 credits per month (valid for that month)
- Invite your friends to register. When registering, they enter your email address in the referral box. After they activate their account YOU receive 50 bonus credits. There is no limit on the number of people you can refer.
- You can earn bonus credit when you purchase credit. See the table below.
| Credit Purchased |
Bonus Credit |
| 500-999 |
10 |
| 1000-1499 |
40 |
| 1500-1999 |
90 |
| 2000-2499 |
160 |
| 2500 |
250 |
