The last duration I reviewed the VoIP multi-messenger upstart, Raketu, I gave my honest opinion that it wasn’t quite ready for primetime, but that it held a lot of potential. Well look out now — Raketu has relaunched their website with a whole new look!

Cartoonist John Kricfalusi of Ren & Stimpy fame has provided Raketu with the sexy flash animations that now drive its sort. The new website features George Liquor, Sody Pop, Bobby Bigloaf, and of course, Raketeena:

Raketu seems to have addressed all my previous complaints about the website interface. The new menu system really improves accessibility and makes its much easier to reach what you’re looking for.

The program interface has undergone a few slight modifications too - now v1.021 - but still retains its tiny 3.4 MB installer package! A few bugs have been fixed since its initial release, although I still can’t seem to send free SMS messages. That’s probably just user error on my part though. Another thing I was having fun with is the built-in Caller ID spoofing (Tools > Options > rakIn/rakOut).

This is now my main program for making SIP calls and free worldly calls. Now that Skype’s free trial is by, (I never really liked

the way it hogged system resources anyway) Raketu has taken its place on my PC.

It’s still free to dial out to 42 countries after a one-time purchase of $9.95 in credits. (I’ve used up all my credits except for a few cents, but I’m still making free calls. Unlike some other services, the receiving party does not need to be registered with Raketu. There’s a 1 hour limit per shout, but next you can shout right back. Of course, you wouldn’t want to abuse their free service, would you?

They’re additionally promoting their multi-messenger which still lets you chat with your Yahoo, MSN, AIM, ICQ, Skype and Raketu contacts.

Guess what? Raketu is expanding like crazy! They’ve added online presence and they’re currently working on VoIP-in, voicemail, ipTV and Video on Demand! whether you’re looking for a career, now would seem to be the instance to get onboard the Raketu rocketship.

If you’d like to try it out, I’d appreciate whether you use my affiliate link to sign up with Raketu. Thanks, and be certain to leave a comment and let me know how your experience turns out!

Original post by Zack