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                       BestNet Announces Board Appointment
                          and Unit Conversion Proceeds

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - August 12, 2004 - BestNet Communications Corp. (OTCBB:
BESC) announced that the board of directors has appointed Anthony Silverman to
fill the vacant board seat. The Board also reported that they closed the
contingent approval to split the outstanding units into the securities
comprising such units, effective the announced termination date, August 10,
2004. This effort was successful in converting shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock into shares of common stock, resulting in net proceeds to the
company of approximately $448,000.

Anthony Silverman is a General Partner of Katsinam Partners, LP, an investment
fund focused on micro and small-cap public companies located in Scottsdale, AZ.
He also manages his personal investments. He has been a shareholder of BestNet
since April 2002. Silverman was Founder, Chairman and CEO of Paradise Valley
Securities from 1987 to 1999. For most of his 30-year career in the securities
business, Mr. Silverman concentrated in transactions for the financing of
Microcap and Smallcap companies. He has led financings aggregating over $500
million for close to 100 companies, including diverse industries such as
airlines, food products, telecommunications, retail, media and life sciences.

Richard Bourke, Chairman and interim CEO, said, "We are very pleased to announce
the appointment of Anthony Silverman to our board. He has been a very strong
supporter of BestNet over the years, and his expertise and relationships in the
financial community will continue to benefit BestNet. Additionally, our
shareholders have again evidenced their support of BestNet through the
conversion of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. These funds will
permit BestNet to continue to expand its product offerings, and extend its reach
through a newly focused marketing and sales effort."


About BestNet Communications Corp.

BestNet Communications is a global solutions provider of long distance;
conference calling, ClicktoPhone and custom application-based communication
services. BestNet's services are accessed worldwide via the Internet, standard
phones and wireless devices and are delivered using standard phone lines and
equipment. This results in a cost effective high quality service for both
businesses and consumers.

Under the brand name Bestnetcall(TM) (WWW.BESTNETCALL.COM) the patented services
offer subscribers premium quality calls and conference calling, at significantly
lower rates. Calls and conference calls can also be launched via a desktop
application or handheld devices including Palm(TM), Pocket PC(R) and
Blackberry(TM) and used with any standard or wireless phone. In addition the
company's new ClicktoPhone(TM) service (www.ClicktoPhone.com) enables clients to
add secure and anonymous voice communication connectivity anywhere in the world
to web sites, web banners, pictures, electronic documents, and customized e-mail
calling buttons.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be
covered by the "safe harbor" created thereby. These statements include the plans
and objectives of management for future operations, including plans and
objectives. The forward-looking statements herein are based on current
expectations that involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future
economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all
of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are
beyond control of the company. Although the company believes that the
assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any one of
the assumptions could be inaccurate and, therefore, can be no assurance that the
forward-looking statements included in this release will prove to be accurate.