Exhibit 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Bestnet Communications, Inc.
Green Valley, Arizona

As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this S-2  registration  statement  of our report dated  October 19,
2001,  included in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended August 31, 2001,
and to all references to our firm included in this registration statement.


                                             /s/ SEMPLE & COOPER, LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
February 20, 2002