Google Voice
lets you call landlines and mobile phones from your computer.
Google Voice is a free application for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology to place free calls to U.S. and Canada landlines and mobile phones. International calls are available with a low rate-per-minute plan. With Google Voice, you can initiate your call from your account that then rings your designated telephone to continue the process. There are two choices for phones: Google Chat or a regular phone. Google Chat, synonymous with Google Talk, is available within Gmail, iGoogle and orkut. It lets you text-, voice- or video-chat with other Gmail users over the Internet.
Instructions
1. Log in to your Google Voice account.
2. Click on the "Call" button.
3. Type a contact name or phone number into the "Call" text box.
4. Select the phone you want to use to make the call from the "Phone to ring" drop-down menu.
5. Check the "Remember my choice" box to save the selection.
6. Click the "Connect" button to start the call. Google Voice will ring the designated phone. Pick up your phone and wait for the other person to answer.
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