If you have Internet access and a headset, you can begin calling cell phones from your PC.
With your PC you can interact with people across the world using websites that offer live video streaming and forums, as well as via email, instant messaging or through social-networking sites. Being that communicating through the Internet is increasing in popularity, websites are now offering services that allow you to call cellphones as well as landlines with your PC. If you are looking to use your PC to make calls to cellphones, there are several reputable and well-known services to consider.
Instructions
1. Visit Skype's official website and use its service to call cell phones from your PC. Skype is a popular service among Internet users who need to communicate with people worldwide. This service enables you to interact with other Skype users via voice and video calls for free. It can help you establish conference calls with three or more people, plus you can instant-message and transfer files as well. With Skype you are also able to call cell phones and landlines and you can choose to get a subscription for the lowest prices or pay as you go. To begin calling cell phones using Skype, click on the "Join" link displayed on the upper right side of the page, enter the information required and log in to your new account.
2. Open a free Gmail account and call any cell phones and landlines using its service. Hosted by Google, Gmail is a webmail provider that enables its users to make calls through its webmail interface. As of 2010, Gmail allows its U.S.-based users to call phones in the U.S. and Canada for free, both to landlines or cell phones. With this calling feature provided by Gmail, you can also call cell phones across the world as well as video chat for free with other users. You can begin using Gmail to make calls to cell phones from your PC by downloading the plugin required. When finished, you will be able to start calling from your Gmail account by clicking on the "Call phone" preference and dialing the number you wish to call.
3. Navigate to the site for Yahoo! Voice and make calls from your PC to cell phones using its services. The Yahoo! Voice service lets you call cell phones as well as landlines across the world through your PC. Yahoo! Voice gives you free PC-to-PC calls through its Yahoo! Messenger application, plus you can also get your own PC phone number if you would like your friends and family to contact you on your PC. To get started with Yahoo! Voice and make calls to cell phones from your PC, sign up for the Phone Out feature by clicking on its link displayed on the mid-right region of the page. If you do not have a Yahoo! Messenger account, get a free one by clicking on the "Get Yahoo! Messenger" link displayed beneath the Phone Out link. Once you log into your Yahoo! Messenger account, you will be able to start calling any cell phone from your PC through your Messenger interface.
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