Tuesday, January 13, 2009

I Wanted To Make Free Phone Calls

So I ve been looking and reading a whole bunch about how I can use my computer to make free phone calls. Now, for the longest time, I didn't thing you could to it, but I started hearing about this thing that Oprah loves...so I looked into it...and it is very cool. It's called Skype.

If you haven't heard already, Skype is the VOIP program to have. It's all the talk at the moment. Skype is a free VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) program that allows you to make free phone call to other Skype users for free. You'd think there'd be a cost to such a program, but not this one. This is excellent for making international phone calls because on a standard telephone line company, rates are expensive.

Another great feature Skype offers is the ability to make video calls which is an attractive feature. So then, how come everyone hasn't made the move to Skype and ditched their phone company? This is where Skypes' freebie run comes to a dead stop. To make phone calls to any landline or mobile, a cost is incurred from transfering the VOIP data to a standard phoneline gateway. While rates are reasonable, its nothing to brag about. But if your buddies have Skype on their computer, you can still benefit. If you've built an effiecent PC, you could let it run all day to make and recieve phone calls.

forget about making cheap phone calls. Take the time to make free phone calls!

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