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One of the killer apps of the Web is Internet phone calling, also known as VoIP, or Voice over IP. As Internet data pipes get larger, they're able to handle more data, including live video and audio exchanges, and Skype is one of the most popular and best VoIP clients out there. Skype serves as an instant message program that also enables you to make free voice and video calls to other Skype members.
For a fraction of standard phone rates, Skype will also let you call regular landlines phones and cell phones and give you a phone number that others can call and reach you. In other words, you could conceivably ditch your land line and save $50 or more each month on your phone bill. Skype, of course, offers a full range of features when you pay, including voice mail and text messaging, and the app runs on both Macs and PCs, as well as on Skype-dedicated phones (not to mention dual-mode phones that run both Skype and a landline and let you switch easily between the two). You can even install Skype on your Wi-Fi or 3G-enabled cell phone and place Skype calls direct from your handset.
Of course, given Skype's popularity, there is a good chance you could go on making Skype calls to everyone you know with out ever having to spend a dime.
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Subscribe to commentskennyoSep 5th 2008 5:52PM
Has the reviewer tested MagicJack? "Never pay a monthly phone bill again! Free local and long distance calling in the USA and Canada." Has a deal with an well known company offering very low charge calling out of the country to anywhere in the world. About $40 for the phone connection to your computer, free the first year and then $20 a year thereafter. I have been using it for 6 months without any problems.
Downside, if you plan to use it as a main phone, for incoming calls, you need to keep the computer on 24/7. I only use the service for out going calls when I am at the computer. If you want to get rid of your expensive phone company and have a cell phone, I use the cell for incoming calls since I have it on 24/7.
brblayoutSep 21st 2008 9:39PM
You can allso forward it to your cell phone . than you never miss a call.
MelOct 22nd 2008 1:49AM
i too have majic jack and it is going to revolutonize the way people use the phone, crystal clear and for a business man you will save tons of money on your phone bill, plus you can plug it up to any computer with an internet connection and make calls from a standard phone, WOW and at $20 a year you cant beat that.
ArtSep 3rd 2008 3:08PM
But not in the Middle East - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, etc...
John LeeOct 5th 2008 11:51AM
I can't say I have ever used any Voip program. I don't know about in the States but in the UK you can get all your phone calls in a bundle. I pay £5 a month to Sky for unlimited calls up to an hour long but you can always redial. It doesn't cover mobile phones although the costs are reduced but then all mobile operators bundle so many minutes in their packages so I cannot see any use in voip. Don't know anyone that uses it including my friends that have it bundled with their BT router.
AishaOct 21st 2008 8:16PM
what is the best ipod or little music box for a senior who listens to vintage jazz, and wants to have access to new artist while remaining free of the disk, or tape player ?
Also what is the most economical computer to purchase a 16 yr old-
that can be up graded and does all the stuff that a 16 yr old likes to do.
the teen is a young man.
AISHA
Jerry KingOct 26th 2008 6:10PM
Skype is great! I've been using it for about a year to talk to friends in the US, Canada, England and Australia. Hardly ever have a problem of any kind and if I do I just redial. Voice quality is as good as any landline I ever had and the service is better, all FREE!