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Cringely Shows How to Get Free Cell Calls

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-depends-where-you-hop-on dept.

SafariShane writes "In this week's pulpit, Bob describes how to properly use new software from a company called IPDrum. Basically, you use the free mobile-to-mobile feature of any major carrier to call a dedicated cell phone attached to your computer. That call is then connected to Skype, allowing you to make free cell calls just about anywhere. Just how long till someone does this on a large scale, by overselling the dedicated lines, and starts selling true unlimited cell plans?"

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  1. A new acronym? by bfizzle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Talk about a hack...

    Makes me wonder how much delay there is between talking and the other party listening with the cell to cell to skype to skype to cell to cell.

    We have a new acronym c2c2p2p2c2c

  2. Sure it's free, you just ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... have to pay $60/month minimum for two-phone wireless service and 2c a minute to termine the call at a real phone.

    You've met "free-as-in-speech" and "free-as-in-beer" -- now meet "free-as-in-really-expensive"! Yayyyy capitalism!!

  3. Another way by eugeneiiim · · Score: 5, Funny

    Another way to get free cell calls

    *ducks*