"Skype is currently the only provider to allow calls to landlines and cellphones."
Actually, there are two other services right now that offer calls to landlines and cell phones. 1) Skype Out. This is one of the paid services from Skype whereby for a very low fee (about 2 cents per minute for US residents) you can use Skype to call out to landlines and cell phones anywhere in the world. 2) Gizmo Project which is a US based opened source version of Skype which many users say offers even better sound quality then Skype. Like Skype, they also offer a call out service called Gizmo Call Out which can also be used to call landlines and cell phones (for about 1.8 cents per minute for US users) anywhere in the world.
http://www.skype.com/products/skypeout/http://www.gizmoproject.com/call-out.html
The review link isn't working so instead go to www.techtv.com and then type in 'Skype' in the search box (located on the upper left). This will bring up their Skype review.
What's a totally free, very simple to set up and use VOIP software? Answer: Skype. This is made by the same folks that gave us Kazaa, only this software is designed for free Internet phone calls--not file sharing.
Check out a review at http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/downloadoftheda y/story/0,24330,3545284,00.html
You can download this software at:
http://www.skype.com/
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"Skype is currently the only provider to allow calls to landlines and cellphones." Actually, there are two other services right now that offer calls to landlines and cell phones. 1) Skype Out. This is one of the paid services from Skype whereby for a very low fee (about 2 cents per minute for US residents) you can use Skype to call out to landlines and cell phones anywhere in the world. 2) Gizmo Project which is a US based opened source version of Skype which many users say offers even better sound quality then Skype. Like Skype, they also offer a call out service called Gizmo Call Out which can also be used to call landlines and cell phones (for about 1.8 cents per minute for US users) anywhere in the world. http://www.skype.com/products/skypeout/ http://www.gizmoproject.com/call-out.html
Unlike their Kazaa file sharing client Skype contains NO spyware. You can verify this by reading their FAQ at http://www.skype.com/help_faq.html
The review link isn't working so instead go to www.techtv.com and then type in 'Skype' in the search box (located on the upper left). This will bring up their Skype review.
What's a totally free, very simple to set up and use VOIP software? Answer: Skype. This is made by the same folks that gave us Kazaa, only this software is designed for free Internet phone calls--not file sharing. Check out a review at http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/downloadoftheda y/story/0,24330,3545284,00.html
You can download this software at:
http://www.skype.com/