A Guide for Online Information
About:
Internet Phones
by Rick
Prescott
Part:
1 2
Pagoo
Internet Phone
Free PC-to-phone calls in U.S.
Voice mail/personal address book
PRO: No ads; enables you to receive calls when you're online, Caller
ID, address book, free calls to directory assistance.
CON: No PC-to-PC calls.
PhoneFree.com
Free PC-to-phone calls in U.S.
Free PC-to-PC calls
Voice mail/personal address book
PRO: Voice mail and videoconferencing; video mail; buddy lists; free
calls to directory assistance.
CON: You can't minimize the program window when making a call.
TalkFree
Free PC-to-phone calls in U.S.
PRO: No headset, sound card, or other PC devices required; excellent
voice quality; uses standard phones.
CON: Still in beta phase, overloaded service, few extras, no PC-to-PC
calls.
ZeroPlus
PC-to-PC calls
Voice mail/personal address book
PRO: Call forwarding, call waiting, Caller ID, buddy lists, speed-dial,
online billing, white pages, handy text-chat feature.
CON: Ungainly interface.
Free
PC to Phone & Phone to Phone Calls from Freebies
with Lee Seats
Free PC to Phone and Phone to Phone Calling are the most convenient
free calling services because they do not require the person you are
calling to have the software or service on their computer.
Bigredwire
Free Long Distance
This is an interesting idea, but it requires you to change your long
distance carrier. Make calls as usual and then go to their site and
zap your call charges. The idea is while there you view their ads. (US,
Australia, Hong Kong)
Dialpad.com
Calls to anywhere in the US for free. A java applet is used so there
is no software to install. IE4 or Netscape 4.5 or newer. Fill out a
long survey to join. (international, Windows 95, 98 and NT)
FreeWebCall.com
Free calls to the US and Canada using Microsoft Netmeeting, which is
a free download if you don't already have it. (international)
HotTelephone.com
Make free unlimited PC to phone calls from anywhere to 13 countries:
Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong Italy, Netherlands, Norway,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the US (international,
Windows 95, 98 and NT)
MSN
Messenger
Free Calling MSN Messenger now allows you to make free PC to phone calls
to anywhere in the US and Canada from anywhere in the world. Calls are
now limited to five minutes. You can also make free PC to PC calls to
and from anywhere in the world. (international)
PhoneHog.com
This is like a pay to surf site but you get paid in calling minutes
you can use on any phone. You can make international calls but are charged
more minutes depending on the rate. (US and Canada to anywhere)
Poptel
PC to Phone Calling
Poptel offers limited international PC to phone calls. You need to check
what countries are available for free sponsored calls at any given time.
You can also order a free headset. (international)
Free
Phone and Fax Services
Master Index Back to the master index of free phone and fax services.
You will find sections listing free PC to phone calling, free PC to
PC calling, free fax and voicemail and much more.
Lots of Shareware
Version Downloads
Other
Web Phones Articles
Take A
Bite Out of Big-Name Carriers
Web
Phones May Revive Online Ads
The
Long Wait for Web Phones
Now
Hear This Web Phones
Dialing
for No Dollars: Actiontec's Net Phone
ItRings
Ends the Busy Signal
MSN
Gives Messenger a Voice
Calling
All RealPlayers
Japanese
Web Phones
Free
Web phones: Still not enough?
Internet
Phones
Windows
95/98 - Internet Phones
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Rick
Prescott.
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