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Complete newbie I have a laptop & BB I want to make free calls!

  • 02-10-2006 5:59pm
    #1
    Kazbah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 764 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    I have a new laptop and BB connection. I have never used VoIP, skype. What methods can I use to make calls? How much will it cost or what equipment will I need? Can I make calls to mobiles or only landlines?

    Would really appreciate it if someone could explain my options in layman's terms.

    Thanks very much!


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  • #2
    Foxwood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭Foxwood


    Kazbah wrote:
    I have a new laptop and BB connection.
    Who is your broadband provider? Some of them are not particulary useful for VoIP.
    What methods can I use to make calls?
    You can use any one of a number of standards based VoIP providers, or you can use a proprietary service like Skype or MSN. For free calls to european telephones, stick with standards based VoIP providers. The simplest ones to try are voipcheap.com / voipbuster.com / voipstunt.com (all slightly different packages from the same company). You don't even need a microphone to use these services, if you have a landline, as you can set up a "call back" from your number to the VoIP service, and then a call from the VoIP service to the number you want to call.
    How much will it cost or what equipment will I need?
    You need to put €11.60 credit into a voipcheap.com account (300 minutes of free calls per week). If you're only calling US numbers, you might even be able to get Skype-Out for free, but you won't be able to call non-US numbers for free. You'll also need a microphone-headset - while you can use the microphone and speakers built into your laptop, the people you call will probably hear feedback on the connection.
    Can I make calls to mobiles or only landlines?
    You can't call GSM (pretty much everyone except the US) mobiles for free. You can get rates as low as 9c/minute, though. There's no such thing as a "mobile number" in the US - they're all treated the same from the callers point of view, it's the owner of the phone who pays the premium for receiving mobile calls.


  • #3
    Kazbah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 764 ✭✭✭Kazbah


    I have DigiWeb Metro. I don't have a landline. I will primarily be calling ROI landlines. Can you make skype - skype calls for free?


  • #4
    Foxwood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭Foxwood


    Kazbah wrote:
    I have DigiWeb Metro. I don't have a landline. I will primarily be calling ROI landlines. Can you make skype - skype calls for free?
    You can make PC to PC calls for free using any one of a couple of dozen applications, including skype.

    Skype will not give you free calls to Irish landlines. Stick with a standards based VoIP applicaton for free cals to Irish landlines.


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