[mdlug] Free phone calls

[Art Dries]

You probably won't get good call quality with that. There is something 2 be said for paying a little 4 something. I've had excellent service with Vonage, low price, nationwide coverage, and a free router.

On Sat Feb 5th, 2011 10:22 AM EST Carl T. Miller wrote:

>I'm taking a remote class next week, and everything is
>being delivered digitally.  The streaming video, the
>textbooks, the lab book, the virtual classroom and the
>virtual lab.  Well, everything but the voice content.
>I've been told that I need to be on the phone for 42.5
>hours next week.
>
>Ouch, for several reasons.  I won't be able to recieve
>incoming calls.  That would eat up over 500 minutes.
>I don't like the idea of using a phone line for an
>online class.
>
>Believe it or not, it looks like Google is the answer.
>I've set up and tested the gmail phone plugin.  It
>works on LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) and I plan
>to use it for the class.  I just hope they don't mind
>8.5 hour phone calls.
>
>Has anyone else used this?  Any feedback?  Or are there
>other ways to get free phone calls to landlines?
>
>c
>
>
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