Free Phone Calls From Your Computer Using Google Voice + Gizmo5
Self protection value AND it’s free?! What now?!
Now, this isn’t exactly a secret to Google Voice users, but it’s something that you might not think of right off the bat.
The following can be an invaluable tool for anything from productivity to maintaining your personal safety. Constantly having the capability to make phone calls wherever you are is an extremely important concept in personal security.
Please keep in mind, however, that Google Voice does not allow 911 access, so it’s also a very good idea to keep the local numbers for authorities in your contacts. (Mmm, I smell another article topic =p )
Think about it: you can now have a FREE (yes, it’s absolutely, completely, and in all other ways, FREE) internet phone wherever you have internet access within the United States. This can be of use if your particular location does not have good cell phone reception, or simply if you want to use your existing internet connection (or your neighbor’s, hehe) instead of a landline or cell phone minutes that you have to pay for.
Do it like this.
- Get Google Voice (it’ll be public soon enough if you don’t already have an account).
- Sign up for Gizmo5.
- Follow this Google tutorial.
Basically, you now have the equivalent of SkypeIn (which costs money), SkypeOut (which costs money) as well as additional features that not even Skype has–such as the ability to make calls right from the browser.
That means that you can make calls from anybody’s computer! Even public computers!
Explore the possibilities for yourself, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Also, let me offer my apologies for being so in love with Google Voice. Deal with it. It’s worth it. Trust me.
Until next time, my motivated ass offers you your complimentary OORAH! Free of charge. Take it home with you.
