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Pastimes : Clown-Free Zone... sorry, no clowns allowed -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Amelia Carhartt who wrote (420218)	2/24/2012 11:45:05 AM
From: Trumptown	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

lol, don't feel bad...I don't even have a cell phone...the peace and quiet is nice... -g-

To: Amelia Carhartt who wrote (420218)	2/24/2012 11:47:42 AM
From: Horgad	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

If your computer is fast enough and your internet connection is fast enough, you can make phone calls through your computer, using internet bandwidth for cheap. If thing are not fast enough, you will get annoying latency. The best way to find out is to get it a try. You can actually receive incoming calls too through a service where you buy a phone number and they route calls from their phone switch box, to their computer, and then over the internet to your computer (or even your phone). For example it is possible to buy a phone number in another country and have the phone call routed to your computer in a different country. So the person calling thinks they are calling someone in certain country but they are actually calling to somewhere else. Start at www.skype.com. I think they are about the most popular, but not the cheapest. www.vbuzzer.com is cheaper, but their application and service is rough around the edges. Google has one called Google Voice. Use to be free for some stuff including calls from your computer to any number in the US. Don't know anything about it. And there are a slew of other options. VOIP (voice over internet protocal, pronounced VOYP) is they geek word for the technology that I think you should try. If it works for you, you will save a ton.