Make calls to landlines using your computer and headset.
From telecommunications services to software applications, there are many ways to call landlines from your computer, including using Google Voice, Skype and Yahoo! Phone Out. Although these services differ in many ways, each allows you to make both domestic and international calls. Whether you call domestically or internationally, Yahoo! Phone Out and Skype both charge a fee. Although it is free to call landlines within the US using the Google Voice service, you must purchase calling credits to make international calls.
Instructions
From Google Voice Within Gmail
1. Navigate to Gmail.com and log into your Gmail account.
2. Click "Call Phone" under the "Chat" menu to launch the call box.
3. Click the "Sign into Chat" link in the call box, if necessary.
4. Click the "Download Voice Plugin" link in the call box once you have signed in to chat.
5. Wait for the window to open, then click the "Install Voice and Video Chat" button to download the plugin.
6. Click the "Restart Browser Now" button once the plugin has been installed.
7. Dial the person you want to call by clicking the numbers on the keypad with your mouse or by entering the complete number inside the "Search or Dial" box.
8. Press the "Call' button below the call box to call the landline phone from your computer.
9. Communicate with the person you called by using your headset or microphone.
10. End the call by pressing the "End" button below the call box.
From Skype
11. Launch the Skype application on your computer and sign into your account.
12. Click the "Call Phones" tab below your Contacts on the main Skype window.
13. Click the arrow next to the flag to select the flag of the country you want to call, if calling outside the US.
14. Dial the person you want to call by pressing the numbers on the keypad with your mouse or by entering the complete number inside the "Enter Number" box.
15. Click the "Call' button on the keypad to call the landline phone from your computer.
16. Communicate with the person you called by using your headset or microphone.
17.End the call by pressing the "End" button on the keypad.
From Yahoo! Phone Out Within Yahoo! Messenger
18. Launch Yahoo! Messenger on your computer and sign into your account.
19. Click "Actions" at the top of Yahoo! Messenger, then select "Call Phone Number" from the drop-down menu.
20. Enter the complete phone number of the person you want to call inside the Contact Search Bar.
21. Click the "Call' button to call the landline phone from your computer.
22. Communicate with the person you called by using your headset or microphone.
23. End the call by pressing the "End Call" button in the call box.
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