“I heard Gmail has some kind of calling feature, how do I make phone calls with Gmail?”
Gmail recently launched a new feature that allows you to call any phone right from your computer.
How to make phone calls with Gmail:
1. First thing you’ll need to do before you can do anything is to download and install a free plugin from Google here.
2. With the plugin installed, restart any browsers you may have open.
3. Open your browser again and head over to your Gmail account and click on “Call Phone” from the left hand side.
4. A dialpad will appear on the right hand side. Calls to the U.S and Canada are free for the rest of the year (2010). International calls are available at very low rates.
Choose the country icon from the drop down menu, this will add the appropriate country code for the call. Now enter the area code and the telephone number and hit the “Call” button.
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Loaded it up and tested it out just yesterday. Called my husband on his cell while on the way home from work… while it did not sound like a regular call on his side, it came in wonderfully on the computer!