Gizmo Makes All Phone Calls Free

Things get more and more interesting in the VoIP world. Not long ago, Skype announced a program where residents of the U.S. and Canada get free long distance PC-to-phone calls within those two countries, but only through the end of 2006. Now Gizmo Project had one-upped Skype, offering free PC-to-phone calls all over the world, from now on.

This is not a limited time offer, but a new feature that allows you to call regular land lines or mobile phones in over 17 countries for free, and free calls to land lines in another 43 countries.

All of this freedom doesn't come without a catch, of course. In this case, both the caller and the recipient need to be active Gizmo users. To be considered active, you must register a Gizmo account (which is free), and place one call using Gizmo. To receive calls from a Gizmo user on your regular land line or mobile phone, you've got to add those numbers to your Gizmo profile. Then when someone calls you using Gizmo, if you're not online, the call is forwarded to your regular phone line.

This appears to be a move to grab a bigger market share from Skype, but it's a lot of work to get your friends, family and associates to register and install a new program. Still, if you regularly make international calls, this could save you a ton of money.

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