| To get FREE VoIP calls you will need
the following equipment; Computer with
soundcard
Internet connection
VoIP communications application such as Skype
Headset or USB phone
Someone to ring J
Computer requirements
If your computer is no more than about 4 years
old then you should be ok. Ideally you will need a minimum of Pentium 3
1Ghz, 256Mb Ram, 50Mb free disk space and a full duplex sound card ie sound
out (listen), sound in (speak) most sound cards have this, usually
identified by a green (sound out) and pink (sound in) ports.
However you can use a computer with as low a spec
as Pentium 3 450Mhz, 128Mb Ram, 50Mb free disk space, full duplex sound
card
You will also need speakers and microphone if not using a USB
phone or headset.
Internet connection
Ideally you will need a broadband connection
(512k or higher). VoIP can be used over a dial-up connection (as low as
33k) but it's not ideal
VoIP communications application
Skype (www.skype.com) is probably the best
known and most used application. It's free, squillions of people use it,
it works and it works great.
Others that can be used are;
Net2Phone
Gizmo
ICQ
AIM
MSN
Teamspeak
Headset / Phones
You'll need something to hear and speak to
people, this is where a headset or USB phone come in. The likely
hood is, is that you've probably already got a headset or microphone and
speakers, if so then there's no extra expense, hooray!. If not then get
yourself either a headset or USB phone, which ever you feel more
comfortable with. There's not much of a range of USB phones at the moment
but they start at around �10.00. Headsets can be as cheap as you like but
you get what you pay for. Go for something like the Sennheiser range and
you won't got far wrong.
Someone to speak to
Hmmm, often overlooked, remember you need friends
to speak to, family if all else fails J
Whoever it might be remember that they must be
using the same VoIP communication application to receive your calls
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