Make Phone Calls From you Gmail Account!

Clearly I am a fan of all things Google! Yesterday, I logged into my Gmail account and noticed a new icon in my GChat/contact list the read "Call Phone." Being the curious/nosey blogger that I am, I did a little research to find out that users can now make phone calls from their Gmail accounts!

A few months ago Google added video chat functionality to all Gmail accounts, so like Skype or iChat you can use the feature to chat with everyone in your friend/buddy/contact list. Here's more information about the Phone Call/Chat feature that I grabbed from the Google Blog.

In order to use this feature you must have a Gmail account. Calls to the U.S. and Canada will be free for at least the rest of the year and calls to other countries will be billed at low rates. See comparison table of rates with calls to the U.K., France, Germany, China, Japan—and many more countries—for as little as $0.02 per minute.

Dialing a phone number works just like a normal phone. Just click “Call phone” at the top of your chat list and dial a number or enter a contact’s name.

I haven't tried to make a phone call yet but I'm sure I will in the near future! If anyone tries it let me know what you think!

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