web phone
 

i heard theres a web phone when you use the net to call .

anyone can tell me whats that all about and how does it work?

btw is it only limited to call in the uk?

I think there are some services that use the net ( ie broadband)
There is Skype, which runs from your pc, and is apparently a free service in some respects.
http://www.skype.com/?utm_source=goo...xact/539594944
BT also ( as I found out yesterday) seem to run a service called BT Broadband Talk, that uses your broadband line as a phone as well. Weather this requires any pc involvement i didnt look into.
http://www.bt.com/broadband/bb_info....etSection=talk

Have just researched a bit more...take a look at this
http://www.vonage.co.uk/comparison/?...at=Comparision

Was channel surfing on the sky box the other day. And Max TV were selling a landline/Skype phone for £45. When they demonstrated it. The SKYPE side is controlled by the PC with part of the phone connected to you're PC via USB which in turn was connected up to broadband, and the skype software had a list of numbers you can call (skype was downloaded from the skype site for free). And it wasn't restricted to just the U.K. All the calls via skype regardless to where you dial to are free. But the person you are calling also needs the same set-up. The phone can also be used as a normal BT landline phone.

completely free? there must be a catch somewhere

If your calls are to UK landline numbers and of limited number I can't see the point of these 5'er or 10'er a month things when places such as call18866 do a call for 4p that lasts for as long as you like. That's at least 125 calls you must make before these monthly deals start to save money.

I'm using Skype for all my international calls and it works out at 1p a minute.

call18185 do 0.5p a min calls to the USA via normal phones.

Out of interest do you have any tricks to make Skype calls more reliable? I gave up as 50% of calls I made were complete rubbish :(

Never had a bad call. But I use a good handset; Cyberphone W and its just like a normal phone.

I've got a decent headset, works well in TeamSpeak and other server based VOIP style systems. Works ok with my SIP freeware phone thing too but Skype was a disaster for me. I'll blame the people at the other end ;)

I think both ends need decent kit otherwise its hopeless. But ringing landlines is never going to be a problem.