VoIP Tips Skype, Phones, Gizmo, and Ventrilo
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I don’t use traditional means of communication anymore. I tend to use VoIP more than anything. I have Ventrilo open pretty much constantly, to communicate easily with my friends and co-workers. I also just installed it on Ponzi’s computer, so we can use it as an on-demand intercom. Today, I decided to give the Gizmo Project a try, as well.
Gizmo is a free phone for your computer that lets you make and receive calls as easily as sending an instant message. The key features are:
- Unlimited free calling
- FREE calling to landline and mobile phones using the All Calls FREE plan.
- Chat with Windows Live Messenger, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, GoogleTalk, and Gizmo users.
- Free voicemail
For about $35.00 a year, you can receive unlimited Call In. This allows anyone to call you from anywhere. You will be assigned an actual phone number, and will have call transfer, dual ring and even call forwarding capabilities!
It’s so easy to use. I demonstrated by calling my new Gizmo number from my iPhone. I then walked into another room and talked into the phone, while you all could hear it coming through the computer. Very cool, very easy… very affordable!
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December 8th, 2007
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warrener5
December 7th, 2007
at 11:23am
thanks for the tips, Chris!
tapoculos
December 7th, 2007
at 11:29am
thanks for the tips,Chris!
S4br3W0lf
December 7th, 2007
at 11:32am
combo breaker
cybling
December 7th, 2007
at 11:32am
wow nice
Computerdude12879
December 7th, 2007
at 11:33am
You make the best videos, keep them coming.
LifeFilms
December 7th, 2007
at 11:35am
thanks for the tips chrls! lol
crazycrisco
December 7th, 2007
at 11:41am
If you have GrandCentral and Gizmo you can have your GC number call your Gizmo SIP number.
nungnungz
December 7th, 2007
at 12:09pm
that cool Christ!!
owen0334
December 7th, 2007
at 1:25pm
that is some expensive intercom hardware
Alendar
December 7th, 2007
at 11:27pm
I have to say Ventrilo is a great piece of software but I do not like the fact the when it saves recorded files it saves it in its own format making them unusable elsewhere.
teqjack
December 8th, 2007
at 4:24pm
Gizmo – you can, to a certain extent, get landline-based incoming calls for free without the CallIn addon. “Certain extent?” Well, if you share the same area code as one of their cernters – there are several, but far from all. Actually, YOU don’t pay, but your caller may have to. Still worth looking at –
E:\VOIP eg SKYPE and Gizmo\Gizmo\Gizmo – receive a call to your account from a landline without CallIn package.mht
Alas, it seems to apply only to one of my many family members (in Connecticut)…
Jr4594
December 9th, 2007
at 4:40am
ventrillo sucks so bad
Colonelc81
December 10th, 2007
at 3:52am
my friends don’t have skyoe accounts and if they were on skype then they would also be on MSN so we could chat on there
DybbukAtroxic
December 11th, 2007
at 12:50am
I like Skype…I knew about Teamspeak and Ventrillo but I have only tried Teamspeak and didn’t like it…I’ll give Ventrillo a try and maybe Gizmo but I like Skype’s services…I have both SkypeIn and SkypeOut and I use it quite often…it is perfect for long distance calls since they are free. :)
cryspatus
December 11th, 2007
at 5:37pm
I would definitely use Skype if I knew other people who used it
BboyRITUS
December 14th, 2007
at 3:53pm
never seen any of your videos before tonight, watched a few, and think its cool what your doing. props
randynacol2002
December 15th, 2007
at 7:30pm
I am so tired of land lines. But until They get an IP other than cable to host internet service and a technology that’s as fast as DSL,Cable,ect. I have tried Gizmo project and use it not on a daily basis but atleast a few times per week. I will be trying Skype.
sedative3145
December 28th, 2007
at 7:03am
I use skype as a home phone. it’s cheap as ass
cocacola024
December 29th, 2007
at 8:59am
i love skype i dont have to pay federal taxes or long distance out of the world works great.
sedative3145
December 29th, 2007
at 11:05am
It’s the perfect way to stick it to the phone companys. I save soo much money now. : )
Bigdaddyhungry05
January 16th, 2008
at 11:04pm
please kill yourself it’s called PBX
sumOfTheSides
February 22nd, 2008
at 1:48am
Go On Ventrilo With This Server!! IP:85.17.6.48 Port:3784
honse246
May 24th, 2008
at 2:49pm
i agree!! mynes erik.honse if u want to add me!
Michael
August 9th, 2008
at 7:03am
I really cannot see the point of skype – it only works to other users. This was a problem they created by using a proprietary system. If they had used the existing industry standard (SIP) they could have connected to thousands of other networks globally which is the great thing about GIZMO….and hardware devices too of course. Not to mention having to leave a 300watt computer on 24/7 just to use the phone – good grief, how many users do they boast about?
DarkStar Communications
September 15th, 2008
at 12:23pm
Thank you for the great tips! Ventrilo is the right way to go, IMO.