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Open Roads Forum  >  Technology Corner  > Best company for making free calls from my Apple computer? Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 3   Next RETIREDHSTEACHER • View posts EASTERN L.I. Senior Member Joined: 03/15/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/29/09 03:51pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator My whole ques. is in the subject line. Domestic calls. Hope you can help? Ed [b/]2005 Sierra 2500 Duramax HD 4WD EXT Cab SLT 2006 Jayco Eagle 29RLTS TTT Mirrors Pullrite 16K Superglide Garmin 7200 GPS BrakeSmart Mor-ryde Pin Box 60 gal. aux. fuel tank-toolbox combo Porta-Bote- RV brackets on side of RV and many more additions. dons2346 • View posts Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of So. CA Senior Member Joined: 11/21/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 08/29/09 04:10pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Go HERE denverhank • View posts Lakewood, CO Full Member Joined: 01/28/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 08/29/09 04:39pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Or here Can't beat $20/yr and the quality is quite good. 2003 Ford F-250 King Ranch 4x4 6L PSD 2008 Jayco 26BH 1 wife 1 African Grey chatterbox horacebcupp • View posts Johnson City, TN Senior Member Joined: 07/05/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/29/09 05:44pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator RETIREDHSTEACHER. I am having good results with MagicJack with my MacBook Pro running Tiger (10.4) 2003 Foretravel, U 320 2003 Honda CR-V skipole • View posts Sandia Park, NM Full Member Joined: 03/31/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 08/29/09 06:06pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I'm also having really good results with my MacBook on the road. If has worked with all but one wifi connection and the data connection for everything else was bad at that spot too. You need an Intel processor to run MagicJack and the better the connection the better the quality of the phone sound. 08 Navion 24J (Storage & Couch) Dick_B • View posts Palos Heights, IL USA Senior Member Joined: 07/10/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 08/29/09 06:20pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator How about Skype? Dick_B 2003 SunnyBrook 27FKS 2003 3/4 T Chevrolet Suburban Equal-i-zer Hitch One wife, two bikes (both Electric Schwinn's with motor assist) dons2346 • View posts Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of So. CA Senior Member Joined: 11/21/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 08/29/09 10:21pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Dick_B wrote: How about Skype? Obviously you didn't check my link. pulsar • View posts Lewisville, NC Moderator Joined: 12/30/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 08/30/09 02:47am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator dons2346 wrote: Dick_B wrote: How about Skype? Obviously you didn't check my link. Check out Skype is more informative than Go here. Tom RETIREDHSTEACHER • View posts EASTERN L.I. Senior Member Joined: 03/15/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/30/09 06:49am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thanks for the info. Still investigating. + for Skype- My oldest son travels around the world a lot and he uses Skype. It seems easy to use and set up and I don't think I have to sign up for a package. Just pay for what I use. $.02/min. - for Skype- To use the video part, you need a dual core processor PC. I'm trying to resist loading any Windows things in my Mac. I've just had my Mac for a short time so I don't know if I will succeed in that regard. This whole thing started because I recently upgraded to HD and just got my first Verizon bill and it was close to $300/mo for the landline, 3 cells, direcTv HD and USB Broadband. This is without any usage charges. We are headed down to the Verizon store to investigate pre-paid cells. Since most of my calls are to other Verizon cells, most of my calls are free and we only use about 25 mins. of our present plan of 700 mins./mo. This is the cheapest plan they have. I want to stick with Verizon because they have great coverage. My brother has Sprint and my sister has Cellular and they are constantly borrowing my cell when we are camping and they can't get a signal. My brother can't even get a signal at his house and he continues to use Sprint. How dumb is that. But that's another story. Ed Arborist • View posts Tacoma Full Member Joined: 03/08/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 08/30/09 08:01am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I use Skype 2.8 for Mac (leopard) You will need a usb headset like the one pictured here: Plantronics Since the input on a Mac is for a powered microphone a regular headset boom mike won't work! The Plantronics headset comes with a USB dongle that acts as a sound card and pre amps the microphone. (found this out after trying to use two regular headsets) The sound quality is better the farther away you make your calls to. For $2.95 a month I got rid of my land line and cut my cell minute usage in half. Of course you have to have your computer running to send and receive calls. I get emails when I have a message waiting. Over a good wifi connection, this setup works quite well. Your milage may vary. Best, Arborist "If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves." - Lane Kirkland Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 3   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Technology Corner  > Best company for making free calls from my Apple computer?

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