Phone cards you can use to place calls from your computer – VoIP Dialing

January 5th, 2009

by Aimee

"How can I use a phone card from my computer to place calls?"

Phone cards are a versatile communication tool and many ZapTel phone cards can literally work from any phone in any place at any time, including your computer.

If you want to use your computer to place calls but don’t want to sign up for a service, a ZapTel phone card with internet dialing is a great option.  You’re not tied into any service and you’re able to make international phone cards from anywhere in the world at low USA rates. 

ZapTel offers internet dialing on the following phone cards:

• Call the World
• Destination Cell
• Extreme Talk Time USA
• Flying Colors!
• International Student’s Choice
• Precision World
• Wireless World

To use Internet Dialing with these phone cards, you need to have the following:

1. A broadband or high speed internet connection.
2. A PC with Windows 2000 or better or a Mac with OS X 10.4 or better.  (I use my phone card from my laptop with Windows XP.)
3. A microphone and speakers connected to your computer. (I have a headset that plugs into the USB on my laptop that works really well.)

To use the phone card with this equipment, you also need to configure an SIP client or softphone to place calls.  The one I use and recommend is Counterpath’s X-Lite Softphone.  The download is free and easy to use.

Click here to learn more about Internet Dialing. 

Phone Card Coupon for Week of January 5th

Through January 11^th, take 5% off your purchase of a new phone card or recharge of a phone card with Internet Dialing as listed above. Use the following code to receive the discount:

PCOUT

Enter the coupon code on the Review Your Order page, and be sure to click the "Add Coupon Code" button on the page to apply the discount. Offer expires at Midnight Central Time on January 11, 2009.

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