Making phone calls through a wireless network?

[gavin6180]

Hi.

Does anyone know if there is any way I can make phone calls from my computer, by plugging my phoneline in my wireless router.

\ps \i dont want to use SKYPE.

Cheers

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

Skype or Vonage....

 

[KSoD]

Vonage or any other VoIP service. If you dont wish to use Skype which is pretty much the only free one out there you will be paying for this service.

 

[gavin6180]

Hi,

I understand what you are saying, but I want to make phone calls through my PC using my exisiting telephone provider. So that my landline will be billed.

 

[Alvin.C]

Hi.

Does anyone know if there is any way I can make phone calls from my computer, by plugging my phoneline in my wireless router.

\ps \i dont want to use SKYPE.

Cheers

No, not to my knowledge.

Hi,

I understand what you are saying, but I want to make phone calls through my PC using my exisiting telephone provider. So that my landline will be billed.

It is possible to make landline telephone calls from a computer through use of a voice modem (and a headset, for example). You can get voice modems in PCI and USB forms.

 

[KSoD]

As Alvin said. You would have to use your PC for it. Modem with a headset and all that stuff. There is no way to just plug in your phone to your router and use it like a normal phone. First off you can't jsut plug it in to the router. The connections are different. 2nd it wont work. Cause of reason 1.

So will have to use a headset and a modem. Windows XP doesn't have the dialer program anymore either. That was taken out back with ME. So i don't know how you would do it unless the Modem comes with software.