Howto: Save Money in this Recession by making free Computer To Phone Calls with Google Voice and Gizmo5!
Omg I am so happy Google Voice is out, and it got released in perfect timing, cell phone rates are high, home phone rates are high and people are getting broke quicker, including myself(already broke) Google voice also has the ability to send/recieve free texts!, and you may be able to get free calls by adding your number to your service if you are allowed to call certain favorite people for free :) Now I'll explain how to make free calls with Gizmo5 and Google Voice to save you some money!
Google voice also had the ability to send/recieve free texts!
Ok First and foremost you need to have a Grandcentral account as of this moment for migrate over to Google Voice.
If your an existing Grandcentral user you will need to login here and click upgrade to google voice
Or create an account at Google.com/voice if it lets you yet, because Google Voice will be rolled out slowely all over the united states.
Once you got a Google Voice account all set up, grab Gizmo5 from Here(There is also other os versions at that link as well!)
Grab the debian .deb
Double click it to install, click Accessories->Internet->Gizmo5
Follow the directions to create a gizmo5 account.
Once created Click Home->Edit Profile
Now Copy your Sip #
1. Sign in to Google Voice.
2. Go to the Settings link at the top right of the page.
3. Click the Add/Edit Number link right above your phones, to the right of the page.
4. Click the Phones tab.
5. Click Add a new number.
6. Select Gizmo in the Phone Type drop-down menu.
7. Enter your SIP number without 1.
8. Enter a name for that phone, if you want.
9. Click Save.
Woohoo ok now we are all done setting it up, now lets get to calling :)
You will need to place all your calls with your Google Voice account, you click Call, Enter the number you want to call, select Gizmo with the dropdown list of phones you want to ring, then select Place Call.
Gizmo will ring and connect you to any United States phone number for Free.
Also if you have a Android Based G1, in a few days Evan will have an app released for the G1 to make calls with Google Voice More Info Here
Feel free to donate any small amount to Ubuntu Unleashed by clicking donate on the top right, right now this is my only job ;\
