Skype
Make phone calls from your computer


Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.

The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear.

Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.

Skype calling - Skype has all the features of an ordinary phone so its even easier to manage your calls.

Video calling - see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them.

Add Skype and SkypeOut contacts - Add contacts who use Skype and those who use ordinary phones so you can call more people.

Organising groups - group contacts under certain names and share them with your contacts so they can talk to them too.

Basic chat and emoticons - when it's not convenient to call, chat or Instant Message (IM) your contacts.

Group chat - for when it's easier to chat or Instant Message (IM) all your friends at once.

Profile settings - change how you appear to the world and let people know a bit about you.

Conference calling - talk to more than one friend at a time.

Import contacts - search your address book to find friends and family that already have a Skype name and start calling them for free.

View Outlook contacts - view and call your Microsoft Outlook® contacts quickly and directly from your Skype contact list.

Quickfilter and Speed-Dial - find Skype contacts, recent chats and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily, then enter their Skype name to call them back quickly

Last Updated 08 April 2011
Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Mac
Linux
Pocket PC

Ventrilo Client
Voice over IP (VoIP) group communications software

Ventrilo 3.0.0 is the next evolutionary step of Voice over IP (VoIP) group communications software. Ventrilo is also the industry standard by which all others measure themselves as they attempt to imitate its features.

By offering surround sound positioning and special sound effects on a per user, per channel, per server or global configuration level the program provides each user the option to fully customize exactly how they wish to hear sounds from other users or events.

Ventrilo is best known for it's superior sound quality and minimal use of CPU resources so as not to interfere with day to day operations of the computer or during online game competitions. It is also preferred for the simple user interface that any first time computer user can very quickly learn because the most commonly used features are immediately visible and can be activated with a single click of the mouse.

Last Updated 20 December 2010
Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

CQPhone

CQPhone is a simple chat program that works like a real telephone.

This program is free. There are no advertising banners.
Voice chat + Video chat + Typing chat
Share pictures and web pages
Works with dialup, DSL and cable modems
Every user receives a private phone number
Meet new friends on the public chat list
No cost. No registration. No adware. No spyware

Last Updated 11 July 2010
Win 98/Me/2000/XP/2003

Firefly Softphone
Internet Phone

Firefly is a fully featured softphone with instant messaging and voicemail for home, businesses, schools and other organisations. It lets anyone with a microphone and speakers or a USB handset communicate around the world.

You can make phone calls to any other Firefly users anywhere in the world for free. You also get instant messaging to other Firefly users, as well as your own Voicemail box so people can leave you a message when you are unavailable or not on the Internet - for free. Finally, you can call traditional phones both nationally and internationally with extremely competetive calling rates.

Last Updated 06 June 2010
Win 2000/XP/Vista

TeamTalk

This is the latest version of TeamTalk which is a voice conferencing application (or internet phone). TeamTalk allows you to talk to friends and colleagues using the internet as audio carrier.

With TeamTalk any number of people can participate in a conversation and is only limited by the bandwidth you have available.
Each user can choose his or her own audio quality which also determines the throughput required to each user.
TeamTalk allows a throughput between 560 - 5850 bytes/sec. per user (so make sure those unlucky ones with a 56K modem are able to receive at your selected audio quality).

Last Updated 07 January 2010
Win 98/Me/2000/XP
Linux
Pocket PC

Google Talk

Welcome to Google Talk, a downloadable chat application by Google. Check out what Google Talk can do:

Text chat
Instant messages: share quick thoughts in real time
Status updates: see if friends are around and what they are up to
File transfer: instantly send and receive files, pictures, and more

Voice chat
Free long distance: make PC-to-PC calls to people anywhere in the world
Audio conferencing: talk to multiple people at once
Gmail integration: chat with your friends on Gmail.

You can also get the video chat plug-in to make voice and video calls within Gmail, iGoogle and orkut.

Last Updated 05 January 2010
Win XP/Vista/7

QuteCom (formerly Wengo)

Wengophone is a free voip software. It enables you to chat with different IM software(msn, yahoo messenger etc), to call landline or mobile at a very low rate. Now, there is even a great offer for calling 26 destinations for free and unlimited.

Free PC to PC calls
Video Call
Directory
SMS text messages

Win 2000/XP/Vista/7
Mac
Linux
Pocket PC and Smart Phone

Eyeball Chat LE

Eyeball Chat is a free, consumer-oriented video chat and instant messaging application created by Eyeball Networks. Eyeball Chat has been downloaded by millions of people worldwide and is built using Eyeball Video Suite technology.

Eyeball Chat enables any user to communicate live and face-to-face with another user over the Internet for free. All that is needed is an Internet connection and a standard webcam to connect to another friend or family member worldwide.

While the program is downloading, get your free Eyeball ID by here

Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

Express Talk

Express Talk is software that works like a telephone to let you make calls from your PC. With Express Talk you can call anyone on the internet who has installed Express Talk (or any other SIP voip softphone). Calls are free.

You can also call ordinary telephone numbers anywhere in the world if you sign up to a gateway service. It uses the SIP protocol and is compatible with most major VoIP SIP service providers. See below for some recommended telephone gateway companies.

Lets you make internet phone calls free direct PC to PC, or PC to phone via a VoIP

Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7

Microsoft Portrait

Microsoft Portrait is very low bit rate video conferencing software supporting MSN Messenger and Internet Locator Service (ILS) on PCs, Pocket PCs and Handheld PCs.

It runs on local area networks, dialup networks and even wireless networks with bandwidths as low as 9.6 kilobits/second.

Microsoft Portrait delivers portrait-like black/white video which can work in bandwidths so low that full color video could never work.

The portrait video is so small that it can even be transmitted through an HTTP proxy as text. Microsoft Portrait provides basic chat/voice/video functions almost anytime, anywhere, on any device.

Win 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Pocket PC

3CX VOIP Phone for Windows
Free VoIP Phone for Windows, Android and iphone

3CXPhone is a free VoIP phone available for Windows, Iphone or any Android based smart phone such as Google Nexus, Sony Xperia, Motorola Droid or Samsung Galaxy. Connect 3CXPhone to a VOIP provider or to a VoIP PBX (for example 3CX Phone System) to make calls to any VoIP, mobile or landline number.

Installing 3CX VOIP Phone is easy and only takes a few minutes. There is no licensing fee and you are not tied to a particular VoIP provider. You can download the version for Windows XP, Vista and 7 here. If you are using Android, you can download it from Android market. The Iphone version will be available by September 2010 via the Apple appstore.

Features
Available for Windows, Android and Iphone
On Windows choose from several popular phone interfaces
Automatically provision the settings
Multi-line
Transfer calls
Record calls to disk
Shows personal call log/history
Supports G.711, GSM and Speex codecs
Easy to deploy and manage
Supports standard USB and Plantronics headsets (Windows)
Works with 3CX Phone System, Asterisk and popular VoIP providers

Win 98/ME/NT/2000/XP