Using my PC as a phone

[mikesed]

All,

FINALLY got Broadband to my village. It's made a real difference.

I was wondering if there is some software I can use to turn my PC into a phone!. I already have the phone connected into the same line - however I have headset with mic plugged into sound card on my PC and it would be excellent to be able to use that as a phone whilst I work.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Cheers,

Mike

[AtW]

proper phone is not as easy as computer to computer voice connection, which you seem to want?

in the latter you can use MSN Messenger with built-in voice communications

I must say that I have not been up to date on Net2Phone development, but I know that there must be lots of products who allow to call phones from PC and vice versa, you can start by searching google using this link:

www.google.com/search?sou...=net+phone

[shaitan]

Check out www.btbroadbandvoice.com/..._home.html , BT are now on the bandwagon

[SupremeSpod]

VoIP

We're writing our own at this very moment...

Lucent have a public domain RTP Library.

Check out RTP and RTCP or RFC 1889

Spod - In "Spod" mode!

[RobAnt]

Re: VoIP

Most ordinary internal hardware, and even some external, modems will allow you to use your PC as a phone. Doesn't matter if you're on broadband, cable or two tins and a piece of string (well maybe not that, but you know what I mean).

Dialler software usually included with modem and not difficult to setup.

If you're considering VOIP, that's another matter.

[surferXXX]

Skype

There's a lot of hype around Skype (I should be a poet) from the Scandos who founded Kazaa. Free download I think. Couple of mates use it and reckon the quality is fantastic.

[moirpg]

Try www.freeworlddialup.com

www.iconnecthere.com

[soupcoder]

Skype is definitly the go, even over 56k it is ok. quality is great. free too for the base version.