Free stuff I cannot live without: Gizmo Project

Does free calls to any mobile or landline from your computer sound too good to be true?

It isn't. With Gizmo Project, you can call mobile phones and landlines in 60 countries for nothing more than what you pay for your internet connection. These 60 countries include Singapore, Malaysia, the USA, South Korea, and the Vatican, in case you would like a hearing with the Pope.

This is the deal: the call is free if the person you are calling is registered with Gizmo and has included their numbers with their profile. To call, click their name in your contact list, choose the number you want to dial (landline or mobile), and hit "dial". The call is completely free. Accounts also have to be active.

I have called my sister's US mobile (and spoken to her answering machine four times). I've also used it to call mobile phones in Singapore. The reception is not as good as computer-to-computer (for e.g. skype) but it is comparable to one of those cheap calling cards. But who bothers? the call is free!

I tried telling my buddy who has a fiancée in South Korea about Gizmo Project over lunch today but he is the type who can't really be bothered with new-fangled technology. I think I may try to persuade his fiancée instead, 'cos it'll be a shame not to make use of this.

In other places, Gizmo project is said to use less RAM than Skype. I still like Skype a lot for the oh-so-crisp sound, more so now that they have fixed the video problem. It is one powerful and amazing programme. But Gizmo project lets you call mobile and landlines for free, taking it to a whole different level.

Go download now!

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