Making Calls from Google
Yesterday, Google rolled out a feature that will allow users to make calls from Gmail. U.S. based users will get the feature first, according to various reports.
Currently, this feature allows you to call any phone from Gmail to US and Canada for free; however, there is a fee to call other countries.
If you are already set up to use this feature, you will see a new icon “Call Phone” when you sign in to your Gmail account. This icon is listed under the “Chat” feature on the left of the screen. When you click on the “Call Phone” icon, a pop-up window will appear where you can point and click the numbers you would like to call or select a contact from your contact list.
If you have a Google Voice account, you can choose to have these calls received in your Gmail account by following the instructions given in Google Chat Help. You will also need to install voice and video plug-in for this new feature to work.
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