How To Make Long Distance Calls Online For Free

The Internet offers plenty of free solutions for things that used to be expensive. Making free long distance calls online is just one of the ways you can cut your bills significantly while feeling closer to your friends and loved ones.

There are many applications that offer free video calling online, but only Skype offers free video calls, free Skype-to-Skype calls, and reduced rates for computer-to-telephone calls. Skype is by far the easiest way to make a free long distance call online. Keep in mind that you will need a headset or your computer’s internal microphone in order to make and receive free long distance calls on your Mac or PC.

1. Download a free copy of Skype for PC or Mac from http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/. Make sure the person you want to call has also downloaded Skype. This is because Skype has great long distance rates to call telephone numbers, but calls between Skype users are always 100% free anywhere in the world.
2. Create your Skype name. If you’ve never used Skype before, you’ll need to create a Skype name to be able to sign on. Open up Skype on your computer once the download has completed and you have launched the application, click on “Don’t Have A Skype Name” which will open the “create an account” window. Now you can choose a Skype user name and a password.
3. Find your contact. You can add friends, family, and other contacts to your Skype Contact List by either pressing “add a contact” in the left corner of the Contact List window, or by selecting “search for Skype users” from the Contacts menu. You can search for people you know on Skype by using their email address or full name. If you’d like to invite your friends to join Skype, you can do so by selecting “Share Skype with a friend” from the Contacts menu.
4. Make a free long distance call online using Skype. Once you have downloaded Skype, set up your username, and found your contacts you are ready to make your free long distance call online. Open up your Contact List and find the person you would like to talk to. Be sure to check the icon next to their name - a green check means the Skype user is online. Click on the contact you want to call and their details should appear in the Contact List window. Click the green call button to place your call. You should hear a ringing, which means the call is going through. When your contact answers, you will be able to hear them and they will be able to hear you. You have just made a completely free long distance call online!