How Call Your Cell Phone from the Internet
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- Open the Google Hangouts page. Go to https://hangouts.google.com/. This will open your personal Hangouts page if youre logged into your Google account.If you arent logged in
- click Sign in in the top-right corner of the page
- enter your email address and click Next
- enter your password
- and click Sign in. icon. The phone-shaped icon in the middle of the page will open the Phone section of Google Hangouts.Most calls to phones in the US and Canada are free. If you try calling a phone thats in another country
- you will need to add payment information.. This option is in the upper-left side of the page.Enter the phone number. Type in your phones number.. This option is below the field when you typed the phone number. Clicking it opens the registration page if you havent registered a phone number with Google Hangouts before. If you dont already have a phone number registered with Hangouts
- youll be prompted to verify one:Type in a phone number..Enter the verification code....Wait for the call to connect. Your phone should begin ringing within a few seconds of clicking the Call button.Keep in mind that the Hangouts number will appear as an "Unknown" number on your phone. If your phone is set to block unknown or restricted calls
- it wont ring.Make sure you have Skype credit. Unlike Google Hangouts
- Skype doesnt allow you to make non-international computer-to-phone calls for free. If you dont have a few bucks worth of credit on your Skype account
- add some before proceeding.Open Skypes web version. Go to https://web.skype.com/. This will open your Skype page if youre already logged into Skype in your browser.If you arent logged in
- enter your Skype email address or phone number
- click Sign in
- and enter your password to continue.As of September 2017
- Skype web calling does not work with Firefox. You can use Skype web calling on Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Edge
- and Safari.Click the dialer icon. This grid of dots is on the left side of the page
- just below your name and the "Search Skype" search bar.Enter your country code. Type + followed by your country code. If youre calling your own phone in the United States
- for example
- youd type +1 here.If you dont know your country code
- click Choose country/region at the top of the page
- then click your countrys name.Enter your phone number. Type in the number for your own phone.Click the phone icon. Its the white receiver on a blue background thats in the upper-right side of the page. when prompted. This green button is in the middle of the pop-up window.If youre using Microsoft Edge
- skip ahead to the "Wait for your call to connect" step.Install the Skype extension. Click the green Add Extension button
- then click Add extension when prompted. This will install Skype Calling in your browser.. Its a green button in the middle of the page. Clicking it prompts a setup file to download to your computer.Depending on your browser settings
- you may have to confirm the download or select a location before the file will begin downloading.Double-click the setup file. This will install the Skype plugin in your browser.. This blue button is in the middle of the window. Doing so will proceed with your call.Wait for your call to connect. As long as you have enough credit on your account
- your call will connect within a few seconds.
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