| Link | Comments |
|---|---|
| Callrewards.com | Free Internet to phone calling. You can call to anywhere in the US from anywhere in the World. You get 20 free minutes when you join and earn more by referring friends, reading email offers etc. You also have a chance to win headsets or Internet phone jacks. (international, Windows 95, 98 and NT) |
| CallWave Internet Answering Machine | Download and install a small and easy to use program which accepts voice mail while you are online and plays it through your speakers. Requires and inexpensive call forward service from your phone company. (US, Windows) |
| CoolMail.net | Sign as a bronze member of Planetary Motion's CoolMail and get 60 minutes of toll free telephone access to listen to and manage your email. (US) |
| Deltathree.com | You can make free PC to phone calls from anywhere to anywhere in the US and Canada. You can also subscribe or purchase time for calls to other countries. (international, Windows 95, 98 and NT) |
| dialpad.com | Make calls to anywhere in the US for free. A java applet is used so there is no software to download and install. You need IE4 or Netscape 4.5 or newer. You fill out a long marketing survey to join. (international, Windows 95, 98 and NT) I highly recommend! I use this to make free long distance calls all the time, you do need a good computer (Pentium with Win95 or Win98 is what I recommend) - John Hunter |
| eFax.com | Efax will give you a free fax number where you can receive faxes. All faxes are emailed to you and you use their free viewer to access them. (international but numbers in US and UK) |
| Fax4Free.com | Allows five free faxes per day to the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. They support MS Word attachments. They also have a free voicemail system. Non profit organizations can do broadcast faxing for free. (international to US Fax numbers) |
| FaxMission | A free personal fax number and with free inbound faxes by email. You also get 25 free outbound faxes. (US) |
| FaxWave | Sign up for a free fax number and your faxes will be sent to you as email attachments. The fax numbers are based in the US. (international but numbers in US) |
| Firetalk | Firetalk offers free PC to PC calling and teleconferencing as well as voice enabling your website. (international, Windows 95, 98 or NT4) |
| Hot Caller PC to Phone Calling | Free long distance calling to over 50 countries |
| I-Link TalkFree | This is a PC initiated phone to phone free long distance service. If your internet connection uses your only phone line you can still make three minute calls. If you have an extra phone line you can extend your calls one minute at a time as long as you want. They are currently in beta testing and thier servers are often at capacity. (US - continental) |
| iHello.com | iHello integrates voicemail, email and faxes. Use the telephone or a microphone for your communications. Users can read their emails, voicemails, and faxes from one location for free. You get free use of a toll free number for a limited time. (US) |
| IntelliFax.com | Send faxes for free in the US. Limited to 25 lines per fax and three faxes to any one number. Attachments are not supported. (international) |
| jfax.com | JFAX.COM Free Fax lets you receive faxes in your email inbox. You don't need an extra phone line. You don't need a fax machine, ink cartridges, paper or any other supplies. Your faxes are wherever you are – at the office, on the road or at home! And listen to this: JFAX.COM Free Fax is the only fax-to-email service with no ads. You can view important faxes without navigating past unsolicited messages and banners from third-party advertisers. |
| teleGea.com | TeleGea is offering 30 minutes of free long distance and more if you refer friends. They require a credit card number for identification to keep people from signing up multiple times. (US, 18 or older) |
| uReach.com | The most complete and fully integrated free communications service to date. You get a free 800 number (30 minutes free use per month) where you receive free faxes and voicemail. You can access email and all other services with the 800 number or on the Web site. (800# is US, access to Web site international) |
| Whoisit? | Allows callers to reach you while you are online. The caller can leave a message and you can answer or transfer the call if you choose. This one uses much less advertising than Callwave. Requires and inexpensive call forward service from your phone company. (US) |