Hi there,

today my good friend John showed me something that kind of blew my mind…

First is oovoo, a skype-like video chat program, where you can have a video conference with up to 6 people at the same time, and you can call US landlines and mobile phones for FREE!

2nd in line is Gizmo5, which needs a bit more of an introduction, as it is probably the coolest chat and VoIP program out there… for now…

Apart from a quite nice looking PC client, it also offers a software for your mobile phone, with which you can chat with your friends using popular chat programs such as msn messenger, send and receive files like pictures or videos, and you can make VoIP phone calls via you mobile phone (which will save you A LOT of money, as Internet usage time is cheaper than calling time). To get the software for you mobile phone, all you need to do is provide your phone number and click a button, the software comes via SMS and is installed in a heartbeat.

But that’s not all, they offer calls via the mobile phones or PC software to landlines and mobile phone from over 60 countries for FREE, and of course video calls from PC to PC just like skype. There are some restrictions to this, but no purchase is necessary ever! Basically you get 20 minutes for free each week, and the people you want to call need to have an gizmo5 account in which the number you want to call is saved in “their” profile. I just simple created a couple of accounts (like for my mum who lives overseas, and who never uses the Internet) and then called her for free, hehe.

Now would come a bunch of blah blah, so I guess I save it and tell you to go check out both programs yourself.

Links:
oovoo website
gizmo5 website