Skype

• 1). Navigate to the Skype website, click on "Get Skype" and click on the option for your computer. The Skype software will install on your computer. Click on "Don't have a Skype account" to create a Skype user account. Enter your personal information and click on "Sign in."
  
  
• 2). Click on the "Call phones" button just below your contact list. Click on "Buy credits" to buy Skype credits to place phone calls. Credits can be bought as pay-as-you-go or through a monthly subscription. As of May 2011, pay-as-you-go minutes start at 2.3 cents and subscription minutes start at 1.2 cents per minute. After purchasing your minutes, you will be taken back to the Skype window.
  
  
• 3). Enter the phone number you would like to reach and click on "Call." Your call will be connected to the recipient's phone.
  
  

Yahoo!

• 1). Navigate to the Yahoo! Voice website, select the amount of credit you would like to purchase and click on "Sign up now." As of May 2011, credits can be bought for $10 or $25 and are eligible for automatic recharging when your credits are low.
  
  
• 2). Enter your Yahoo! username and password, if you are already a Yahoo! member. If you are not a member of Yahoo!, click on "Create new account" and enter your personal information to start your service.
  
  
• 3). Enter the telephone number you would like to connect with in the text box above your contacts. Click on "Call phone number" when it appears beneath the text box. Your call will be connected to the recipient's telephone.
  
  

iCall

• 1). Navigate to the "iCall" website, click on "iCall for your computer," and then click on "Download iCall now." The Download Wizard will begin automatically and install the iCall software on your computer. iCall allows free calls up to five minutes from your computer.
  
  
• 2). Click on "Signup for your free account now" in the iCall window to access calling features.
  
  
• 3). Log in to your account and click on the "Dial" tab. Enter the phone number you would like to connect to and click on "Place call." Your call will be connected to the recipient's phone. You can purchase prepaid minutes by clicking on "View," then on "My account."