How to Make Calls on Your iPod touch or iPad for Free

Many people may not know this, but if you have an iPod Touch or iPad, a pair of headphones with a microphone, and a wi-fi signal you can make calls to any phone number in the U.S for free! This all happens with an app called iCall, which is available in the app store. There are similar apps like iCall that are available, but I've honestly never tried them. For a free app, iCall works very well and can make a great backup source in case of your phone dying or breaking. Here's how to set up iCall in 6 simple steps:

1. Open up the App Store and search "icall". The first result, which is technically called "iCall Free VoIP" should appear. Then proceed to download the app.

2. Open up iCall. It may take a few seconds to load and find the server. Once iCall loads you will be presented with a terms of use page. Touch the "I agree" button.

3. The next page you will be brought to is a "Choose your account type" page. There is a paid version of iCall, but if you want the free version, touch the "Free Calling" button.

4. Now you will be asked to put in your contact information. Do so, then touch the continue button.

5. The next page you will be brought to is the "Phone Verification" page. Touch the "Place verification call" button. A prompt will pop up saying that you will have to dial a U.S phone number. Touch the ok button.

6. A new prompt will appear saying to dial a specific number on your cell phone. Once you call the number, it should hang up right away. Then press the ok button and you should be greeted with the last prompt telling you that you have successfully activated your iCall account. You will then be taken back to the dialer page where you can start making calls!

I hope this tutorial helps. Some side notes to consider are that in the beginning of your call, you are presented with a 10-15 second add. This can be a pain but it is still worth the free calling. Another note is that you have a 4 minute limit for calls. Again this is a real downside but it shouldn't be a deal breaker.

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FaceTime + Chatroulette = ?

Video calling has been taken to the next level. Chatroulette released in November last year was a great serviceuntil a whole bunch of immature people lucky enough to own a webcam joined in and made the whole approach to 'video nudity'. 

However, ever since Apple released FaceTime for the iPhone and now the Mac, us geeks and technology inspired people of the web can join in and talk to one another without being paired with a 'video nudist'. You may be scratching your brains out by now wondering how this can be done but from Zach Holman comes Facelette. 

Facelette is a website in which you submit your cell/mobile phone number (iPhone) or email address (Mac) to the service and moments after you are paired with someone on the other side. I've not tried this (yet) but I predict it will take off soon, only if we can hope Apple get all into 'law fever' or close the whole site down. 

Take note that you may want to create a new email for Facelette if you are thinking about using the service, but you still need to verify it with Apple's servers (which I still can't complete right now *frown*) 

If you happen to join Facelette or use FaceTime on the Mac or iPhone, drop a comment on this post and tell us how you find it.

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AT&T now allows Skype calls over 3G

Finally AT&T starts to listen to some of it's customers, when they finally allowed Skype to make calls over 3g, instead of just Wi-Fi only. Skype is a free application for the iPhone and is a free download on either a PC or a Mac. This will decrease the amount of money AT&T makes from calling plans, but now it makes the customer experience a lot better.

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