| Its not so long ago that the idea of free phone | | | | service, by working with EarthLink to connect |
| calls over the Internet would have been thought | | | | with their Vling communications service and with |
| an impossibility, but as any knowledgeable user will | | | | Sipphone on using their Gizmo project, which will |
| tell you they are now commonplace. Skype the | | | | mean that users of Google Talk can send |
| pioneer and market leader has 51 million users and | | | | messages to users of other networks, unlike all |
| a great, easy to use software package that | | | | their major rivals. |
| allows your computer to make Internet phone | | | | This means that Google Talk will be free for calls |
| calls between subscribers. | | | | to other networks, unlike the services from AOL, |
| All you need is a reasonable computer, preferably | | | | Microsoft, etc where calls are only free between |
| a broadband connection but it will work over a dial | | | | subscribers of their individual services. When it |
| up connection, and a microphone, then as long as | | | | was announced this was seen as such a significant |
| the person you want to contact is online and also | | | | development that Skype immediately responded |
| signed up to the same service, you can talk for | | | | by announcing that they would also be making |
| ever for no cost. | | | | their network available to calls from other |
| This is possible because your speech is sent over | | | | networks. At the moment Skype also has the |
| the Internet in the data packets, just like email or | | | | advantage that its users can make calls from |
| any other Internet service. Microsoft, AOL, BT | | | | their computer to a landline or mobile phone, |
| and Yahoo all have their own instant voice | | | | initially Google Talk will only offer Pc to PC |
| messaging services and now Google has joined in, | | | | communication, I wonder how long that will remain |
| with the launch of its instant messaging and | | | | the case? |
| Internet Phone service Google Talk. The service | | | | To start, with Google Talk will be free from |
| will be free to all users of its email program Gmail. | | | | adverts but that will probably change in the |
| This must be causing Googles competitors some | | | | future, it is hoped that the launch of the service |
| concern, because as we all know from past, | | | | will increase the use of Gmail, where Google earns |
| experience when Google does something they | | | | income by placing adverts targeted at the subject |
| always want to be the market leader. | | | | matter of the email. |
| Google Talk will have the traditional uncluttered | | | | This is a very significant step in the development |
| Google look which users have come to expect, to | | | | of Internet phone calling services using VoIp and I |
| use Google Talk you must sign up for a Gmail | | | | expect that Google will make every effort to |
| Account. Google is making Google talk an open | | | | become the market leader. |