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Make Skype Calls With Your Regular Phone

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If you haven't heard yet, Skype is the program that allows you to make free and low-cost calls all over the world using VoIP technology and the Internet. Now you can make calling even easier with the use of USB Skype adapters that allow you to use your existing phone whether it's wired or cordless.

Use your existing cordless phone to make or receive Skype or regular calls. Switch between your regular phone service or Skype with a simple press of a button. Take advantage of your existing phone's features like speed dialing, redial and mute. Many of the newest generation of Skype adapters and gateways have extended features such as automatically forwarding incoming Skype calls to your mobile or cell phone if you wish. And use your mobile or cell phone to connect to Skype via a local telephone number.

If you haven't tried Skype yet, what are you waiting for? It's free to get started and if you have a microphone for your PC there isn't anything else to buy to try it out! Get started today!

Skype adapters are great for those who want to make inexpensive phone calls but don't want to be stuck by the computer, have conversations broadcast over computer speakers, speak into a computer microphone or use a computer keyboard to dial numbers.