# Online telephone calls **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 21, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-telephone-calls/58790 "2001-03-21T00:12:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![suziek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@suziek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suziek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-telephone-calls/58790/1 "2001-03-21T00:12:02Z")
For those of you who talk on the internet, what programs do you recommend? I used MediaRing a long time ago, but it wasn’t very user friendly and the connection wasn’t always good. Email is good, but I like to hear a real voice once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![FreakyZeke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dec6dc/32.png) [@FreakyZeke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakyZeke)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-telephone-calls/58790/2 "2001-03-21T03:43:14Z")
I have used [dialpad.com](http://dialpad.com) many times with very good results. There is a slight delay, but it’s free. Great for calling family across the country. I have friends who use net2phone (I think it’s [net2phone.com](http://net2phone.com)) and have given good reports, though I’ve never tried it myself. ---
**Author:** ![Evnglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@Evnglion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evnglion)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-telephone-calls/58790/3 "2001-03-21T06:21:43Z")
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