look what someone posted in the comments of this digg story.

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Sounds like a marketing Gimick at Gizmo!

Both need to be users, and when you dial on the softphone how do you know IF the other fellow is still an "Active" regular user, does it warn you that your account is now being charged.

Seems like a desparate way to gain sign ups.

And where does it say "forever"?

Here is what I am doing at the moment

www.skype.com for free USA calls to any number, must use their softphone with a headset.

http://www.voicestick.com They have a free incoming phone number and voice mail.

I get my incoming calls with voicestick (on a regular phone as I got the Analog Phone Adapter) and take my voice mail there as it emails me with my voice mail (I love that part)

Also they sell you for ZERO a $29 Plantronics headset if you are a signed up customer (And I use the headset with my free Skype.

They also give you a $5 account credit with the free 'next to nothing' incoming line.

Now if I could just get the wife to use Skype and the headset.

look what someone posted in the comments of this digg story.

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Sounds like a marketing Gimick at Gizmo!

Both need to be users, and when you dial on the softphone how do you know IF the other fellow is still an "Active" regular user, does it warn you that your account is now being charged.

Seems like a desparate way to gain sign ups.

And where does it say "forever"?

Here is what I am doing at the moment

www.skype.com for free USA calls to any number, must use their softphone with a headset.

http://www.voicestick.com They have a free incoming phone number and voice mail.

I get my incoming calls with voicestick (on a regular phone as I got the Analog Phone Adapter) and take my voice mail there as it emails me with my voice mail (I love that part)

Also they sell you for ZERO a $29 Plantronics headset if you are a signed up customer (And I use the headset with my free Skype.

They also give you a $5 account credit with the free 'next to nothing' incoming line.

Now if I could just get the wife to use Skype and the headset.

I hope I win a treo!