My brother is working overseas and wanted a good way to keep in touch with friends and family for free. He turned us on to Skype (skype.com), which seems to fit that bill nicely. It has both free and for-pay services so you can choose what you want to use and whether you want to pay for it. If your Internet connection is good, definitely give it a try... at least the free parts. — The free services include chat (like AOL IM) and live voice (like Google Talk). Both can be used used one-on-one or as a group. If the person you're calling is not online, their voicemail…
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