Step by Step Guide on how to make free phone call using GMAIL

Did you know that you can use Gmail to make free
phone calls to anywhere in North America?
We're not talking computer to computer, but actual
free phone calls to cell phones and home phones. All
you need is a Gmail account, a microphone, and
speakers plugged into your computer.
Google started this service in 2010 and recently
announced the service will be extended to include all
of 2011 as well.
Step 1 Log into your Gmail account
This is an easy step. You need to log into your Gmail
account to be able to make phone calls.
Visit Gmail's website: www.gmail.com
Log in with your username and password.
If you don't have a Gmail account, then click
"Create an account" and follow the directions.
Step 2 Check Gmail phone settings
After you log into Gmail, you need to check your
account settings to see if the phone call feature is
enabled.
Click on "Settings" at the top-right corner of the
screen.
Once you're in the settings screen, select "Chat".
Then locate and select "Enable outbound voice
calling with Google Voice" in the Call Phones
area.
Finally, click the "Save Changes" button at the
bottom.
Step 3 Install the voice plugin
After you enable the phone feature of Gmail, you
should now see a "Call Phone" option in the chat
area.
Click on it and a dial pad will open up on the screen.
Once the dial pad is open, you may notice a
message "Please download the voice plugin to
make a call". If you don't see this message, then
skip ahead to the next section.
Click on the download link and it will take you to
the installer page.
Click on the install button to install the plugin.
When it's done, the installer should prompt you to
restart your browser.
Click "Restart Browser Now" to finish the install.
Please note that this help page will close after you
click the restart button. It's probably best to just
bookmark this page so you can easily get back here
afterwards.
After the browsers restart, you will see the
"Congratulations on installing Google voice and
video chat" screen.
You can now log back into your Gmail account.
Step 4 Test the microphone and speakers
You now need to make sure your microphone and
speakers are working properly.
Go into your Gmail settings again.
Then select the "Chat".
Select "Verify your settings" in the Voice and video
chat area.
To test the microphone, just start speaking and you
should see the bars move as you talk. If they don't
move, then make sure the microphone is plugged
in and turned on.
Next, test the speakers by clicking on "play the test
sound" and you should see the bar move. If you see
the bar move but don't hear any sound, then make
sure the speakers are plugged in, turned on, and
the volume turned up.
If both tests were successful, your Gmail is ready to
make free phone calls.
Step 5 Start making phone calls
Go back to your mail Gmail page and open up the
phone dial pad by clicking on "Call Phone" in the
bottom left side of the screen.
You should now see the dial pad without the plugin
warning message.
The $0.10 means you have calling credit which you
can use if you want to make calls outside of North
America. You don't need to worry about this since
all your calls will be in North America are free.
To make a call, simply start dialing using the mouse
or keyboard.
You can also make phone calls straight from your
Gmail contact list by clicking on the green phone
icon beside your contact's phone number.