GGoogle chat vs Skype

[Aaron Konstam]

> As I understand it, there seem to be 2 ways to use skype, ekiga, Bosix, 
> etc and probably google.
> skype to skype,  and skype to telephone.
> skype to skype is free of charge, that's the one I refer to.
> 
> For skype to telephone you pay skype in advance by opening an account 
> and can make calls as you wish to the value of the account. I would 
> assume that would similarly apply to google.
> Some of my associates who are in frequent international contact have 
> skype acounts. They have VOIP telephones and modems. Bigpond in 
> Australia disables VOIP in the Thompson Gateway modems.

That is one of the things I don't understand. Google has not asked me for money
to telephone.  I live in San Antonio and I called my son in Chicago. I
have no account with Google and as far as I can see the call was free.
Can someone explain this?


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