How to Make Movie and Voice Calls Gmail Voice and Movie Talk
There are times when just text communication is not sufficient. Of course, nothing can substitute a good email, but voice and movie communication are also very powerful. Some time back, Google permitted you to make voice calls to other Google users, and to other phones within the US and Canada, for free, from within your Gmail inbox in your browser. We used to call that Gmail calling. Gmail calling has now evolved into Gmail voice and movie calling, with added movie capability.
You need a number of elementary things to get commenced with Gmail voice and movie talk:
- A Google email account. There are big chances you have an account with the most popular email service. If you don’t, you can have one in a duo of minutes by registering at gmail.com.
- The Gmail voice and movie plugin. This is a petite add-on for your browser. Sounds geeky, but it is now. From your browser, just go to this link and click on “Install voice and movie chat” download and install the plug-in. There is nothing else you should do. Note that you can have this plug-in only for Windows XP with SP3 or a later version of Windows, for MacOS X Ten.Five or later and on any latest Linux distribution. The plugin is about two MB, which is fairly light.
- A webcam for movie calling and audio devices. You can use your system speaker and microphone but a headset is preferable for better quality.
Using Gmail Voice and Movie
To use this feature, log in your Gmail account.
On the lower left side of the browser window, you will find a list of your contacts. If you don’t, which may happen if you are a fresh user, look for the petite icons that make you think of voice and movie, like the square bubble and camera. There is a box in which it is written search people. Use it to search any Google contact you have.
Once you get the person you want to talk to, click on their name. In fact, by just hovering with your mouse cursor on the name or address gives you a window with options.
But on clicking, a puny window pops up within your browser window and lodges itself neatly on the lower right corner, discretely without disruption anything of your view. A prompt is ready for instant text messaging. If you want to make a phone call, click on the phone icon and the call will be initiated. For a movie call, obviously, click on the camera icon. You can also add other participants to this call by clicking the third button. Note that conferencing is permitted only for voice calls as movie calls are only one to one. You can click on the pop-up icon, represented by an arrow pointing north-east, to make the window larger and possibly take a total browser size.
Hangouts
You can commence a hangout with any of your Google contacts using your Google+ accounts, which you get automatically if you have a Gmail account. The hangout, as the name suggests, is a communication array with many communication modes you can use to contact the pal you selected. You can text, talk and make movie calls. You can name the hangout and even have options to tweak.
You also have a means to dial and make calls with the interface to landline and mobile phones anywhere in the world. Calls to the US and Canada are free from anywhere in the world, while for any other destination, you pay using your Google Voice credit at cheap VoIP rates.
Have a look there at the other Google talk implements.
How to Make Calls with Gmail Voice and Movie Talk
How to Make Movie and Voice Calls Gmail Voice and Movie Talk
There are times when just text communication is not sufficient. Of course, nothing can substitute a good email, but voice and movie communication are also very powerful. Some time back, Google permitted you to make voice calls to other Google users, and to other phones within the US and Canada, for free, from within your Gmail inbox in your browser. We used to call that Gmail calling. Gmail calling has now evolved into Gmail voice and movie calling, with added movie capability.
You need a number of elementary things to get began with Gmail voice and movie talk:
- A Google email account. There are big chances you have an account with the most popular email service. If you don’t, you can have one in a duo of minutes by registering at gmail.com.
- The Gmail voice and movie plugin. This is a petite add-on for your browser. Sounds geeky, but it is now. From your browser, just go to this link and click on “Install voice and movie chat” download and install the plug-in. There is nothing else you should do. Note that you can have this plug-in only for Windows XP with SP3 or a later version of Windows, for MacOS X Ten.Five or later and on any latest Linux distribution. The plugin is about two MB, which is fairly light.
- A webcam for movie calling and audio devices. You can use your system speaker and microphone but a headset is preferable for better quality.
Using Gmail Voice and Movie
To use this feature, log in your Gmail account.
On the lower left side of the browser window, you will find a list of your contacts. If you don’t, which may happen if you are a fresh user, look for the petite icons that make you think of voice and movie, like the square bubble and camera. There is a box in which it is written search people. Use it to search any Google contact you have.
Once you get the person you want to talk to, click on their name. In fact, by just hovering with your mouse cursor on the name or address gives you a window with options.
But on clicking, a puny window pops up within your browser window and lodges itself neatly on the lower right corner, discretely without disruption anything of your view. A prompt is ready for instant text messaging. If you want to make a phone call, click on the phone icon and the call will be initiated. For a movie call, obviously, click on the camera icon. You can also add other participants to this call by clicking the third button. Note that conferencing is permitted only for voice calls as movie calls are only one to one. You can click on the pop-up icon, represented by an arrow pointing north-east, to make the window larger and possibly take a utter browser size.
Hangouts
You can begin a hangout with any of your Google contacts using your Google+ accounts, which you get automatically if you have a Gmail account. The hangout, as the name suggests, is a communication array with many communication modes you can use to contact the mate you selected. You can text, talk and make movie calls. You can name the hangout and even have options to tweak.
You also have a means to dial and make calls with the interface to landline and mobile phones anywhere in the world. Calls to the US and Canada are free from anywhere in the world, while for any other destination, you pay using your Google Voice credit at cheap VoIP rates.
Have a look there at the other Google talk implements.
How to Make Calls with Gmail Voice and Movie Talk
How to Make Movie and Voice Calls Gmail Voice and Movie Talk
There are times when just text communication is not sufficient. Of course, nothing can substitute a good email, but voice and movie communication are also very powerful. Some time back, Google permitted you to make voice calls to other Google users, and to other phones within the US and Canada, for free, from within your Gmail inbox in your browser. We used to call that Gmail calling. Gmail calling has now evolved into Gmail voice and movie calling, with added movie capability.
You need a number of ordinary things to get began with Gmail voice and movie talk:
- A Google email account. There are big chances you have an account with the most popular email service. If you don’t, you can have one in a duo of minutes by registering at gmail.com.
- The Gmail voice and movie plugin. This is a puny add-on for your browser. Sounds geeky, but it is now. From your browser, just go to this link and click on “Install voice and movie chat” download and install the plug-in. There is nothing else you should do. Note that you can have this plug-in only for Windows XP with SP3 or a later version of Windows, for MacOS X Ten.Five or later and on any latest Linux distribution. The plugin is about two MB, which is fairly light.
- A webcam for movie calling and audio devices. You can use your system speaker and microphone but a headset is preferable for better quality.
Using Gmail Voice and Movie
To use this feature, log in your Gmail account.
On the lower left side of the browser window, you will find a list of your contacts. If you don’t, which may happen if you are a fresh user, look for the petite icons that make you think of voice and movie, like the square bubble and camera. There is a box in which it is written search people. Use it to search any Google contact you have.
Once you get the person you want to talk to, click on their name. In fact, by just hovering with your mouse cursor on the name or address gives you a window with options.
But on clicking, a petite window pops up within your browser window and lodges itself neatly on the lower right corner, discretely without disruption anything of your view. A prompt is ready for instant text messaging. If you want to make a phone call, click on the phone icon and the call will be initiated. For a movie call, obviously, click on the camera icon. You can also add other participants to this call by clicking the third button. Note that conferencing is permitted only for voice calls as movie calls are only one to one. You can click on the pop-up icon, represented by an arrow pointing north-east, to make the window larger and possibly take a total browser size.
Hangouts
You can commence a hangout with any of your Google contacts using your Google+ accounts, which you get automatically if you have a Gmail account. The hangout, as the name suggests, is a communication array with many communication modes you can use to contact the friend you selected. You can text, talk and make movie calls. You can name the hangout and even have options to tweak.
You also have a means to dial and make calls with the interface to landline and mobile phones anywhere in the world. Calls to the US and Canada are free from anywhere in the world, while for any other destination, you pay using your Google Voice credit at cheap VoIP rates.
Have a look there at the other Google talk contraptions.