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Make inexpensive or free calls around the country and throughout the world

Make inexpensive or free calls around the country and throughout the world

Vote: (8 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Google

Version: 0.1.100944346

Works under: Android

Vote:

Program license

(8 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Google

0.1.100944346

Works under:

Android

Pros

  • Make free calls to the US and Canada
  • Good call quality
  • Sparkling clean interface with little to distract you
  • Never worry about making multi-thousand dollar international phone calls ever again
  • Competitive rates that rival Skype

Cons

  • Calls cut out occasionally

Did you know you can make voice calls to almost anyone with the Hangouts Dialer? Once you have installed this app, the phone calls feature lets you make free voice calls to anyone with a phone number, and it also works with Hangouts contacts too. While you can call anyone for free in the US and Canada, you may have to pay international rates to make calls to people outside the US. Still, the rates cost less than many of the Skype rates for international calling. Largely, however, this depends on the country you plan to call.

For the most part, call quality sounds as good as you might get with a regular phone. In fact, it sounds almost perfect. While some users on Google Play have reported problems with the calls cutting out, you simply call back and continue your chat. The call quality will normally be fairly good.

Hangouts Dialer uses a straightforward interface that looks sparkling clean, but if you expect the bells and whistles, then you might want to look elsewhere. Still, some users might even find this another reason to make use of this app because it integrates well with the Hangouts app as a separate tab. That means that while you look at recent phone calls, you can also hit the buttons and ring another number, You can also type this manually into the number pad. That can be more effort than needed because all you have to do is click on the bar and type your number in with the keyboard.

For people who already make use of Google Hangouts, Hangouts Dialer gives you a free method of calling up your friends to hang out. When you hear horror stories about people who went on vacation to the Bahamas and came home with a $5,000 phone bill, you start to see the value of using Hangouts Dialer to make international phone calls. If you're making calls to the US or Canada, in most cases it will be free. However, if it is not free, you will have to buy the credits to make the call before you can dial the number. It costs far less than international calling on a smartphone, and at the same time, you can't get smacked alongside the head by a sneaky $5,000 international phone bill. A lot of world travelers will tell you that this is how they save money when making calls back home to friends and family.

When you live in another country, Hangouts Dialer makes calling back home possible. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford the price of daily international phone calls, and Hangouts Dialer rids you of homesickness and makes calling the family a little more accessible for everyone.

Pros

  • Make free calls to the US and Canada
  • Good call quality
  • Sparkling clean interface with little to distract you
  • Never worry about making multi-thousand dollar international phone calls ever again
  • Competitive rates that rival Skype

Cons

  • Calls cut out occasionally