February 20, 2001

Hi WebSiteNotes Readers,

Today's issue has some really good inexpensive voice software. Depending on the software you choose, you can make free phone calls or use it for other apps like voice chatting on your gaming site, chatting on your IM, etc. All of these software are for the 95/98/NT environments and the prices range from free to US $20.00.

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Voice Tools You Must Have

TrulyGlobal Internet Phone
A personalized communications service offering the following: -- PC-to-PC calling -- Video Calls -- Instant messaging -- Flexible and convenient Web access. Premium Services: -- PC-to-Phone calling -- Call forwarding.

Operating System: Win 95/98/NT
www.trulyglobal.com
Cost: Freeware

IM SpeakEasy
Use this program to make AOL's Instant Messenger speak all incoming and outgoing messages. Advanced features include the ability to assign different voices to different buddies so you know who is "speaking" to you. Internet acronym support is also included so when your buddy says LOL it will say "hahahhaha laughing out loud", etc. Future support includes loadable/configurable translation dictionaries and chat room support. IM SpeakEasy will be one of the coolest chat add-ons yet!

Operating System: Win 95/98/NT
www.eastbaytech.com/im.htm
Cost: $12.99

TeamSound
TeamSound, the voice conferencing software for online game players designed for Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and ME has been updated to 5.6. TeamSound can operate as a dedicated or non-dedicated peer-to-peer voice communication system, geared for use in multiplayer, networked Internet games. It's a must-have for any kind of organized, team-oriented matches, especially first-person shooter games. TeamSound was developed for serious online teams and includes channels, complete hotkey control, text-to-speech, muting, kicking, administration controls and now web page integration options for hosting server and connecting to various channels from a website.

Operating System: Win 95/98/NT
www.teamsound.com/
Cost: Freeware

Rave 2
Rave 2 is a Windows 95-98-2000-NT secure encrypted Internet telephone that delivers local, long distance and international phone calls, free of charge to your ICQ contacts worldwide. Conversation privacy is assured with strong encryption, having voice quality that is superior to most other Internet phones. It can be configured to work through firewalls, proxy servers and Internet connection sharing services. Its a sophisticated small in size program that automatically sets up your computer sound system and has you up and running in minutes.

Operating System: Win 95/98/NT
Home Page: www.rave2.com
Cost: $15.00

Webphone
The ability to offer voice, video and data communications over the Internet and other TCP/IP-based networks is now a technological reality with NetSpeak WebPhone, the award-winning, professional, full-featured IP telephony software package. WebPhone extends PC-to-PC communications into the realm of multimedia by combining audio, video and text capabilities--without the cost of long distance phone calls.

Operating System: Win 95/98/NT
www.mikesell.net/webphone/index.html
Cost: $19.95