You can save your personal identification number and password on your computer or enter them whenever you use the service. Call using the onscreen dialer. Privately held PhoneFree began service in 1996. It has an estimated 1.3 million active users. Advertising and the sale of accessories such as headsets subsidize the free services.
Calls travel mostly over the Net.
Other services include voice mail, video calling, video mail, conferencing, file transfer, chat and White Pages. PhoneFree markets its service as an alternative not only to paying for calls but to the complexities of phone service and phone bills.