Armed with an IBM style computer, soundcard and an Internet connection, you're ready to connect to virtually any number in the United States. Dialpad is not all roses however.
Sound quality suffers on some calls, perhaps due to the popularity of the service.
2,000,000 members have joined in the first twelve weeks of operation since it went live Oct. 18, 1999. The headset eliminated the echo. Call number 3, volume correct, and using the headset to eliminate echoes was made to a non-technical person. By now I had learned to preface the beginning of the call with a short explanation that the call was being placed through the Internet. Practical Considerations Dialpad offers the ability to talk with another user of the service without making use of landlines.