Answer & Make Phone Calls on Your Computer with Google Voice + Gizmo5

Teaming up my Google Voice and Gizmo5 accounts, I can now answer and make phone calls on my Macbook, similar to Skype except it's free. It's convenient and just super cool. For those of us with Google Voice accounts, why wouldn't you want to call from your computer? Here's how it works:

Step 1: You need Google Voice. It's still in the developing stages, so you need either an invite from a friend or from Google. You can sign up for one here. Even if you aren't interested in calling from your computer, you should still sign up for Google Voice. It's one of the best services Google has available; plus it's free. If you want to, you can set it up to forward calls to your mobile phone as well.

Step 2: Download and sign up for Gizmo5.

Step 3: Sign in to your Gizmo5 account. You should be in the account overview page. Copy your Sip number. Gizmo5 also has a Google Voice option, but don't enable it. It'll limit your phone calls to 3 minutes or you have to pay. Nobody wants that...


Step 4: In Google Voice, go to Settings. Then in the Phone tab, click "Add another phone". Match your settings to the picture below and paste the Sip number from Gizmo5 to the appropriate textbox. Save and make sure the "Forward To:" option is checked for this phone number.
Step 5 (optional): If you want, you can make your life even easier by installing the Google Voice Dashboard Widget(GV Connect) for Mac. It's really cool because you don't have to be on the Google Voice website to make a call. If you use Google contacts or Mac Address Book, GV Connect will sync with those so you have all your contacts available. Be sure to set your phone to ring to your Gizmo5 number.
TaDa! Now if someone calls your Google Voice number, it'll ring to your computer instead. And you can make calls out from your computer if you're too lazy to whip out your phone or if you want to save minutes. Simply, the Skype calling service, but free. Love it. Feel free to ask me any questions if you run into any problems setting this up. Enjoy!

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I woke up at 5 this morning to catch my 8:20 flight to Tokyo from Taipei only to find out that one of my flights were canceled and my new departure is actually 5 hours later. Lovely. Not only that, but I now have to fly from Tokyo to New York; spend a night there, then fly to Miami to catch a plane to Chicago. It makes so much sense,... right?

I just want to go home and play my guitar, and sleep on my bed, on my pillow.

//UPDATE

For those who have had situations like me. Be aware that there's the golden rule of flying. Rule 240.
Check your airline's contract. Most American airlines have stuck to that rule since the beginning of commercial flying.

Basically, Rule 240 states that when a passenger's flights cancel or delay, or connecting flights are missed due to the actions of the airline. The airline is required to get you to your destination around the time it was originally scheduled even if it means flying with another airline. It does not include flight delays or cancellations that result from inclement weather or other factors that are outside of an airline's control.

In Tokyo, I whipped out a Rule 240 and I ended up with a Business Class upgrade on a flight to New York.

And it was awesome. The seats actually reclined all the way and formed a bed. I ate gourmet sushi, and the wine was free (not that I drank any). They even had liquor I've only heard from old rap music.

This was the first flight I actually felt comfortable in. Wow. I actually enjoyed flying this time.
Too bad normally international business is a $5000 upgrade from economy...