iSoftPhone - phone and SMS on your Mac

By Ricky Buchanan • July 28, 2008

iSoftPhone lets you make and receive telephone calls on your Mac if you use a VoIP service. VoIP services make telephone calls using your internet connection, so you need a solid net connection for it to function well but they’re usually a lot cheaper than using a stardard telephone service. Vonage in the USA is one popular VoIP service; Gizmo Project is another and is available internationally.

A new version of iSoftPhone has been released - it now now supports SMS messages as well as voice calls and is integrated with the OS X address boox. iSoftPhone will also use Growl notifications if they are available.

For those with physical limitations which make using a traditional phone difficult, VoIP software can be a great help because it allows you to use the accessibility technology already available on your computer.

Website: iSoftPhone

- Ricky Buchanan

Categories: Environmental control, New Software, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Users
Tags: cell phone, growl notifications, mobile phone, phone, sms, telephone, text message

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Ricky Buchanan

Ricky Buchanan is 34 years old and the founder and main writer for ATMac. She's bedridden with severe CFS/ME or perhaps a primary mitochondrial disorder - the doctors are not sure. When she's not working on ATMac or her other websites she composes music, listens to audio books, does other disability advocacy, watches TV with her flatmate, and enjoys her cat.

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