IMVocal: Get Yourself An Internet Phone Number

Have you ever wanted to have your own internet phone number? IMVocal is a cool online app which gives a free online phone number to your instant messenger and allows any mobile phone user to dial into it for free. The caller can dial the number just like any other number and doesn’t need to download or install anything.

As it mentions, “online IMVOCAL users can be reached on their IMs from any phone, anywhere in the
US, UK, France, Australia, Singapore and Japan.”

Update: The service has been discontinued. Another similar tool you can try is Numbr.

Here’s how it works:

1. Sign up with IMVocal (free).
2. Choose a 9 digit unique internet call-in indentifier (your vocal id).
3. Accept request to add IMVocal as a buddy in your IM client (Yahoo, Gtalk, AIM or MSN ).
4. A user can call you by dialling IMVocal’s country specific toll free no. followed by your vocal id.
5. You receive an incoming call on your IM. Simply accept it and start talking.
6. The caller can leave you a voicemail too if your are not online.

Feature overview:

• Get an internet phone number for your IM
• Currently supports GTalk, Yahoo, MSN and AOL more will be added.
• Supported countries: US, UK, Australia, Singapore, Japan.
• Display you number without revealing your identity.
• Get instant message and free voicemail alerts.

Check out IMVocal @ www.imvocal.com (Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

Update: The service has been discontinued. Another similar tool you can try is Numbr.