Using Laptop As A Phone
You can make phone calls and send texts with a tablet—even if it’s not connected to a cellular network. Just connect to Wi-Fi and use one of these apps to turn your tablet into a phone:
Verizon Messages
Verizon Messages comes pre-installed on Verizon Android™ tablets, so you don’t even need to download it. If you use HD Voice on your phone, you can connect your number to the Verizon Messages app on your tablet—your phone and tablet will ring simultaneously. You can even alternate between your phone and tablet during a call.
ooVoo
With ooVoo, you can use your tablet to connect with family and friends. The app’s video-chatting capabilities include making group calls with up to 12 people at once in a four-way display. Create video messages and share them on your profile page.
Tango
- Use your PC as a phone. How to use your computer as a phone. By; Tom Merritt. October 7, 2008 1:43 PM PDT. The Internet is a great big data pipe that can carry a lot of things, including phone calls.
- There is no way you can use your laptop to make phonecall thru regular land line (POTS).If it has a modem (and I haven't seen a modem in laptops for many years, unless it is USB), you can use it for dialer, but you still need regular phone set to talk into.
Most traditional tethering cases involve using a cell phone as a modem to get a laptop or tablet online, but there might be times where you need to do the reverse. How to Share Your Laptop's Internet Connection. You can share the laptop's data connection over Wi-Fi or over a wire, depending on your setup.
The Tango app is another great way to use your tablet as a phone. It’s easy to navigate and has a simple design. Tango lets you make high-quality voice and video calls, and you can even import Facebook® friends or your phone’s contacts and group them (family, friends, coworkers, etc.), so it’s easy to find everyone on your list.
Skype
Use Laptop As Phone Dialer
You can use Skype for video and traditional calls, and to exchange instant messages, all from your tablet (or phone, desktop computer, TV or gaming console—Skype is compatible with them all).
Vonage Mobile®
Keep in touch with your international friends with Vonage Mobile, which lets you make voice and video calls on your tablet to fellow Vonage Mobile users throughout the world. Use group messaging and video chat.
Use Laptop As Phone Screen
Hangouts™ Dialer
Google’s Hangouts Dialer app lets you make and receive phone calls when you set up a Google Voice™ number.