VoIP is best known as a method for calling people cheaply or for free. It's equally attractive as a way to let other people call you at little or no cost. But people trying to make a VoIP call from a mobile phone often won't find it convenient. They may, for example, have to download software to their handsets, or at least be a registered user of a given service. Nevertheless, one service, offered by jaxtr Inc., makes free inbound VoIP calling from mobile phones easy. Here's how to make it work for you.


Start by going to the jaxtr Web site and clicking the "sign up free!" button. Enter your name, screen name, password, email address and age, and click the "Terms of Service" link. If everything looks good to you, click the "Signup" button to add friends either from the email account you entered or from other accounts. You can also immediately invite your friends to call you for free, or skip that step for now. The emailed invitation sends them a link to your jaxtr home page, which will be http://www.jaxtr.com/username. Your home page displays a "call me" button, as well as "text me" and other buttons.