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FWD is not a telephony replacement service and cannot be used for emergency dialing
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What is FWD?
FWD allows you to talk over the Internet to other FWD users with any broadband connection . . . for free! To get started quickly, you can download Pulver.Communicator or any number of free soft-phones. If you want to get a little adventurous, you can use a “plain old telephone” with an IP adapter or even an IP based phone.
To get started easily, follow this handy Quick Start Guide.
FWD is more than just free phone calls. FWD is a complete IP communications network.
Instant Messaging |
Send and receive IMs from other FWD and SIP-enabled contacts as well as buddies using the most popular IM networks including AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, Skype, and ICQ. |
Voice |
FWD is dedicated to providing reliable Voice-over-IP (VoIP) connectivity to all of its users. |
Video |
Broadcast video to SIP-enabled contacts via webcam and receive webcam video from those contacts as well. No specific webcam configuration is required (provided both parties have a webcam configured and connected to their computer system). |
Presence |
Let people discover when you're online, offline, or away from your computer. |
Want more?
FWD offers the largest number of advanced features, for free, including: Voice Mail, CallerID, Call Waiting, Multiple Presence and a whole lot more. It's hard to describe the FWD experience in just a few words but for those who love to experiment with communications it’s the ideal way to move ForWarD into the world of IP communications!