The next time you look at your phone bill and think wistfully about making some free phone calls, know now that your dreams can be fulfilled. There are many opportunities out there that can allow you to make phone calls without any cost whatsoever to you or your family. A few simple clicks of a computer mouse, and you're on your way to making calls for free.

The concept behind this new service is to collect minutes in exchange for surfing and shopping the Web, just as you always do. The difference is to check out online stores that are associated with a specific calling card company. Sign up with this company, check out the sites of participating shoe, book, music or sports stores, and you'll have a card full of minutes to use for free phone calls.

Using the Website That Offers Free Phone Calls

The great thing about online calling card companies is that your member balance can be found immediately through any internet connection. Just sign in with a username and password, and instantly view how many minutes you have left and how many free phone calls you can make in the future. You won't worry about traveling outside your cell phone's range and running out of phone calls any more.

From this same website you can also refer friends to the service, check out time and money-saving options, and collect more minutes for your balance. You can find rate charts that describe how many minutes will be taken up for each international call, and for each nation in particular. People can plan ahead and go on vacation with no worries about having enough change for a pay phone.