Globe7 is a VoIP software with good voice quality and a built-in, easy-to-use address book function. It combines voice, video, instant messaging, and live video playback, along with online advertising, to instantly turn your computer into a second phone. Besides being able to make free computer-to-computer calls, you can also call landlines and mobile phones worldwide at very low rates while enjoying free video, instant news, and SMS services.
GLOBE7 is a subsidiary of Northgate Technologies, an Indian company. The new service turns laptops into mobile phones and desktop computers into a second telephone line, covering most major markets, including Australia, Canada, mainland China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, the UK, and the US.