Domestic calls through Gmail to remain free in 2013 | PCWorld

Google says that Gmail users in the U.S. and Canada will still be able to place voice calls through the web-based email service for free through 2013.

Philip Michaels Dec 26, 2012 12:45 PM

Follow @PhilipMichaels Philip has covered the Mac market since 1999, with a focus on the iPhone, iPad and iOS in recent years. In all that time, he has never tested a fart app.

In what’s rapidly becoming a holiday tradition, Google announced Wednesday that it’s extended free calling in Gmail for another year. added as a feature to Gmail in 2010 , the Call Phone option lets Gmail users place calls to landlines and mobile phones from within the web-based email client. , Google said that U.S. and Canadian Gmail users can continue to make free domestic calls through 2013. (Google does charge for international calls If Wednesday’s announcement sounds familiar, that’s because it echoe...