yeah, skype's such a rip off! LMAO you could try a couple of others like vonage, ventrillo, verizon and gtalk but i assure you, none of this will satsify you since you're on dial up. you should have a hi speed internet access in order to optimize your computer's use of VoIP
well gee, too bad.. oh well, i stumbled upon this website and maybe you could try it out. it's voip.com. it says there that their VoIP services works even on dial up. hope this helps.
not a problem ma'am. if you're having problems on how to get that free call from voip.com, please dont hesitate to ask me. i'd be glad to teach you how.