How do I make my first call?

Create an account with your email address. You don't need a phone number to sign up.

Open the dialer in your dashboard. The first time, your browser asks for permission to use your microphone: choose Allow. If you chose Block by mistake, the article "How do I allow microphone access?" shows how to change it in Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox.

When you press Call for the first time, the dialer asks you to check your microphone. Say something; once it shows "We can hear you", press Call now. If nothing happens, make sure the microphone isn't muted, or choose another one under Microphone and speaker.

On a computer, use a headset or earphones with a microphone. With a laptop's built-in speakers and microphone, the person you call may hear an echo or hear you only faintly.

If you have your own mobile phone with you, a short first call to it lets you hear exactly what the other person will hear. It counts as a normal call.

The person you call doesn't need an app. Their phone rings like any other call.