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| Depending on the service, one way to place a | | | | Other BroadBand Phone providers permit you to call |
| BroadBand Phone call is to pick up your phone and dial | | | | anywhere at a flat rate for a fixed number of minutes. |
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| a microphone headset plugged into your computer. | | | | Source: |
| The number is placed using the keyboard and is routed | | | | Republish this article |
| through your cable modem. | | | | |
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