Gizmo5 4.0.3.382

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  2.5 stars (out of 26 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  28,794

• Operating Systems:

  Windows XP, Windows 2000

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 2000/XP

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  July 29, 2008

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Gizmo Project 4.0.3.373 Gizmo Project 4.0.2.361 Gizmo Project 4.0.2.360 Gizmo Project 4.0.1.344 Gizmo Project 3.1.1.284 Gizmo Project 2.0.3.240 Gizmo Project 2.0.0.165 Gizmo Project 1.0 Gizmo Project 0.8 beta

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Publisher's description of Gizmo5

Formerly known as the Gizmo Project. Gizmo5 uses your Internet connection (broadband or dial-up) to make calls to other computers. With the click of a mouse, you're connected to friends, family, and colleagues anywhere on earth. You can talk clearly, for as long as you want, for free. With inexpensive add-ons like Call In and Call Out, you can talk to any telephone-mobile or landline-on the planet.

Version 4.0.3.382 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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Editor's review of Gizmo5

• 4.0 stars

• "Get your chat on"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Gizmo5 4.0.3.382

Does the world really need another VoIP client? Here's one Gizmo that thinks so.

Gizmo5's interface is compact and rectangular, with tabs on the top just below the Menu bar and a series of ancillary commands like Chat and Add Contact available at the bottom. There are very few differences between Gizmo's design and its biggest competitor's, and a little originality could've gone a long way here.

Also similar to Skype, Gizmo provides free VoIP for computer-to-computer voice chatting as well as text chatting. It also allows for computer-to-telephone voice chatting for both mobile phones and landlines. It has one feature that Skype lacks: it lets you conference call with multiple PCs by entering in a random, shared number. Overall, the sound clarity and quality was excellent, with no lagging nor echoing. Gizmo also says it provides asymmetrical chat-client VoIP, so you can use Gizmo and your headset to talk to somebody on Windows Live or Google Talk. We couldn't get that feature to work, but it's a smart idea and we hope it gets debugged soon.

Overall, Gizmo's got some good stuff and some room for improvement. If you despise Skype or are just interested in alternatives, you might want to give this one a try, but otherwise we'd recommend holding off.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 2.8 stars out of 26 votes
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• 1 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Gizmo5 4.0.3.382

  "Wouldn't work and Gizmo5 refuse to refund me"

  by anthonybennis on August 18, 2008

  Pros: UI is ok.

  Cons: Terrible customer service.

  The software didn't work. I kept getting an "SDP is null" problem.

  I contacted their customer support (e-mail only available) and they refuse to refund my money.

  Stay away... Skype is 1000x times better.

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• 3 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Gizmo5 4.0.3.382

  "All right"

  by Darrigo11 on August 8, 2008

  Pros: Still trying it but see Cons.

  Cons: Just a warning for you. If you don't UN-check a tick during installation you'll get the ask.com toolbar and it will change your default page.

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• 1 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Gizmo5 4.0.3.382

  "Probably one of the worst on-line experiences u'll have"

  by StreetGuru on June 2, 2009

  Pros: Absolutely None

  Cons: No customer support;
  No contact numbers or platforms with the company;
  Selling non-existent products;
  No refund;
  No reply to customer complaints

  Summary: This was the worst on-line shopping experience I've ever had till date. I bought a $35 DID number with Gizmo5 through google checkout. There was a delay of almost 24h until the number finally show up on my gizmo account page and when it finally does... read more >>

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• 5 stars

  Version: Gizmo5 4.0.3.382

  "Clearer than Skype, and you can record"

  by BrentARose1 on February 6, 2009

  Pros: I had no problem with this software. All features worked fine, the calls were clear, and I especially liked the fact that you could record with it, making it much easier to use for Podcasting than Skype.

  Cons: The interface is not quite as slick as Skype, and it would be nice if it recorded to an mp3 format instead of just a wav format, but otherwise very good.

  Summary: With conference calling built in, recording abilities, even hold music, this program is much more featureful than Skype. Of course, the downside is that Skype has a much larger user base, meaning you'll have drastically more Skype contacts than Giz... read more >>

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