Originally Posted by
buzz4fly
If you are using Gmail on your Mac you can make free calls back to the US. Generally, if your computer detects that you are not in the US, it will disable the ability to call directly from Gmail. Here is what you need to do in order to make little phone icon appear on your Gmail account again: Go to hotspotshield.com and download a little program that will hide your location (your IP address). After installing Hotspot Shield you will be able to make calls from your Gmail account to the US for free.
Thanks, this is helpful, and using VPN makes sense to mask location.