Receiving Calls on PC as a PC Gamer- Is it Possible?

[Calico Morgan]

Greetings!

 

Lately I've been receiving a lot of phone calls from coworkers who typically close the building at night, and it's always around the time that me and my brother are elbow deep in ranked Rocket League 2v2's. I'm sitting here with a sweet mic and headphone set-up wondering why the heck I couldn't just hit a hotkey and accept an incoming call. So, I decide to look that stuff up. Lots of programs and apps link your phone and pc to send and receive sms, and some even say they can send phone calls, but NOTHING allows you to take incoming calls. I found an old post from 2016 on this forum asking why they couldn't connect their phone to their pc via Bluetooth to do this, and there was not conclusion to that discussion. 

 

I'm at a loss here. I'd REALLY like to be able to do this, but can't find anything that will let me link my phone and number to my pc and take calls without using Skype. Call center programs seem like they're specifically designed for professional use, so does anyone know anything about those? I'm really curious to see if any of you know anything about this. 

 

I'm extra dumb this week, so let me know if I left out some important info, and I'll try to get back to you asap.

 

Thanks!

[SansVarnic]

Skype, google duo, and a plethora of other apps.

 

We do not allow lmgtfy links .... this is a google search did just for you. it's lists a lot of programs you can use, some are free and will present results dur to being free....(silence) .... and those that are paid will perform like those that should. https://www.bing.com/search?q=phone+calling+applicaons+for+pc&PC=U316&cvid=7a194f6000794d829922d3bfda26cd95&&FORM=ANNTA3&cc=US&setLang=en-US

 

I personally have used a few of the paid through work and depending on our use case are decent.

As for personal use I Skype on my persoanl pc and have had very very few issues using it. It can use your number or a new number.

[Calico Morgan]

11 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

Skype, google duo, and a plethora of other apps.

 

We do not allow lmgtfy links .... this is a google search did just for you. it's lists a lot of programs you can use, some are free and will present results dur to being free....(silence) .... and those that are paid will perform like those that should. https://www.bing.com/search?q=phone+calling+applicaons+for+pc&PC=U316&cvid=7a194f6000794d829922d3bfda26cd95&&FORM=ANNTA3&cc=US&setLang=en-US

 

I personally have used a few of the paid through work and depending on our use case are decent.

As for personal use I Skype on my persoanl pc and have had very very few issues using it. It can use your number or a new number.

Well dang that's some juicy info! Thank you, I'll be looking into these options this week.