It's very easy to get setup with Phoneominal. All you need is a Microsoft Acccount. To get one, or login to the one you've got, visit http://login.live.com.

Then come back to http://phoneominal.com and click the 'login' button in the upper-right hand corner of the screen.

Once you've logged in, the simplest (and cheapest) way to start trying Phoneominal is to confirm your existing phone. Type in your number and you can start using it to send automated calls.

Confirming your phone is free, and most outbound calls are $.05. You can add recordings to the number to make your outbound calls more friendly, or simply send type a reminder in on your computer and let our text-to-speech engine do the rest.

To see the full benefits of a Phoneominal, you need to find and purchase a number. Numbers cost $3/month. To find the number for you, go to Setup -> Find Phone Number. Type in an area code and find a number that you like and buy the number. Once you've purchased the number, you can use set the schedule for the number to determine how it picks up when people call.