Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a phone to a client via a network by using an electronic notification system, which may include a third-party internet electronic messenger service, such as, Yahoo messenger™, Google Talk™, MSN messenger™ software, or email systems. The system includes a server that is connected to the network and receives a call from the phone and that sends a notification of the incoming call to the client via the electronic notification system like internet messenger service of choice of the client/receiver. The user of the client, receiver, launches an internet phone on the client in response to the notification by clicking on the called-context link. Then, the server connects the phone to the client via the internet phone whereby providing a communication between the receiver and a user of the phone, caller.