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Abuse he had been enduring. smith says the couple basically use her son as a slave. gregory says he did all of the yard work and all of the cleaning. after hearing this, the mother called police right away. at that same time, gregory found a phone in the home with no service and used his computer skills to call his mother and in realtime led police to where he was hidden. >> i just went on and i downloaded an app and called magic jack and called my mom. >> reporter: smith said she had no idea the woman accused of beating her son was in 2004 convicted of cutting her own biological son's tongue ...

hollywood. and movement in just the last hour on efforts to end the debt crisis. you've heard that phrase a lot in the last few weeks. but what does it mean to you and your personal finances? the answers for you this hour in the cnn newsroom. i ran around for five minutes, then i started swimming. >> reporter: was he shooting at you in the ocean? >> yes, and in it. >> reporter: were people around you hit? >> yes. >> final moments spent in unimaginable fear. two attacks in norway. at least 92 people dead, 85 of them at a youth camp. seven dead in a bombing in the capital, oslo. on...

>> it is a little box. it is a voip service. one of the downsides is people often have to -- >> rick: what is voip first of all. >> over the internet using telephone, voice-over. >> arthel: is that like skype? >>scape, magic jack, vonnage. you always have to leave your computer on. you don't have to do it with this. just plug this in between the modem in your house, you have to have broadband service and your computer or a router, simple. takes 15 minutes to set-up. >> rick: this device costs $200? >> it costs $200 and you can plug in a record phone either corded or cordless or you can buy an ...

Meeting them face to face. it's attractive with this particular concept. the doctors are saying what you say, nothing really beats that face to face, you know, rapport that you have with your family physician. it looks like how we're going to get prescriptions refilled and lab results. >> julie: i don't think it gets you out of a dentist visit. got a computer? who doesn't. soon you may be able to save money when you place a call. calling land line and cell phones from computers and even ipads could soon be history. company behind the internet phone gadget, magic jack now introducing magic ta...

Internet connection. you can't do it by phone. >> let's taunlk about things people are cutting out. the to home phone. why do people have home phones when off cell phone? >> that's right. i think people are looking at all the stuff they pay money for and saying what can i live without, what's redundant? a home phone is redundant for most people. most people have a cell phone, you almost need one if you're working. you say i don't really use this home phone and it's nice to have. skype on the internet, some new gizmos like magic jack, you plug into your computer, use your internet connection to...