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[b7lake]

(1) He told me he will give me a call.

If would is put instead of will, is it wrong?
If so, could you explain why?

Thanks a lot for your help!

[pugachevV]

He told me he will give me a call... He said he will call me but he hasn't called yet.

He said he would give me a call:

This simply reports what he said e.g. "I'll call you." He may have called already, or he may not have called.