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| Author: | Müs [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Google Voice goes Mainstream: |
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/06/23/ ... f=obinsite Google Voice opened to the public Tuesday. Up to now, you had to have an invitation from a current user before you could sign on to use the innovative phone add-on service. Now, anyone in the U.S. can sign up. Voice, which premiered in invite-only fashion a year ago, provides you with a single phone number that directs calls to your mobile, home or work phone, depending on the rules you set. Beyond that, it includes a basketful of features including transcribed voicemail sent as e-mail or text message, free conference calling, free outbound domestic calls and call-screening. The service is free, except for international calls, which cost a fraction of what the phone company charges per minute. Google Voice used to be known as GrandCentral before Google bought the company in July 2007. Craig Walker, the former CEO of GrandCentral, now runs Google Voice, which he says has a million active users. "That's a big number for a service that is invite-only," Walker said. New users get a free new number, hopefully somewhere near their local area, and in anticipation of a rush, Voice has bought a bunch of numbers spread across the country (though Hawaii and Alaska remain "challenges"). "We are pretty optimistic there will be a high demand," Walker said. Voice also has native apps for Android and Blackberry phones, while Palm Pre and iPhone users can use the HTML5 app (including to make outbound calls). Google made a full-featured app for the iPhone, which Apple controversially rejected on the grounds it would confuse users. The real cost of iPhone 4 vs. Android rivals Those who commit to giving out a Google Voice number as their central point of contact aren't locked into Google and can port their number out to a phone company or to competing services such as Toktumi. Users can't yet port their existing numbers into Google Voice, which would eliminate the need to have to "commit" to your Voice number by giving it out to friends and contacts, and getting new business cards made. Those unfamiliar with the service can see the features in this Google-produced video. Voice could mature into a service that competes with Skype, which has become the world's largest telephone service by allowing free calls between Skype users and cheap calls from PCs and mobile devices to overseas phone numbers. To that end, Google purchased a Skype competitor called Gizmo5 last November, which lets users make calls from their PCs to other PCs or to the traditional network. Five ways to slash your cell phone bill Google is currently integrating this into Google Voice, though there is reportedly some internal friction over whether to scrap the downloadable software in favor of an HTML5 web app, even though the latter wouldn't have as good voice quality. Currently, Google Voice calls use the minutes of a mobile phone plan, unlike Skype, which bypasses the voice channel by making calls using data plans. |
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| Author: | Midgen [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:40 pm ] |
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Google Voice is some scary shyt.... Just say no (I have stories....) |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:47 pm ] |
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I like Google Voice... |
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| Author: | Vindicarre [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:01 pm ] |
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Stories, Midgen, tell us stories! |
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| Author: | Kaffis Mark V [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:17 pm ] |
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Well, you know that Google Voice can (does) do voice to text, right? And you know that Google is like some bottomless chasm, into which data pours, and never really leaves, right? Do the math. |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:18 pm ] |
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Um...ok. So? ZOMG crafty hackers might find out that my grandmother called me back and left me a message to say 'hi' after I called her when she was gone. *shrug* |
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| Author: | Darkroland [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Voice goes Mainstream: |
I love google fear. I read a story one time about "what if Google turned evil". It was terrifying. I would think that today it would be titled "What if Facebook turned evil." Which is kind of ironic, since it's evil. |
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| Author: | Noggel [ Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:18 pm ] |
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| Author: | Midgen [ Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Voice goes Mainstream: |
Darkroland wrote: I love google fear. Not as much as Google loves your lack of it... |
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| Author: | Numbuk [ Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:31 am ] |
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: Google is taking over the world, and I am completely fine with it. |
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| Author: | Darkroland [ Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:59 am ] |
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Midgen wrote: Darkroland wrote: I love google fear. Not as much as Google loves your lack of it... Oh, don't get me wrong, I think it's completely healthy. When they finally turn evil, we are all screwed. However, the cynical part of me can't help but feel that the damage is done. Facebook and Google has the world's information (not to mention all of the data the government collects). |
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| Author: | Taskiss [ Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:20 am ] |
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I don't see any benefit to using Google Voice. Seems to be just another phone number. I thought I fixed what GV proposes to do for me when I went to a cell phone as my primary/only phone. |
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| Author: | Müs [ Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:49 am ] |
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Taskiss wrote: I don't see any benefit to using Google Voice. Seems to be just another phone number. I thought I fixed what GV proposes to do for me when I went to a cell phone as my primary/only phone. I like it for the free SMS from my computer thing. The VM transcription and the call blocking is awesome too. |
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| Author: | Caleria [ Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:44 pm ] |
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Müs wrote: Taskiss wrote: I don't see any benefit to using Google Voice. Seems to be just another phone number. I thought I fixed what GV proposes to do for me when I went to a cell phone as my primary/only phone. I like it for the free SMS from my computer thing. The VM transcription and the call blocking is awesome too. This. Also, a serchable, online transcription of all of my voicemails seems like a pretty nice thing to have. |
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| Author: | Midgen [ Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:59 pm ] |
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We are forbidden from using it on our work phones... |
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| Author: | Caleria [ Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:44 pm ] |
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Midgen wrote: We are forbidden from using it on our work phones... Yea, I can see this causing issues with many work phones and the Privacy Act. |
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| Author: | Midgen [ Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:59 pm ] |
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Privacy Act has nothing to do with it... |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:01 pm ] |
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Come on Midgen, stop with the 5 word posts and spit it out :/ |
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| Author: | Nevandal [ Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:24 am ] |
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Could be worse. Khross wrote: ... lol 
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