nitecourt
join:2004-10-19
Erie, PA | Google Has Acquired Gizmo5
»www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/09/ex···-gizmo5/ |
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kieranmullen
Premium
join:2005-12-12
Portland, OR
clubs: | and I just ported out 2 numbers from gimo to vitelity last week Should I stop it? meh?
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Test99
Premium
join:2003-04-24
San Jose, CA | reply to nitecourt
I'm still trying to "follow the money" in Google's voice acquisitions. Haven't figured out how they plan to turn a profit out of all this. |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs:
 ·VOIPo
| said by Test99  :I'm still trying to "follow the money" in Google's voice acquisitions. Haven't figured out how they plan to turn a profit out of all this. My thought is that they are handing out the numbers for free right now. In the near future, they will start to charge $5 to $10 a month for the service expecting some people to drop it. However, given their extensive cross country fibre backbone that carries a lot of their other services, they will save money by not having to pay third parties to carry the voice. |
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josephf
join:2009-04-26
·VoicePulse
1 edit | said by ropeguru :In the near future, they will start to charge $5 to $10 a month for the service expecting some people to drop it. Google, in a statement filed with the FCC two weeks ago, stated it has no near term plans to charge for Google Voice features that are currently free. |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
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·VOIPo
| said by josephf :said by ropeguru :In the near future, they will start to charge $5 to $10 a month for the service expecting some people to drop it. Google, in a statement filed with the FCC two weeks ago, stated it has no near term plans to charge for Google Voice features that are currently free. Thanks for the tidbit of info... Maybe they are making money off the termination charges?? ( Hopefully I used the correct term ther.) |
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PhilAIV
join:2002-02-16
Carrollton, GA
clubs: | reply to Test99
I don't know about google voice, but google's free 411 service was originally started to test and increase reliability of their voice recognition software. |
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tom thomas
@lbtmail.com | reply to nitecourt
now the big question. will google soon allow free outbound PSTN calls through a SIP device with this combination? if so this is the beginning of the end of paid telephone!!! |
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josephf
join:2009-04-26
1 edit | reply to nitecourt
Very often as soon as Google announces an acquisition, the new signups of the acquired company is turned off.
If you want some extra (or a first) Gizmo5 account the time is NOW. |
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TJ_in_IL
join:2006-06-10
Winthrop Harbor, IL
·ViaTalk
·Teliax VOIP
 ·Comcast
·Teleblend
| said by josephf :Very often as soon as Google announces an acquisition, the new signups of the acquired company is turned off. If you want some extra (or a first) Gizmo5 account the time is NOW. Everybody must be doing this, since their site is now really slow... |
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RockyBB
Premium
join:2005-01-31
Longmont, CO
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said by Test99 :I'm still trying to "follow the money" in Google's voice acquisitions. Haven't figured out how they plan to turn a profit out of all this. have you read my posts on the topic? |
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decades
join:2005-01-17
San Francisco, CA | reply to ropeguru
nahh that's not google's business model to charge consumers $5 a month. this is a drop in the bucket for them financial wise. they have the infrastructure now to challenge skype, which is what they will probably do. |
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soccerdad62
Premium
join:2005-04-16
Saline, MI | reply to nitecourt
I haven't seen this anywhere but TechCrunch (and other media quoting TechCrunch); has anyone seen anything that's been verified or corroborated? |
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RockyBB
Premium
join:2005-01-31
Longmont, CO
| it's such a little deal in context of everything else, but it's mentioned here: »www.forbes.com/2009/11/09/admob-···yahootix |
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DaveSin
join:2009-07-17
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said by tom thomas :
now the big question. will google soon allow free outbound PSTN calls through a SIP device with this combination? if so this is the beginning of the end of paid telephone!!!
Agree!! Does that include mobile telephony? |
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josephf
join:2009-04-26 | reply to RockyBB
The Forbes article, like everyone else thus far, is quoting the TechCrunch article. It is still unconfirmed and based on TechCrunch's anonymous source. |
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neftv
join:2000-10-01
Broomall, PA | reply to nitecourt
I'll believe that when I see it. Gizmo is such a toy they'll have to change the whole image. |
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Test99
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join:2003-04-24
San Jose, CA
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·InPhonex
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said by RockyBB : have you read my posts on the topic? I read most posts on this forum, but I'm not sure which posts you are referring to. Citation required.  |
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patnitop
join:2005-02-22
USA | reply to nitecourt
One heck of a good news the VOIP industry badly needed, particularly in terms of SIP innovation/penetration!!! |
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usa2k
Please PRAY for Rebekah
Premium,MVM
join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs: | Re: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5
I see that did not take long
»Skype in Negotiations to Buy Gizmo5
What Google does is always interesting. |
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