iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to evilt00l
Re: Hype GVoice doesn't allow you to make phone calls to/from your computer. GMail Voice does. That's the difference. |
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1 edit | Thanks for clarifying that, I don't believe I was aware in gmail it was tethered to phone only.
But being tied to your computer instead of on a physical phone or cell phone is better why?
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1 edit | Because this is free to call an actual phone number (at least until the end of the year), as opposed to calling just another gmail account. Both parties don't have to be tied to the computer. Furthermore, Americans traveling overseas now have a free option to make calls back home if they have internet access. |
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| Google Voice calls any phone number, not just Google Voice numbers.
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1 edit | Yeah but with google voice you typically had to consume voice minutes unless you were using it with a friends & family type plan. With Gmail Voice you don't have to use minutes and you get the added benefit of free calling overseas... |
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watice
join:2008-11-01
New York, NY | reply to evilt00l
said by evilt00l:But being tied to your computer instead of on a physical phone or cell phone is better why? I don't know about "better", but definetly more useful. Sometimes we don't have access to the phones listed in our GV, or can't/don't want to verify someone else's phone to use with GV. With this feature, you'd be able to use any computer with a microphone & sound to make that call. I will definetly be switching from skype to gtalk because the only real benefit I had with using Skype was its NAT-T & video calling, and now gtalk does all this plus free US calling. |
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