1 edit | Gmail: Free calls in 2013, Google Voice not mentioned If you happened to catch Google's announcement today, what was missing was any specific mention of Google Voice. The post is in the Official Gmail Blog, so it definitely applies to Gmail, but what about Google Voice? Was it just an oversight that they didn't mention it, or are they planning on doing something different this year?
Here are links to a couple of posts on the subject:
Google Extends Free Gmail Voice Calls In The U.S. And Canada Through 2013
News flash: The announcement we’ve been waiting for from Google — sort of
If anyone from Google happens to read this, it would be nice to have a clarification as to whether Google Voice will also remain free through 2013. Either way, we very much appreciate the free calls!
EDIT: This tweet from the Google Voice Twitter account seems to indicate that this also applies to Google Voice:
@googlevoice: Free calling within the US and Canada through 2013 »ow.ly/gnSmQ |
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PX EliezerPremium
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said by WhyADuck:The post is in the Official Gmail Blog...
Same as last year, same as with other not-specifically-Gmail "products" (Calendar, for example).
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How can they offer free Google Voice for a whole year if the government can make up weird rules at any time to require them to start contributing to various federal telco funds?
I may guess that Google Voice will always be free until some bureaucrat may decide that Google isn't paying their share into various telco funds.
Their comment about not wanting to be providing any kind of phone service together with Google Fiber says it all, IMHO. |
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PX EliezerPremium
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kudos:13 | reply to NotTheMama
Ah, but last year (and I think the prior one as well) the post in the GMail blog was re-copied to the GoogleVoice blog.
That's not been the case here. |
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| Just wondering... does "Google Voice" even exist as a product outside of being a feature of Gmail? (Does anyone actually make/take direct calls without having to sign into their Gmail account first?)
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| I have a Google Voice account without having Gmail; so, yes, it exists; but probably more on the side compared to Gmail. After all, they aren't getting any money from it, apart from what is basically already offered through Gmail already. |
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| Every Google account includes Gmail. Those contacts in Google Voice are Gmail contacts. You may or may not use Google's Gmail [web] interface, but it's still there.
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| Not every Google account includes Gmail. It's a fact; check it up. |
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| I did say you don't have to use it. I didn't say you couldn't use another, non-Gmail address.
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said by NotTheMama:Just wondering... does "Google Voice" even exist as a product outside of being a feature of Gmail?
Yes, Google Voice is a separate product.
GrandCentral was founded in 2005 and acquired by Google on July 2, 2007, for US$95 million. Google relaunched the company as Google Voice on March 11, 2009.
said by NotTheMama:(Does anyone actually make/take direct calls without having to sign into their Gmail account first?)
There is no need to be logged into a GMail account to receive direct calls.
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1 edit | Yeah, I know. My GrandCentral account/number was "converted" to Google Voice.
Yep, I receive calls at the cell phone number specified in my Google Voice settings all the time. (None of them are "direct" though.)
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andre2
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Brookline, MA | reply to PX Eliezer
said by PX Eliezer:Ah, but last year (and I think the prior one as well) the post in the GMail blog was re-copied to the GoogleVoice blog.
That's not been the case here.
And there was a post on the GV blog (regarding Santa calls) just a week ago, so it's not being neglected, and they must know a lot more people care about the 2013 announcement (or lack thereof).
»googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/201···066.html |
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| atleast groove IP is thinking that google voice will be free -- »www.facebook.com/pages/GrooVe-IP···74886558 |
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neftv
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I wonder if Google will move Google Voice users to just use Gmail Voice and do away with Google Voice. What will happen to all the Obi-Hai devices will they be able to reconfigure them to use Gmail Voice? |
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| It already uses Gmail Chat. |
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kudos:13 | reply to neftv
GMail Voice would be a poor substitute for Google Voice. |
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I edited my original post to reflect this:
This tweet from the Google Voice Twitter account seems to indicate that this also applies to Google Voice:
@googlevoice: Free calling within the US and Canada through 2013 »ow.ly/gnSmQ |
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andre2
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1 edit | That's just a link to the Gmail post, with its title repeated (and the problem is with the text in the post, which suggests that it only applies to Gmail). There's still no post in the GV blog.
Edit: Though I suppose the fact that it's a GV twitter account is significant. They should still post it to the GV blog, though, since that's what they've used in the past. |
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| Google Voice made the announcement on the Gmail Blog this year instead of the Google Voice Blog for whatever reason. ?? It is confirmed that Google Voice is free for 2013 on the Gmail Blog.
»gmailblog.blogspot.com/
There is also an article from Forbes about the announcement.
»www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/201···ndustry/ |
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