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| Re: OK, but I & others will want more.... said by OldschoolDSL:Google Voice would really make a loud "bang" in the digital world if they offered something outside the desktop. I'd like to see them take on Vonage and other VoIp Provided. The majority of people do not want to be stuck / tied to their desktop to make a phone call. I completely agree. I've been using Google Voice since it came out. If I had the opportunity to cut the land line and use Google Voice as my phone provider I would in a heart beat. I know there are some ways to make this work, but I would love for a solution straight from Google. | |
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| | | | Re: OK, but I & others will want more.... you can cut the landline. It's called get a cell phone or another VoIP provider. Google will be no different than any other VoIP carrier and if they rolled out something like Vonage or Ooma that is the day they'll start charging for their products and will require support that Google has made very clear they will NEVER provide.
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| |  dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | said by gigahurtz:said by OldschoolDSL:Google Voice would really make a loud "bang" in the digital world if they offered something outside the desktop. I'd like to see them take on Vonage and other VoIp Provided. The majority of people do not want to be stuck / tied to their desktop to make a phone call. I completely agree. I've been using Google Voice since it came out. If I had the opportunity to cut the land line and use Google Voice as my phone provider I would in a heart beat. I know there are some ways to make this work, but I would love for a solution straight from Google. how are you using google voice as your provider when GV requires EXISTING PHONE SERVICE!
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join:2003-04-21
Middleboro, MA | Re: OK, but I & others will want more.... I use Google Voice forwarded to a Gizmo5 number with a reporgrammed SunRocket Innomedia Gizmo (no releation to Gizmo5).
No 911 service but great incoming.
Google could do a Voip system similar to Galaxy Voice's system.
Also on my wishlist is the ability to purchase more phone numbers. So I can use them for different things, Political, Charatable, Businesses, Family. | |
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| | | | just tried it. it works!! it's link to your GV. | |
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| | |  MrMasterjetsetterPremium
join:2000-12-16
St Thomas, VI
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| Re: OK, but I & others will want more.... I can't get it work! it dials, it rings..then nothing.
and I've been using google voice since the very first days.
argh!
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| | . Another great step towards the death of cellco's as we know them today.  | |
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| openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | Re: . How so? You'll still be paying a telecom company something for the privilege of being able to use Google's VoIP mechanism (unless you're fond of hunting for open WAPs). Besides, if Google truly wants to compete in the VoIP market, it'll need to do more than enable a VoIP option in GMail's contacts. | |
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| | | | Re: . Small step but great nonetheless. It is further pushing voice (which now is right there with texting as the most expensive aspect of a cell phone plan with consumer cost to company cost ratio) to the IP sector.
May be a pipe dream, but I foresee a near future of dumb pipes, especially once smaller cellco's such as T-Mobile and Cricket build up their 3G territories, thus increasing competition. This will push us towards ~$50 all you can eat IP solutions. | |
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| | | openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | Re: . said by NeoandGeo:This will push us towards ~$50 all you can eat IP solutions. Good luck with that. I believe you are dreaming. I foresee a future where mobile providers will charge a service fee with buckets of bytes lumped on top to monetize usage. With the added constraints of wireless, I don't believe you'll see $50 all you can eat IP solutions. | |
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3 edits | Re: . I am talking about after smaller cellco's build up their networks. We don't have any real competition right now because it's hit and miss (coverage wise) with every single one of them. I am lucky enough to be on the last leg of my Verizon contract, and while I was stuck with them for the longest, T-Mobile finally has coverage where I live. So in a few months time I will reduce my bill from $140, to around $80 for two lines.
It's coming. It will just take a strong fight. | |
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join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | Re: . $80 for all you can eat service from TMO? Talk time maybe, but not your sought after dumb pipe. BTW, I look forward to the day that the US has more than one real nationwide mobile data provider. | |
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join:2004-01-26
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kudos:2 | Re: . CAPEX is facilitated by revenue. The biggest thing preventing alternative carriers from encroaching VZ's and T's market share is that lack of competing networks. Several choices exist for handsets, and more are introduced seemingly everyday. My inability to take my DX to Cricket, Virgin, Boost, etc., is not what prevents me from changing service providers. | |
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nonymousPremium
join:2003-09-08
Glendale, AZ | How many would go for a pay model? Make it like other voip carriers they would charge and there would be those taxes. Now how many that like a free model or cheap if make international calls will go for a pay model and taxes? | |
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| dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | Re: How many would go for a pay model? said by nonymous:Make it like other voip carriers they would charge and there would be those taxes. Now how many that like a free model or cheap if make international calls will go for a pay model and taxes? unfees are exactly why people went voip in the first place.
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if they "Make it like other voip carriers" why even bother?
BS fees, poor quality, no support. meh.
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| |  AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | Re: How many would go for a pay model? I already pay google for international calls. Prices are **very** competitive; on par with scratch off calling cards.
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kudos:1 | didn't we see this before? Karl:
did you even change any wording since the last time you reported this?
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 MurdocPremium
join:2009-02-08
Manitowoc, WI | no thanks stick it goorizon. You probably are advertising based on what conversation on the phone too, and other questionable stuff. | |
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| | | Re: no thanks Okay... you don't want ads so you're okay with monthly billing? Metered billing? Someone needs to pay for service. You or advertisers. Pick. | |
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join:2009-02-08
Manitowoc, WI Reviews:
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| Re: no thanks I don't use google voice. Since they have gone evil I wouldn't pay them one red cent either. If they were trustworthy and offered a decent stable service, sure I would pay a reasonable amount.
I will stick with what I am using at the moment. | |
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join:2003-08-31
Columbus, OH | Google Voice - latency problems For GV to become usable, they need to do something about the latency issues. At times, it's almost unbearable to use because of the delay. | |
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| openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | Re: Google Voice - latency problems Agreed. I so want to use GV on a daily basis, but I can't bring myself to settle for the horrible latency it introduces. | |
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| |  LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | Re: Google Voice - latency problems said by openbox9:Agreed. I so want to use GV on a daily basis, but I can't bring myself to settle for the horrible latency it introduces. For me, it occasionally is a problem. But for the most part it works OK. I use it with a bare minimum cost landline and if GV is experiencing latency I switch to my cellphone. | |
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join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | Re: Google Voice - latency problems I've got GV # tied to my cell phone, but I'm hesitant to pass out the number to people that I care about (works good as a spam number thought). As for dialing out, I routinely opt to not us GV when making calls because of the latency issues. | |
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Anybody got this yet? | |
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| AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | Re: Working I got it on my desktop. My GV account balance is linked. I wonder what else? Isit set up to get incoming calls based on my GV number??
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join:2005-12-31
Raleigh, NC | I have no landline Just cellphone, so this will be great. Just what I've been waiting for!! | |
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| | | Re: What does free cost? said by Mr Matt:  I thought that Google Voice was a great idea until I took into consideration that a record of all calls placed or received through Google Voice, will be permanently stored by Google until the end of time + 1 Year. Remember Google is not a telephone company therefore there is no protection for Google Voice users as to what Google does with their call records and or who they sell them to. Will Google refer to their new VoIP service as the snoop master 500. I guess Google will give those who pay, all of a user's personal information. It was reported on the Magic Jack forum that a Magic Jack user was called by an inmate at the local jail and within minutes received calls from several bail bondsmen. Will the same apply to Google VoIP? RIP Privacy! To be fair, you're saying that bad things might have happened via Magic Jack (that paragon of trustworthy companies) | |
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| openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | Why do people continuously assume that privacy exists in this age? If you want privacy, unplug and move to Montana. If you don't want to use Google services, then don't. I use Google for some applications knowing full well that I'm being tracked for the highest bidder. But I've also accepted that privacy is a facade. | |
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| | | Hey, as far as we know, Google hasn't handed over any phone records to the NSA... Yet. | |
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| | | | Re: What does free cost? said by puck0114:Hey, as far as we know, Google hasn't handed over any phone records to the NSA... Yet. They're already in bed with the CIA. Besides all internet traffic already goes to the NSA anyway. IAT least its not a crime to NOT have an internet enabled pc yet. | |
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| AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | said by Mr Matt: I thought that Google Voice was a great idea until I took into consideration that a record of all calls placed or received through Google Voice, will be permanently stored by Google until the end of time + 1 Year. All calls?? I say bullshit.
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| | Android... when can we expect you to show up to the google phone service party? | |
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| | | Re: Android... My thoughts exactly. | |
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|  GbcueP.E.Premium
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:8 | said by talz13:when can we expect you to show up to the google phone service party? What?
Google Voice is already available on all Android phones.
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| | | | Re: Android... Yes, but it will be much nicer when it allows actual VOIP/ UMA calling via Data plan or WiFi... | |
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| | magicJack the big loser? magicJack is the closest thing to free phone service charging what amounts to $1.70 per month. They're planning a softphone-only service by the end of September (called magicTalk).
Now Google beat MJ to market.
Unless MJ's infrastructure is better, and provides consistently higher quality, Google's expanded service seems like really bad news for MJ. | |
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join:2004-08-30
Newark, OH | Anyone read the fine print ... "free for at least the rest of the year"
Sounds like Google is hoping to monetize this somehow down the road. | |
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| | This is all great for google See they use voice recognition tech. To scan ur voicemails so u get a transcript but actually its systems are using ur voicemails to see more on what u like that way Google knows even more about u .. So let's say u get a voicemail from work about buying post it .. U go to an adsense site which now a days is every site .. And guess what u see an ad for notes... I still use google anyways knowing that because hey if they can remind me to buy post its or w.e I need to get for cheap by an ad then hey win win right ? | |
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| | Google Well that didn't take long. Google has announced VoIP integration for Gmail. | |
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