Comments on: Google Voice Is Your Dream Phone Service. But What Does It Compete With? http://technestreport.com/blog/2009/07/16/google-voice-market-usability/ We cover, review and analyze the tech industry from head to toe Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:38:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: alexluft http://technestreport.com/blog/2009/07/16/google-voice-market-usability/comment-page-1/#comment-844 alexluft Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:53:28 +0000 http://technestreport.com/blog/?p=1751#comment-844 I think it is a challenge to Skype to a certain extent. For example, I wouldn't think about leaving Skype: our entire podcast production runs on it! Eventually, though, we will move away from current POTS systems and have either Gtalk or Skype be our calling apps, making calls through VOIP to other VOIP users. At that point, we'll have to push for the interoperability of different VOIP protocols (Skype calling to Gtalk or to Live/Messenger users). As far as using GV in the UK, I read somewhere that they currently don't have any plans to do so. They'd need to buy up numbers and install routing services. Not impossible, completely doable. I'd expect it there in 1-2 years (sorry, I think it will be that long). I think it is a challenge to Skype to a certain extent. For example, I wouldn't think about leaving Skype: our entire podcast production runs on it! Eventually, though, we will move away from current POTS systems and have either Gtalk or Skype be our calling apps, making calls through VOIP to other VOIP users. At that point, we'll have to push for the interoperability of different VOIP protocols (Skype calling to Gtalk or to Live/Messenger users).

As far as using GV in the UK, I read somewhere that they currently don't have any plans to do so. They'd need to buy up numbers and install routing services. Not impossible, completely doable. I'd expect it there in 1-2 years (sorry, I think it will be that long).

]]> By: Planet Numbers http://technestreport.com/blog/2009/07/16/google-voice-market-usability/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Planet Numbers Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:03:01 +0000 http://technestreport.com/blog/?p=1751#comment-817 It is a challenge to Skype, certainly. as it lets clients make cheap international calls. Will Google allow us soon to have Google Voice in the UK? It is a challenge to Skype, certainly. as it lets clients make cheap international calls. Will Google allow us soon to have Google Voice in the UK?

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