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This will be more of a fallback in the event that Google Voice ever drops the ball for me. GVoice's seamless integration into the default calling process on And
by Mongoose 16y ago
This will be more of a fallback in the event that Google Voice ever drops the ball for me. GVoice's seamless integration into the default calling process on Android devices makes it a much more attractive option than Skype.
- ShabbyDoo 16y agoGiven that Google has already crossed this invisible line, what incentive did Skype have for respecting it?
- technomancy 16y agoGV still requires a voice plan unless you have a Gizmo account, but (0) signups for Gizmo are currently closed and (1) even if you have an account, the call quality is not so hot. Skype offers great call quality on data-only plans, which are significantly cheaper, at least on T-Mobile. I'm hoping Google gets their act together integrating Gizmo with Google Voice, but until they do this is a great stopgap measure. In the long term I'd be much more comfortable relying on open protocols/apps (SIP and Sipdroid) than Skype though; they have been abusive in the past and even pulled their app for a time.
- mcantelon 16y agoGoogle Voice + Sipgate, I believe, gives you free calls in and out.
- jrockway 16y agoWith a Gizmo account in the middle. And of course, Sipdroid doesn't support the codec that Gizmo uses, so you need some other provider in the middle to do the transcoding. I kind of almost made a call once this way.
- mcantelon 16y agoI can call in and out using Sipgate, Google Voice, and SipDroid (Android SIP client).