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Wow, free? What's the catch? Oh, they collect all my texts, instant messages, and phone call data and metadata? That's not for me, then.

by runjake 13y ago

DennisAleynikov 13y ago
Where can I buy myself a tinfoil hat?
- easy_rider 13y ago
  www.google.com
msabalau 13y ago
'cause that stuff totally doesn't happen when you pay carriers money...
eliben 13y ago
Right. You're absolutely safe with Verizon or AT&T in this respect though.
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objclxt 13y ago
I'll be honest, I'll be surprised if Google Voice is alive in a couple of years. I've been an avid Google Voice user since before it was even owned by Google (back when it was GrandCentral), and Google have showed it little love, made virtually no new features or improvements in the past four years, and now buried it into Google Hangouts. Which is a shame, because I use it regularly and find it really useful.
- cheesylard 13y ago
  I think it really would have taken off if the MMS deals went through with the big carriers. But, alas, that never happened. :/
- chaz 13y ago
  > virtually no new features or improvements in the past four years Lack of MMS is a big one. No group text messages, with no notification to either the sender or the recipient that it was simply discarded. Aside from that, what are some features that you wish it had?
  - stumm 13y ago
    They've started sending the MMS through email, at least for ones coming from Sprint users.
- justincormack 13y ago
  And it has never reached the rest of the world.
- VLM 13y ago
  It makes Google Reader look like a vibrant growing community, in comparison, which makes me think its ripe for cancellation, which annoys me. I've been using it as a forwarding / voicemail service for years across three carriers. Its very convenient, it just works.
- devicenull 13y ago
  I'm somewhat hoping that Twilio comes out with something similar. They've already got the infrastructure set up, just need someone do a bunch of API work.

Wow, free? What's the catch? Oh, they collect all my texts, instant messages, and phone call data and metadata? That's not for me, then.

by runjake 13y ago

Wow, free? What's the catch? Oh, they collect all my texts, instant messages, and phone call data and metadata? That's not for me, then.

DennisAleynikov 13y ago

Where can I buy myself a tinfoil hat?

easy_rider 13y ago
www.google.com

msabalau 13y ago

'cause that stuff totally doesn't happen when you pay carriers money...

eliben 13y ago

Right. You're absolutely safe with Verizon or AT&T in this respect though.

deleted 13y ago

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objclxt 13y ago

I'll be honest, I'll be surprised if Google Voice is alive in a couple of years. I've been an avid Google Voice user since before it was even owned by Google (back when it was GrandCentral), and Google have showed it little love, made virtually no new features or improvements in the past four years, and now buried it into Google Hangouts. Which is a shame, because I use it regularly and find it really useful.

cheesylard 13y ago
I think it really would have taken off if the MMS deals went through with the big carriers. But, alas, that never happened. :/
chaz 13y ago
> virtually no new features or improvements in the past four years Lack of MMS is a big one. No group text messages, with no notification to either the sender or the recipient that it was simply discarded. Aside from that, what are some features that you wish it had?
- stumm 13y ago
  They've started sending the MMS through email, at least for ones coming from Sprint users.
justincormack 13y ago
And it has never reached the rest of the world.
VLM 13y ago
It makes Google Reader look like a vibrant growing community, in comparison, which makes me think its ripe for cancellation, which annoys me. I've been using it as a forwarding / voicemail service for years across three carriers. Its very convenient, it just works.
devicenull 13y ago
I'm somewhat hoping that Twilio comes out with something similar. They've already got the infrastructure set up, just need someone do a bunch of API work.