Comments on: Google Voice: Your New Social Security Number? http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/ Providing insight, analysis, and commentary on the evolving telecom competitive landscape Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:36:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: website video http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/comment-page-1/#comment-9269 website video Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:46:55 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/#comment-9269 I have google voice but don’t see the option to invite yet? Is there a time frame on when all accounts will get this option? I have google voice but don’t see the option to invite yet? Is there a time frame on when all accounts will get this option?

]]> By: VERIZON TOO MUCH http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/comment-page-1/#comment-7763 VERIZON TOO MUCH Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:43:37 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/#comment-7763 I JUST USE CALLING CARDS TO MODERATE MY PHONE BILL THAT WAY I'M ONLY PAYING TWICE ONCE WHEN I BUY THE CARD I GET 3 CENTS A MINUTE WHAT DO YOU PAY AND ONE THE RECEIVING END IF CELL PHONE VERIZON COLLECTS TWICE THAT SHOULD BE ILLEAGLE WHERE MY REFUND FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. GOOGLE VOICE SOUNDS COOL I'M GLAD WE HAVE SMART YOUNG WHIPPER SNAPPERS WORKING ON APPLICATIONS THAT MY POSSIBLE BE OF SOME PRACTICLE USE. SAY A PHONE WHERE YOU CAN MAKE CALLS USING A CALLING CARD AND NOT GET BILLED TWICE~~ I JUST USE CALLING CARDS TO MODERATE MY PHONE BILL THAT WAY I'M ONLY PAYING TWICE ONCE WHEN I BUY THE CARD I GET 3 CENTS A MINUTE WHAT DO YOU PAY AND ONE THE RECEIVING END IF CELL PHONE VERIZON COLLECTS TWICE THAT SHOULD BE ILLEAGLE WHERE MY REFUND FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. GOOGLE VOICE SOUNDS COOL I'M GLAD WE HAVE SMART YOUNG WHIPPER SNAPPERS WORKING ON APPLICATIONS THAT MY POSSIBLE BE OF SOME PRACTICLE USE. SAY A PHONE WHERE YOU CAN MAKE CALLS USING A CALLING CARD AND NOT GET BILLED TWICE~~

]]> By: Steve Hawley http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/comment-page-1/#comment-7751 Steve Hawley Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:36:09 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/#comment-7751 For now, rather than replacing all my phone numbers on my email signature line, I'm adding my GV number. People who know what it is can dial it. People who don't, can dial my legacy numbers. (this is just as much for me as it is for them, until I decide that I can trust this thing!). My open questions: - Can my GV number forward to my mobile (which has a US phone number) if I am traveling internationally? - How about conference calls - any restrictions to adding an international call into a GV call, to make it a conference call? What if the int'l call is an incoming call? - What if I leave the office and forget to forward my GV calls to my mobile? If I want to change the handset that my incoming GV calls come into, but I don't have a Web browser handy, is there some other way to do it? For now, rather than replacing all my phone numbers on my email signature line, I’m adding my GV number. People who know what it is can dial it. People who don’t, can dial my legacy numbers. (this is just as much for me as it is for them, until I decide that I can trust this thing!).

My open questions:

- Can my GV number forward to my mobile (which has a US phone number) if I am traveling internationally?

- How about conference calls – any restrictions to adding an international call into a GV call, to make it a conference call? What if the int’l call is an incoming call?

- What if I leave the office and forget to forward my GV calls to my mobile? If I want to change the handset that my incoming GV calls come into, but I don’t have a Web browser handy, is there some other way to do it?

]]> By: Jay Cuthrell http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/comment-page-1/#comment-7750 Jay Cuthrell Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:34:21 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/#comment-7750 I can be reached at (919) 816-2827 if anyone wants to be processed by Google Voice ;-) The <a href="http://ff.im/4DI7h" rel="nofollow">results aren't always exactly right</a> but the pricing race to zero has begun: This has come a long way from the GrandCentral beta days. I'm not giving up my Asterisk server just yet though. If they ever open up SIP trunking for O/T and API then things will get interesting. Pair that up with a VoiceXML and Google AppEngine and things get more interesting. Carrier grade? Maybe not but still interesting. I can be reached at (919) 816-2827 if anyone wants to be processed by Google Voice ;-)

The results aren’t always exactly right but the pricing race to zero has begun:

This has come a long way from the GrandCentral beta days. I’m not giving up my Asterisk server just yet though. If they ever open up SIP trunking for O/T and API then things will get interesting. Pair that up with a VoiceXML and Google AppEngine and things get more interesting. Carrier grade? Maybe not but still interesting.

]]> By: Bernie Arnason http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/comment-page-1/#comment-7749 Bernie Arnason Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:27:10 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/#comment-7749 Shouldn't impact 911 at all, at least as currently implemented. GV only affects inbound calls and doesn't impact 911 records, etc. Being that 911 is an outbound service, it will work as normal, regardless of what GV app is associated with that number. Shouldn’t impact 911 at all, at least as currently implemented. GV only affects inbound calls and doesn’t impact 911 records, etc. Being that 911 is an outbound service, it will work as normal, regardless of what GV app is associated with that number.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/comment-page-1/#comment-7748 Anonymous Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:11:44 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/#comment-7748 What kind of impact will this have on 911? How will they find you in an emergency? What kind of impact will this have on 911? How will they find you in an emergency?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/comment-page-1/#comment-7747 Anonymous Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:13:33 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/#comment-7747 Time to get rid of the antiquated and monopoly-serving numbering system that is still based on a geographic location. We are using the technology that routes numbers by service provider rather than location now. The FCC needs to stop serving the needs of the old technology companies and start serving the needs of telecommunications customers by getting rid of geographic-based numbers. Time to get rid of the antiquated and monopoly-serving numbering system that is still based on a geographic location. We are using the technology that routes numbers by service provider rather than location now. The FCC needs to stop serving the needs of the old technology companies and start serving the needs of telecommunications customers by getting rid of geographic-based numbers.

]]> By: Bill Uther http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/comment-page-1/#comment-7739 Bill Uther Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:09:10 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/google-voice-your-new-social-security-number/#comment-7739 not sure i view gv as a threat to telecom. they are not really impacting traffic or shifting it off net. they're just doing some interesting call routing. i guess we'll have to see how gv calls impact things like phantom traffic - will gv calls come through the tandem as regular identified traffic? not sure i view gv as a threat to telecom. they are not really impacting traffic or shifting it off net. they’re just doing some interesting call routing. i guess we’ll have to see how gv calls impact things like phantom traffic – will gv calls come through the tandem as regular identified traffic?

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