Please keep Gmail calling alive. IIt's integration with Google Voice is amazing.

Thank you so much Google! I've been wanting this forever! Now I don't have to deal with my terrible signal quality in my house

I just made a few phone calls and it was absolutely flawless. Thank you Google!!!

I have an android phone that is linked to google, I just installed the call phones on my gmail and it synced all the contacts in my phone onto the call phone link in your google account! HOW COOL IS THAT! :)

Man im so glad these new call phones exist. I hated yelling at my friend from another cave.

I found this out today when i got on my gmail. first thing i did was call my home phone to test the quality. works great.

@rieekan then why sync? and plus, I've used Sync from Android and Windows Mobile to Gmail. I'm pretty sure there's an option where you can disable contact sync when you're setting it up... If there's none, then it wasn't google's fault, you're phone (blackberry) should've provided you with it. Thing is you're only syncing in, you're phone is the CLIENT. you know, client server interaction, client usually does the work. so what i'm saying is blackberry should've given you an option.

@dyingjedi what would be the best usb phone to use for this?

I just discovered a neat trick: I activated Google voicemail on my regular cell phone. If I want to answer a regular call from the comfort of my computer, I reject/miss the incoming call, and then see my Gmail saying "incoming call" to pick up the phone call from the inbox. I'm guessing it's because the voicemail number is your regular Google Voice number -- so a rejected or missed called gets "forwarded" to your Gmail phone when you have your inbox open. Neat trick for low signal areas!

@djmarcos702 how does this make prank calling better? btw you just dial *67 then the number to prank call right?

@Dr3v0 free continent-wide calls from your computer to any phone embedded in your browser ? I wasn't aware of that.

@RustySporks It is available in Canada... (free to US & Canada)

@rieekan yes, i use two google accounts on my android phone. and yes there is an option to not sync the contacts before you hit add account. in android. When i was using my winmo, i sync via outlook and yes, there is an option to not sync the contacts before you add the google exchange account. I don't know about blackberry, but it seems like its blackberry's fault for not putting up an option.

People here 10 years ago were so happy hahaha

@MrSkinnyBill Dude, it's in Canada too.

@beauhefley I meant free assuming someone has internet access. I use Google Voice and make most calls through that service on my Android phone. I pay a data plan to the wireless co, true, but I don't need to waste my wireless plan's minutes to make calls.

@Edvun7 but they charge you to call landlines and mobile phones. where this feature is FREE!

Awesome................Best feature ever...

@boujphoenix agreed, and unless it has a deal for the subscriptions itll still lose to skype

@NeoSoulAngel, I'm wondering the same. I've tried it on both my computers, and nothing. I'm running Ubuntu 10.4 and Win-Vista. My gmail settings are set to the US. I'm not sure what's up. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with both of my computers being 64bit. Are you running 64bit, as well?

Cool, thanks!

worthwhile and recommend to subscribers... Google Well done ...

@xcalibus LOL! It's actually accurate for North America. The Adena culture, early native Indians, were a stone-age culture. While the rest of the world was relaxing on their farms somewhere between the bronze and iron-age, they were still throwing stones at bears and shit.

Is it only going to be for US users .... or they'll roll it out for others as well in future ?

@toddjensen exactly. This is the same thing skype did years ago. Google will eventually charge for the service.

GOOOGLE!!!!!!! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!

@TijntjeX what about the astronauts on the space station?

@Sosarian, they innovate like crazy. Have you tried Google's clay tablet app?

I live in the US Feels good man

IT'S ABOUT TIME!

@adriano0o77 are you using a mac?

and this got recommended to me 10 years later..

hey...im from the philippines..so if ill call someone in US i will pay?or the recipient will?or technically this free call is for US to US call only?

What are the headphones they are using to talk. I would like to use gmail to call people but I don't have one of those. What port would it plug into my computer?

New Google would be a good experience for me to practice up on my gmail. Can't wait to get started.Love to keep my information safe and be able to go back on websites without any problems. can't seem to keep signing in with my verification codes for each website. I get blocked and there are no more numbers to contact Google or certain websites like Twitter. Do I need a software or app on my cell phone to catch my code for website?

@crazydudetz aaah not fair you have it already. I'm still waiting. I'm excited for it. Now I hope they just make a stand alone GV app for the desktop.

So we can only use this if we are in canada or america? Cuz i already installed the stuff you say we need and don't see anything on gmail or igoogle

@MrArunkol Even within India the rates are just 30p per minute... which is pretty cheap !

this is history in the making!!!!

@stockjonebills really? even though you have to pay for "skype credits" in order to do the same basic thing that Google voice through gmail does for free?

I just made a free call to my home phone using gmail and it works. Google rocks

@fayaz469 Can't you already call anywhere in the US for free?

@Edvun7 the question is, will it be free for gMail?

@gardenwife depending on what your plan is with your telephone company

Will this ever be available in the UK?

@RandomNinjaOfEvil, you expect something new to go from test bench to global deployment instantaneously? Or would it be better for google to first perfect cryogenic suspension so that those of us who just can't wait don't have to suffer when they launch new products or services?

Yessss! I can't get this yet, but I know it's rolling out pretty slowly...

(Me) "Hello?" (random caller) "I like turtles."

@ericeng91 The calls are free to the US and Canada. The service is not available in Canada, however.

@brink22 i know but i cant wait!

Do I have to have Google Voice Service in order to make the free calls within the U.S. or just a gmail account? I have a gmail account with the "call phone" feature visible, but not Google Voice service.

What a great set of instructions this is to use this feature! [/sarcasm]

@mohkam yeah it is actually

They have hit the jackpot with this one, but plenty of people are going to abuse this.

IS this avilable for Maldives?

Someone must have said this already, but if not... You had me at hello... Great job google. Although this is basically what skype does, sometimes you want to be at your email inbox, or google docs etc when on the phone.

I got a question... if you call a cellphone number in canada with gmail voice, will the person be charged for the incoming call? i love google

@CrewRite Yup.

@671lattestone Google voice uses your own personal number., not one that is designated to you. Skype does not. If somebody is calling my home phone, or my cell phone or my office phone or however many phones I have set up on Google Voice it will ring all phones so that you can be reached by any phone including through Gmail. Also when people leave messages on your voice mail you can screen the calls live and get an automatic text transcription in you Gmail

Wow!!! Gr8 !!! We love you google Please make this feature world wide

@GunsAndAmmo3

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@abacusasian Sounds great!

Aweh they were friends for such a long time x3

is this available only in the USA?. is it posible to use in latinamerica?

Wow!!! Gr8 !!! We love you google

@carstorm85 I just meant that those within the US can already make internet calls to US numbers for free via Gmail. There's no need for someone to go through all the stuff @fayaz469 describes if they live in the US and want to call within the US. Rates to call outside the US are very reasonable.

I like this idea cause like I'll call my friends to get on gmail so we can voice chat on gmail So now I'm saving like 10 mins everyday convincing my friends to get online

Love it! Thanks, Google.

US and Canada. Best boarder buddies.

@aberri12311 probably one of google's phone numbers that is linked with the server

Did you notice that in 2008 and 2010 they said "what's up?"

@Edvun7 ya, i did it with my psp

I got a question... if you call a cellphone number in canada with gmail voice, will the person be charged for the incoming call?

Somehow I have to laugh alot when I hear the 1876 phone ring at 0:11!

quick question, Is there a time limit on free calls?

do they record your calls or something? seems 2 good 2 be true ehh

Fantasy and Excellent!

best prankcalling tool

That cave man was my grandpa, what a playa

@djmarcos702 do you know if it's possible to trace the caller id?

is this really free, like im in toronto can i call someone for free in toronto?

so basically Google sees their users as cavemen

Mr. Bean is calling xD

@KhyronDesintegrado Searching that on web engines don't yield any results. How do you get a free number?

Prank calls in america will now rise to 99.9%....

@stockjonebills They already have the rates, and rates are really low. They are just offering it for free for US and CA calls for the rest of this year. They are not hiding the fact that it's a fee based service. It's out in the open. Google Checkout was free for a while too, and we all knew/were told that eventually they would start charging.

@hirofuntv2 The same place that every single other country in the world is.....that being, not in the US and Canada. You might've noticed that Google is based in the US.

@ryanmshepard92 Living inside the US or Canada you can call US or Canadian phones for free

@stockjonebills I'm hoping this service will provide something that Skype does not: video conferencing. On Skype you can only do video call with one person at a time.

好希望台灣也趕快有這樣的服務！

@Chromekreeper little golden bricks, as a matter of fact

@myajo265 I am in the US.

is this completely free?? besides calling from different country's?? because its says something about $0.10 so what happens if i call someone near my location? will i get charged a very small fee? or what

@KristofferBakkejord yeah right.

Is it not free for the UK?

@interestingperson121 Yes!

Great!

I'm using it to call a mobile in Italy from Lebanon - it's billed 2 cents a minute. That's about 10 to 20 times cheaper then the regular international costs here. I can talk for hours. The only thing I don't like about it: I cant use it on my old PowerPC Mac.

@kironkabir And Australia And New Zealand And China And Japan And basically EVERY SINGLE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD except USA and Canada perhaps?

two words: PRANK CALLS! :D

@missdrd23 I tried it too, until I read that you have to upgrade or something like that, I did so now i have my own number that Google wants you to choose a list from. From there you can call it and it will ring when your online i guess. :-)