I find it interesting and humorous that the people who think university degrees are not relevant and insinuate that they are smarter than you--usually don't have one. My father was the most intelligent person I have ever met (he did not have a degree). He was also humble and patient with those of lesser god. He sacrificed and made it a priority that I get my degree and for that I will always be proud and grateful.

@IdealistEyes, it still uses minutes for all the time you talk, since it's not actually VoIP - all the routing is through real phone lines. The big advantage is to have a central number tied to you, rather than to your phone/office/etc, so that you have the freedom to switch carriers with minimal disruption.

Thanks for the info. Google should have made it clear that you press * when calling your own Google # to get to voicemail menu to place a call for landlines. The video only covers mobile phones which don't need to press * when calling your own Google #.

@scotchapollo Google Voice is not Voip...it is a call routing service that allows you to provide one number to others which, when called, will ring all of your phones, or specific phones you use at specific hours of the day or day of the week. You may change land line numbers at home or work, or switch cell carriers and not port your number, but the Google Voice number can be retained and assigned to ring your new numbers. It's like having a personal secretary to direct your calls as you direct.

It's my first time hearing this feature from google. I understand that you can use your house phone to dial a friend or family by dialing your google voice number before you dialing a friends number or family for free?

it uses any minutes, the deal here is that where ever you are , people will reach you with 1 phone that will ring everywhere, all phones get linked to the google phone, all listed phone numbers will ring at the same time, people don't have to call house, work, or cell to find you that is if there is a phone close to you that you have linked then you will get the call. hope it helps

I see a very potent software being developed my Google. The point that I, personally see, is that If I was to have a phone service that allows for unlimited min. for select faves/family/circle, I can just select their cheapest plan and fave Google Voice. This way I pay a heck of a lot less than having to fave only a few while still having to run on my minutes for other contacts.

For the disadvantage listed below. You can remove the message that is played when someone calls you by adjusting settings on your google voice account.

I signed up for an invite in April of 2008 and got mine just a couple of days ago. It's pretty cool.

it's you. google voice is free, but you still need some basic phone service on whatever phone you're using.

It works, when you dial it rings on all phones, pick up the call at any ringing phone. love it,,,, 5 star.

Great, now we can call by dialing TWO numbers instead of ONE! Yay! Oh, wait, only in the US... I knew it was too good to be true. Wait why is this a good idea?

You could likely be one of the 75% of the binge drinking college students in america, so stating that you are in college has little value nowadays. I am a college student as well, information technology. Google voice is a free service providing a phone number, voicemail box, voip, free SMS, and a lot of other features for free. I dont care if you dont use it, but I do agree that calling two numbers is a hassle, and I dont do that, I just use my regular cell plan for making calls on my cell.

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I like being able to pick up a call on my cell (though GV forwarding) when I am not near my computer, then transferring it to my unlimited Skypein phone line when I get back to my computer. Should save me lots of precious cell phone minutes!

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Never have used "place a call" feature, but I would if it worked like Skype. Skip the phone, I have a mic right here.

They should make voice recognition to call contacts from your phone. It's much easier than entering the number. Who uses numbers anyway? =D

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I'd love to get into the beta on this.

Heh, that's true about the college thing... I don't know the how high the percentage is around these parts though, Norway is a little different. Is sms free to non-google numbers? I don't see how they'd be able to fund that when it's a free service...

Hey, so I'm very interested in what you're saying. I use skype now, but mostly to talk to friends online who are abroad. What would be the technicalities, or basically, how would I go about, getting a mobile phone that can get instant messages and calls from everyone, but doing it as cheap as possibly with skype and google voice combined?

@ johnseeley - To MAKE a call from Google Voice, you don't need free incoming calls. However, to MAKE a FREE call using Google Voice, you need a form of "MyFavs" plan.

Since you're so interested, I'm a full time student, computer sciences. You, apparently, couldn't stop adoring google for long enough to realize that there are things about Voice that aren't SUPER FANTASTICALLY GREAT AWESOME, so go shove your comments where the sun don't shine, fanboy, and leave this to the pros. Having a google number that people can call is brilliant, but having to dial two numbers to call someone is unnecessarily wasteful, and if you can't see that, no one can help you.

OHHH there battrie on phone is low XD OWNED SHE TALKED QUICK SO IT WOULDNT DIE HAHAHAH

I have a headset with a mic and place calls all the time online. You have to go to gmail.

@lawchristopher That's correct

your phone company will charge u minutes for a cell call... but if its a house phone, u dont get charged long distance for answering a call

So, if we dial from the web, it calls our phone, then connects to the number for us. Does that mean they're all incoming calls? If that's so, that'd be awesome, cause I have free incoming anyway.

OK if you have a friends and family where you get to specify the google number so its free to call or the TMobile plan you can list in your fav and then make free calls

what's the benefit if you still end up using your mobile plan minutes? No benefit over Skype then in my opinion

Yes, but if the cellphone plan doesn't support free SMS, the person that you are SMS'ing will get charged for the SMS. I am charged $.05 I tried the call redirection thing recently, my cell still gets charged for the call. Right now, its only good for VOIP, SMSing other people, voicemail, some other things. Oh, and the telemarketing industry is causing a ruckus using google voice, hopefully no legal matters arise.

It is complicated. Making a simple call takes you go through 4 or 5 steps. There are so many other VOIPs that let yoy call US for free or for a penny without going through 4 or 5 steps.

Placing a call dosent seem very convenient to me, i was wondering about that. i cant be expected to remember every single number of my contacts can i, But still Google is Awsome, theyll find a better way soon enough (i hope)

How do you call someone from your Google Voice address book using mobile? Not just entering the numbers...

My what did Roseanne say or do to have her self canceled off her own show?

hey guys sorry i dont have this straight still i got a question please try n help me is google voice free? for home-use. say someone calls me... will i be charged on my phone bill? or will they be charged?

how does google voice allow free calls? i have google voice. when i want to call someone from google voice, it calls me first, than calls the person. as far as i know, i will get charged by my phone company if i pick up a call? or does google voice do something unique that makes the call free?

This is not free guys Advantages 1. good for people doesnt have long distance plan at their Land Line. 2. you will get a free number 3. you can publish your google number and receive calls on your Cell phone or Land line. Disadvantage 1. each time you a call number from your google Voice it will ring your phone that associated with Google (mine is cell phone) once you pick up the Cell phone you will hear a ringing and it is calling the number u dialed in google Voice.(its usese cellphone mins.)

I just got an invite. If I call my Google voice # from my phone and then call the person I want to reach(U.S.), I'm still using up minutes right???? Unless my GV # acts like one of those toll free numbers.

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@1983JOPA Type in the #, Google calls connects you like three way dialing, durh

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Can someone please explain to me how placing a call is free? Doesn't it still use your mobile minutes?

When is it going to be avalible in the uk

How to use my hand held smart phone to place a call using goggle voice

no att to google to att is free if its a united states #. because it uses voip which is free

so if my girlfriend who doesn't have minutes to talk, makes a google voice account also we can talk for free?

When will they release this?

the future is already here..

cuz your pc cant walk around the house and is not on u at all times duh

Is this still exist in 2020?

sorry but i dont want to sound blunt but what is the point of that

well i am coming

can i use this from europe?

@jattana13 solution: move to US

@IdealistEyes Get a very basic plan with only unlimited calling, its like $25.

1.) Does it save my tmobile minutes? No! 2.) Does it give me free calls to other countries? No! If it can't do these 2 things it's garbage, it's nothing more than a way to keep me on the google site. Why would I turn the computer on, then go to google, then log in to my email, then look for my contacts, then make a call??

i dont undestand how to use it!!!

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no more payin for phone bells ? xD

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i agree with duckrogers127

can it work for canada?

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Lol. what he say?

2.95 a month ftw

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it dowsnot work in india

nope its free!

How do I call from my computer? Oh wait... I cant. This whole system is fucking pointless if your phone is broken, and can't receive calls. It always has to call your phone first, or text you to confirm. God forbid the display on your phone goes out, because your provider wont sell you a phone, and google voice wont work.

it's not free