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Official Google Voice Application Now Available in App Store

JRoDDz said:
Google voice is pointless. It uses cell minutes, and it dials a bunch of different phone numbers instead of 1 single number. You can't use it to save on your cell phone minutes. ok it has free texting, so do a hundred other apps in the app store. What's the point? single point of contact? big whoop. This app is a big steaming pile of disappointment.
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+1. Google screwed us.
 
free texts

Thanks, I was trying to do it through the app settings. Got it now. Hooray for free texting - it even works to my friend on Metro PCS (which wont work with other text to email apps like text plus).
 
roland.g said:
Case of another person under the mistaken impression that Apple makes money off the iTunes Store, whether it be Music, Movies, TV Shows, Books, Apps, etc. The store does barely better than break even and the revenue and profit are inconsequential to Apple's bottom line. All those media outlets do for Apple is help them sell hardware. That's where the money is.
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wow. that is the most ignorant statement of the year. Apple doesn't make any money off the itunes store....
 
Outrigger said:
wow. that is the most ignorant statement of the year. Apple doesn't make any money off the itunes store....
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Do your research before calling someone ignorant. Apple makes very slim profits from the iTunes music store. The lion's share goes to the record companies.

iTunes gets people to buy iPods. The hardware is where Apple makes its money.

Lindberg said:
Rubbish!

It's not available in the Danish App Store and probably not in any App store in Europe. Why wont Google release the App to us as well?!?
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For the umpteenth time in this thread...

Google Voice is a US-only service. Why would you want the app?
 
GV not working

i downloaded and installed and all i get is a blank screen with Favorites and More at the bottom of the screen... it is not working for me... any thoughts?
 
Why can't I use the app, says my Google Voice isn't activated, but it is. When I go their website to get a number it says there aren't any numbers in my area code. What gives?
 
FAIL... USA only again.. Why cant google just make Google voice work outside the usa? they've got a pile of money, just pay someone!!
 
JRoDDz said:
Google voice is pointless. It uses cell minutes, and it dials a bunch of different phone numbers instead of 1 single number. You can't use it to save on your cell phone minutes. ok it has free texting, so do a hundred other apps in the app store. What's the point? single point of contact? big whoop. This app is a big steaming pile of disappointment.
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not pointless at all man. u can give everyone ur phone # and it forwards it to several phones and all u need is just the one google voice #. same goes with texting, it can forward to ur email or you can text on google.com/voice.

we used to pay the $30 unlimited text from AT&T and quick using that when the GV+ APP came out. problem was they didn't have push notifications.

everyone knows our google voice number and not even our real cell phone numbers.

oh and you can also make free calls using your browser in GMAIL from the same number.
 
DCJ001 said:
Actually, it does make sense to be able to use Google Voice on an iPod touch/iPad because some people use Skype and/or Gizmo5 which, when used with an iPod touch/iPad, would allow calls to be made very inexpensively or for free.

Skype calls with Google Voice would be great. Gizmo5 calls on an iPod touch/iPad need the Google Voice app to work on them.
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You misunderstood my point. Leaving out the the iPod was not just an arbitrary decision. The app, as it's currently designed, doesn't make sense on the iPod touch. Extending the core feature set to support voip solutions, w/o resorting to hacks like dial back, is not a trivial task. Hopefully this can be added in the future, but I'm glad to have the current functionality in the interim.
 
cecoleman said:
Why can't I use the app, says my Google Voice isn't activated, but it is. When I go their website to get a number it says there aren't any numbers in my area code. What gives?
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problem is sometimes the phone numbers in the area are out of stock so to speak. you'll have to wait until more numbers are available. i got in early on so was able to pick my exact number i wanted in my area code.
 
JRoDDz said:
Google voice is pointless. It uses cell minutes, and it dials a bunch of different phone numbers instead of 1 single number. You can't use it to save on your cell phone minutes. ok it has free texting, so do a hundred other apps in the app store. What's the point? single point of contact? big whoop. This app is a big steaming pile of disappointment.
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Nah, you don't get it.

The main point of Google Voice is that you give out one phone number and it routes to your various telephones (home, work, cell, softphone on your computer, etc.). When someone calls my Google Voice number while I'm at my desk, I pick up my work phone. If you had a landline at home, you'd pick that up. The caller doesn't know which device you've picked up; that's entirely your convenience. The only time you might burn cell minutes is when you pick up your mobile, but I think some people add their Google Voice number as one of their calling circle/favorites.

Also, you can pick up the call on your computer (headset equipped) if you install the Google Chat client.

However, I've noticed that I occasionally am not charged if I pick up a Google Voice call on a phone equipped with a Truphone SIM. I don't know why this is the case, but sometimes I am getting free calls. Also, you can forward to a Gizmo5 number. With the proper SIP client on my iPod touch, I can call back to the United States from abroad for free.

Google Voice has other neat features such as switching phones, customizing answering behavior, good antispam protection, voicemail transcription (which can be hilarious), conferencing, and more.
 
err404 said:
You misunderstood my point. Leaving out the the iPod was not just an arbitrary decision. The app, as it's currently designed, doesn't make sense on the iPod touch. Extending the core feature set to support voip solutions, w/o resorting to hacks like dial back, is not a trivial task. Hopefully this can be added in the future, but I'm glad to have the current functionality in the interim.
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google bought out gizmo5 so you can bet that VOIP calling is coming soon.
 
cvaldes said:
Nah, you don't get it.

The main point of Google Voice is that you give out one phone number and it routes to your various telephones (home, work, cell, softphone on your computer, etc.). When someone calls my Google Voice number while I'm at my desk, I pick up my work phone. If you had a landline at home, you'd pick that up. The caller doesn't know which device you've picked up; that's entirely your convenience. The only time you might burn cell minutes is when you pick up your mobile, but I think some people add their Google Voice number as one of their calling circle/favorites.

Also, you can pick up the call on your computer (headset equipped) if you install the Google Chat client.

However, I've noticed that I occasionally am not charged if I pick up a Google Voice call on a phone equipped with a Truphone SIM. I don't know why this is the case, but sometimes I am getting free calls. Also, you can forward to a Gizmo5 number. With the proper SIP client on my iPod touch, I can call back to the United States from abroad for free.

Google Voice has other neat features such as switching phones, customizing answering behavior, good antispam protection, voicemail transcription (which can be hilarious), conferencing, and more.
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Exactly.

I only give out my GV#, so I can change home#, cell# or whatever at my whim and no one ever knows the difference. I just dumped my Comcast home office line and replaced it with a Linksys PAP2T configured to use my Gizmo5 account... no one ever knew the difference.
 
topmounter said:
Exactly.

I only give out my GV#, so I can change home#, cell# or whatever at my whim and no one ever knows the difference. I just dumped my Comcast home office line and replaced it with a Linksys PAP2T configured to use my Gizmo5 account... no one ever knew the difference.
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yeah it's awesome man.

we dumped $30 texting plan from AT&T recently and used GV+ app which sucked. so glad this one came out finally.
 
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