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    Are Google Voice Calls To and From Your Computer Coming?

    Skype Might Buy Gizmo5 To Power Its VoIP Calling

    Sprint Any Mobile Official: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers (Unless You're Roaming)

    Sprint Any Mobile: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers

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    Image of AkkiRonin AkkiRonin
    11/09/09

    In reply to Are Google Voice Calls To and From Your Computer Coming?
    I'd been wondering why they didnt bridge Google Voice to gtalk (the voice calls in google chat). #gizmo5
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/09/09

    In reply to Are Google Voice Calls To and From Your Computer Coming?
    Will we have to pay for our US calling now if Gizmo5 becomes part of the whole GV deal? If so... le sigh. I just got my G1 back from repairs and set up Sipdroid and GV/Gizmo so I could use my GV callout to make free calls when I need to.

    If they're gonna start charging, I'm out =\ #gizmo5
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    11/09/09

    In reply to Are Google Voice Calls To and From Your Computer Coming?
    How bad were Gizmo1, 2, 3 and 4 before Google gave the thumbs up? #gizmo5
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/09/09

    In reply to Are Google Voice Calls To and From Your Computer Coming?
    Following that, will Google have to start playing by the same rules as the telecoms with Google Voice? They're getting away with some of their restrictions now because they are not a telecom, but this adds complexity to the issue. #gizmo5
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    Image of zmnatz zmnatz
    11/09/09

    @Nathan Obbards: No. Skype doesn't have to play by those rules as far as I know. #gizmo5
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    Image of hbuzzell hbuzzell
    11/09/09

    @zmnatz: Does Skype get around those restrictions because they are considered an overseas company, not an American one? After the whole Google Voice debacle with AT&T, I wondered about Skype myself (I have used Skype for many years now). #gizmo5
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    Image of DaveExile (SimANT for iPhone NOW!) DaveExile (SimANT for iPhone NOW!)
    11/09/09

    In reply to Are Google Voice Calls To and From Your Computer Coming?
    *phone rings*
    [Skype Engineer 1 picks up]
    Skype Engineer 1: Hello?
    Skype Engineer 1: Hello!
    Skype Engineer 1: I can hear you!
    [Skype Engineer 1 slams phone]
    Skype Engineer 2: Let me guess, heavy breathing and locomotive sounds looped in the background?
    Skype Engineer 1: I fucking hate Google.
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    met2art promoted this comment Edited by DaveExile (SimANT for iPhone NOW!) at 11/09/09 1:31 PM DaveExile (SimANT for iPhone NOW!) was starred DaveExile (SimANT for iPhone NOW!) was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/09/09

    @DaveExile (Starless since 2006!): lol #gizmo5
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    Image of mricyfire mricyfire
    11/09/09

    In reply to Are Google Voice Calls To and From Your Computer Coming?
    something tells me Gizmodo should have bought this company. #gizmo5
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/09/09

    @mricyfire: And then Google buys them... Gizmoogdo5? #gizmo5
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    Image of Nanan00 Nanan00
    09/10/09

    In reply to Sprint Any Mobile Official: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers (Unless You're Roaming)
    If you are roaming for the majority of your minutes isn't that a failure on Sprints part to provide coverage that more then likely shows as an ok area on the "Coverage Map"?
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    FigNinja promoted this comment Nanan00 was starred Nanan00 was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    09/10/09

    @Nanan00: I think it is their way of inviting unprofitable customers to use a carrier that provides better service in the area. It isn't always profitable to serve every customer.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    09/10/09

    In reply to Sprint Any Mobile Official: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers (Unless You're Roaming)
    Since I moved out of sales I'm lucky to break 100 minutes off network... What is cool about this is that if it also will work on the family plan so that you could have 10 phones with everything data for peanuts.
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    Image of Dang Yang Dang Yang
    09/10/09

    In reply to Sprint Any Mobile Official: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers (Unless You're Roaming)
    If only Sprint had the iphone.. I jump ship in a heartbeat.
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    Image of clevin clevin
    09/10/09

    @Dang Yang: I buy a phone to talk, and to facilitate my day to day multi-workflows. So i got a Pre and happy.

    for the money the sprint plan saved, you can got a palm Pre and a iPod Touch, and still pay less.
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    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment Edited by clevin at 09/10/09 7:24 AM clevin was starred clevin was unstarred
    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    09/10/09

    @clevin: Bullshit. *For the money the Sprint plan saves on the EVERYTHING plan, one can get a Palm Pre and an iPod Touch, and still pay less.

    There. I fixed that for you.
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    Image of sdeetz sdeetz
    09/10/09

    @clevin: Not really. AT&T offers corporate discounts for employees of thousands of companies. So for my personal phone, I was able to get a iphone for $199 and pay $64 / mn including taxes.
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    FigNinja promoted this comment Danny Allen approved this comment sdeetz was starred sdeetz was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    09/10/09

    @sdeetz: I don't know if it varies by employer but I only get 10% off at AT&T & I get 23% off at Sprint through my job.
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    Image of Adam Blandino Adam Blandino
    09/10/09

    In reply to Sprint Any Mobile Official: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers (Unless You're Roaming)
    Doesn't T-mobile have free T-mobile-to-T-mobile?
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    AmphetamineCrown promoted this comment Danny Allen approved this comment Adam Blandino was starred Adam Blandino was unstarred
    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    09/10/09

    @Adam Blandino: I think you missed the point. "Free" calling has generally been "in-network"--Sprint has extended this off its network. So, a call from Sprint mobile to T-Mobile is included. Interesting.
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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    09/10/09

    In reply to Sprint Any Mobile: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers
    How, how did Sprint get its self together? A couple of years ago they were a joke but now they have become dead competent. "Well, considering the state of their network locally perhaps dead was an unfortunate word to use."
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/09/09

    In reply to Sprint Any Mobile: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers
    The end of minutes?! Could it be?

    Eh, I'll see it when I believe it.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    09/09/09

    In reply to Sprint Any Mobile: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers
    I thought Sprint's "Simply Everything" plan already had unlimited calling?

    does this add international mobile numbers?
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    Image of turwaith turwaith
    09/09/09

    In reply to Sprint Any Mobile: Unlimited Calls to All Mobile Numbers
    How about free unlimted texting? I'm still waiting for that.
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    09/09/09

    @turwaith: OK... I'm going to coach you through this one.

    They have this thing called an "Everything Plan" where you get unlimited texting, data, and minutes. All for $99.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment DustyButt™ was starred DustyButt™ was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/09/09

    @DustyButt™: I believe the operative word there would be "free". Not "unlimited if I pay more for a higher plan".
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    09/09/09

    @OCEntertainment: Ahh... I see.

    Let's just say it this way so I can save face... for $99 you get unlimited minutes, and they also threw in free data, and text.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    06/18/09

    In reply to Google Voice Coming VERY Soon?
    Ok. I'll admit it. I've heard much about this Google Voice, but I have yet to understand why it is so sought after. Seriously. Someone explain it to me. Why is it so awesome that I would seek to give Google yet ANOTHER part of my digital life (wonder what their ultimate plan is...?) Just WHAT does Google Voice do that makes it so dayum special?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/18/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Optimum Online, Apple, Microsoft, Chase, Citibank, Skype, T-Mobile and Google are already having a great big telecommunications orgy in my life. One more service probably won't make a difference.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/18/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Google freaks me out; they are Big Brother in many ways. I avoid them at all costs. I wont even open my g mail account and have it auto forwarded to a different one.
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    Image of Californian Californian
    06/18/09

    @Curves:

    You are paranoid. They don't use any information maliciously. What are you hiding anyway?

    On Google Voice, I, too, have been using it since GC (anyone who has it now must have), and it is incredibly useful. I'm being really selfish here, but I love the exclusivity of having it when no one else does. But hopefully they will let me test new features early or something (that home hub would be awesome and I would totally buy one). Either way, I know everyone will benefit when they release it, so I hope they do so soon. I can't imagine not having visual voicemail and caller blocking/forwarding.

    The one thing they have yet to do that seems really obvious is integrate it with Gmail, but perhaps Google is just waiting for Wave. It would work so nicely with multiple inboxes though!
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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/18/09

    @Californian: You say paranoid as if its some BAD thing.
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