Google Lowers VoIP Calling Rates, Puts The Pinch On Skype
Google is quietly moving in on Skype's turf, and while users have long been able to call others from within Gmail, Google's making it even more attractive this week: the company has announced that the service is now being offered in 38 new languages, and users can buy calling credit in their choice of four currencies (Euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars or U.S. dollars) with no connection fees.
In order to toss a wrench in Skype's plans, Google is reducing calling rates to over 150 destinations around the world. For example, it’s now only $0.10 (or €0.08) per minute to call mobile phones in the U.K., France or Germany (landlines are $0.02/min), $0.15/minute to call mobile phones in Mexico and $0.02/min to call any phone number in China and India. Calls to the U.S. or Canada placed within those countries will continue to be free at least for the rest of 2011, and calls to the U.S. or Canada placed from outside these countries will be charged $0.01 per minute (or €0.01, £0.01, C$0.01 per minute).
Google will be rolling out this feature over the next few days, and when it becomes available users will see a little green phone icon show up at the top of their chat list (those looking to make calls will need to install the voice and video plug-in if they haven’t already). For Google Apps users, the domain administrator must have Google Voice and Google Checkout enabled in the administrator control panel in order to be able to use this feature.
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Well of course when Microsoft bought Skype, Google knew that it had to do something least it dominates it's turf with it's easy to use application, huge social base and outdated "clever" Microsoft jokes that are somehow relevant now; so it acted fast and it did this. In all honesty, I can't wait to see where this competition heads. |
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they need to make an iPad app, so I could use that and not have to have an iPhone! |
Probably mentioned this when MS bought Skype, but my Skype credits have been unused since last year. Zero problems with free Google service and judging by the amount of people impressed by my generous long distance calls, there might be enough of a market that Skype could survive. Might be a while until Microsoft earns back their more than one dollar per human being on the planet though. |
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This is funny since 1-VoIP.com is cheaper than both of them. lol. |
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Thanks for posting admin.. will certainly research into google voice. |
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If you are interested in VoIP technology, I would like to recommend you this decent VoIP SDK for trying: http://www.voip-sip-sdk.com/p_348-voip-voice-recognition-voip.html |
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