You Can Now Call Into Google+ From Regular Phones
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You Can Now Call Into Google+ From Regular Phones
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#2I wonder if this will work with hangouts on phones. For instance if I call someone who also has GV, would I be able to hop into a video call seamlessly.
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#3I had this happen to me twice, and in both instances the call did not ring my telephone.
Clearly some kinks to work out.
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#4It's been this way with Talk and GMail for a long time. Someone calls my GV number and if GMail is open, it rings in GMail.
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#5I had this happen to me twice, and in both instances the call did not ring my telephone. Clearly some kinks to work out.
Did you answer in Hangouts?
I find it rings my computer a bit before it rings my phone. I'm not sure if my phone ring had the same latency it would have if I were not logged in on my computer.
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#6I had this happen to me twice, and in both instances the call did not ring my telephone. Clearly some kinks to work out.
Did you answer in Hangouts? I find it rings my computer a bit before it rings my phone. I'm not sure if my phone ring had the same latency it would have if I were not logged in on my computer.
I just tried it and it only rang my computer.
When I quit hangouts from my computer it did not ring my phone and directed me to the voice mail after a couple of dial tones.
A normal hangout call from someone else using hangouts rings both at just about the same time (sometimes a lag on the phone).
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#7Hack: You can still make outgoing calls using Google Voice/Hangouts
1. In Gmail type in your name into the "start a hangout" box 2. In Hangout window click on "add telephone". 3. type in phone number you want to call. 4. Call.
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#8It's been this way with Talk and GMail for a long time. Someone calls my GV number and if GMail is open, it rings in GMail.
You are absolutely right. I've been using GV as my general number since 2009 and I do not recall this feature not being there. It is quite handy for me when I'm overseas - not paying any roaming charges to make/receive calls - but there is nothing new or disruptive in this.
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#9So some conjecture:
I can't understand why Google doesn't do SIP or even a full telecom play. The only answer I can come up with is that they don't think the business is worth the extra regulatory scrutiny.
Sidenote: Dan is awesome. If you're into Telephony and you don't read his stuff you're making a mistake.
Re: You Can Now Call Into Google+ From Regular Phones
#10So some conjecture: I can't understand why Google doesn't do SIP or even a full telecom play. The only answer I can come up with is that they don't think the business is worth the extra regulatory scrutiny. Sidenote: Dan is awesome. If you're into Telephony and you don't read his stuff you're making a mistake.
I'd suspect they don't want to get AT&T'd