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Hack: 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.
Being able to receive a call on Hangouts is great, but having a somewhat underpowered machine, it takes me about 10 to 15 seconds loading up full Hangouts session. (presuming, with everything including video chat components) By the time the session is loaded, the call is often already sent to voice mail, or caller would have given up on me.
I think Hangout is a great system in the situation where you are actually setting up to have one -- but not so great for responding to unexpected calls.
It wouldn't be so bad if responding to the call would actually answer a call immediately, but the way it is currently implemented, I don't think it's usable...
So 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 a lá http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_System_divestiture
Still awaiting google voice for the UK, one day maybe.
It'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.
It'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.
It'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.
This has never been the case for me, and I leave my Gmail open always. Do you have to opt in?
I don't know about others, but I don't know I like this change over previous Google Talk implementation receiving a phone call. Being able to receive a call on Hangouts is great, but having a somewhat underpowered machine, it takes me about 10 to 15 seconds loading up full Hangouts session. (presuming, with everything including video chat components) By the time the session is loaded, the call is often already sent t…
Also, the call notification window disappears after about 10 seconds. I was signed into the old Google Talk too, and it range for a full 30 seconds on that one.
So 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.
What I can't understand is why Microsoft doesn't do it. Unlike Google, they clearly aren't satisfied with the status quo and, now that they've acquired Skype, they also have a better starting position than Google does. I keep thinking Microsoft should launch a SkypePhone, but, so far, they haven't.