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Google to reportedly kill Voice, integrate it into Hangouts

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Re: Google to reportedly kill Voice, integrate it into Hangouts

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Post by rahimnathwani »

mdr25 wrote: post #2

Ugh, I hate that SMS is conflated with Hangouts as it is. It causes notifications for work-related chat to get mixed in with notifications for personal text messages on my phone. Can anyone suggest alternative SMS clients for Android?

Pinger offers free texts, but it won't work with your Google Voice number: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinger.tex...

IIRC Google Voice is due to remove API access for third-party apps.

Re: Google to reportedly kill Voice, integrate it into Hangouts

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Post by baldfat »

The issues for a LONG TIME Voice user:

1) Voice Mailbox - What Now?

2) My mobile phone number IS my Google Voice Number (Sprint)

3) Ring at multiple locations (Isn't valuable to me anymore)

4) The google.com/voice web page is a lifesaver for searching through my text, and voice mail. (Most Needed Function)

Re: Google to reportedly kill Voice, integrate it into Hangouts

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Post by zippergz »

I assume existing Voice numbers will at least continue working/forwarding? That's my main concern. I have a few different Google Voice numbers I use for different purposes, and my wife actually uses one as her primary number (against my recommendation). I've kind of expected something "bad" to happen to Voice for a while, but as long as the forwarding continues to work this isn't the end of the world for me.

Re: Google to reportedly kill Voice, integrate it into Hangouts

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Post by stanleydrew »

chimeracoder wrote: post #8

Well, this kind of sucks. I use a Google Voice number that is associated with a Gmail account that I do not use for any other purpose (Hangouts/Talk or otherwise). It doesn't even have a Google+ account associated with it. It's nice to have single number that can ring all my lines. If/when this is killed, what's the alternative? (Article appears to be down/inaccessible for me).

Read the article. They are not killing Google Voice. They are rolling it into Hangouts.

Re: Google to reportedly kill Voice, integrate it into Hangouts

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Post by luckyno13 »

chimeracoder wrote: post #8

Well, this kind of sucks. I use a Google Voice number that is associated with a Gmail account that I do not use for any other purpose (Hangouts/Talk or otherwise). It doesn't even have a Google+ account associated with it. It's nice to have single number that can ring all my lines. If/when this is killed, what's the alternative? (Article appears to be down/inaccessible for me).

I find Voice to be incredibly useful when wanting to conduct business with someone once and then have no connection to them again. Such as Craigslist. Every time I list, it is a disposable number.

Re: Google to reportedly kill Voice, integrate it into Hangouts

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Post by gknoy »

stanleydrew wrote: post #16
chimeracoder wrote: post #8

Well, this kind of sucks. I use a Google Voice number that is associated with a Gmail account that I do not use for any other purpose (Hangouts/Talk or otherwise). It doesn't even have a Google+ account associated with it. It's nice to have single number that can ring all my lines. If/when this is killed, what's the alternative? (Article appears to be down/inaccessible for me).

Read the article. They are not killing Google Voice. They are rolling it into Hangouts.

... which will then require you to log in with a Google Plus-upgraded account. I have two Gmail accounts, and can't use the hangouts feature on one of them (in the browser or through their client) without enabling Plus.

Re: Google to reportedly kill Voice, integrate it into Hangouts

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Post by toomuchtodo »

chimeracoder wrote: post #8

Well, this kind of sucks. I use a Google Voice number that is associated with a Gmail account that I do not use for any other purpose (Hangouts/Talk or otherwise). It doesn't even have a Google+ account associated with it. It's nice to have single number that can ring all my lines. If/when this is killed, what's the alternative? (Article appears to be down/inaccessible for me).

I have Google Voice. I don't use it for outbound calls, just inbound. I'm porting it out to Twilio. $1/month for keeping the number plus $0.01/minute to receive calls (http://www.twilio.com/voice/pricing).

It'll be more complicated, but I'm not terribly shocked I have to replace yet another Google service with an outside solution.

Hurry up Mailpile.is! Before I have to move out of Gmail!

Re: Google to reportedly kill Voice, integrate it into Hangouts

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Post by toomuchtodo »

luckyno13 wrote: post #17
chimeracoder wrote: post #8

Well, this kind of sucks. I use a Google Voice number that is associated with a Gmail account that I do not use for any other purpose (Hangouts/Talk or otherwise). It doesn't even have a Google+ account associated with it. It's nice to have single number that can ring all my lines. If/when this is killed, what's the alternative? (Article appears to be down/inaccessible for me).

I find Voice to be incredibly useful when wanting to conduct business with someone once and then have no connection to them again. Such as Craigslist. Every time I list, it is a disposable number.

http://burnerapp.com/

It is a paid service, vs Voice which is free, but you may prefer the paid service depending on how badly the Hangouts integration goes.

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