Comments on: Of Course AT&T Doesn’t Want Google Voice http://www.rickycadden.com/2009/07/of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice Just a dude with a phone Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mike http://www.rickycadden.com/2009/07/of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-324 mike Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:45:42 +0000 http://www.rickycadden.com/?p=476#comment-324 Ricky<br><br>I have an unlocked Iphone with 3G unrestrictor, with 3G coverage I assume I could get rid of the voice plan taking into account batter life and 3G coverage issues? Today Vonage got approved but I am thinking about waiting for Google voice to get approved. What do you think? I also have Truephone and Skype. Fring was just too buggy for me. Ricky

I have an unlocked Iphone with 3G unrestrictor, with 3G coverage I assume I could get rid of the voice plan taking into account batter life and 3G coverage issues? Today Vonage got approved but I am thinking about waiting for Google voice to get approved. What do you think? I also have Truephone and Skype. Fring was just too buggy for me.

]]> By: mike http://www.rickycadden.com/2009/07/of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-292 mike Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:45:42 +0000 http://www.rickycadden.com/?p=476#comment-292 Ricky<br><br>I have an unlocked Iphone with 3G unrestrictor, with 3G coverage I assume I could get rid of the voice plan taking into account batter life and 3G coverage issues? Today Vonage got approved but I am thinking about waiting for Google voice to get approved. What do you think? I also have Truephone and Skype. Fring was just too buggy for me. Ricky

I have an unlocked Iphone with 3G unrestrictor, with 3G coverage I assume I could get rid of the voice plan taking into account batter life and 3G coverage issues? Today Vonage got approved but I am thinking about waiting for Google voice to get approved. What do you think? I also have Truephone and Skype. Fring was just too buggy for me.

]]> By: James Body http://www.rickycadden.com/2009/07/of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-237 James Body Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:49:05 +0000 http://www.rickycadden.com/?p=476#comment-237 Nowhere on net have I seen any indication from Apple as to why the previously approved Google Voice applications have been removed from the iTunes apps store. Luckily I managed to download (and pay for) VoiceCentral before the ban. I would be very interested to hear Apple's side of the story! Nowhere on net have I seen any indication from Apple as to why the previously approved Google Voice applications have been removed from the iTunes apps store.

Luckily I managed to download (and pay for) VoiceCentral before the ban.

I would be very interested to hear Apple’s side of the story!

]]> By: James Body http://www.rickycadden.com/2009/07/of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-722 James Body Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:49:00 +0000 http://www.rickycadden.com/?p=476#comment-722 Nowhere on net have I seen any indication from Apple as to why the previously approved Google Voice applications have been removed from the iTunes apps store. Luckily I managed to download (and pay for) VoiceCentral before the ban. I would be very interested to hear Apple's side of the story! Nowhere on net have I seen any indication from Apple as to why the previously approved Google Voice applications have been removed from the iTunes apps store.

Luckily I managed to download (and pay for) VoiceCentral before the ban.

I would be very interested to hear Apple’s side of the story!

]]> By: Charbax http://www.rickycadden.com/2009/07/of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Charbax Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:34:07 +0000 http://www.rickycadden.com/?p=476#comment-235 In Europe, we can get unlimited data connection plans for less than $20 per month on HSDPA sim cards. So my next Android phone here in Denmark, is going to have only a pre-paid $20 per month HSDPA data sim card, no voice or SMS plans, and I am going to be using SIP, Skype and Google Voice for all my voice communications, all included for free. Agtain, the $20 per month HSDPA data plans are pre-paid only, no need to signup long term contracts. And if there is a contract (to subsidize a phone), contract length legal limit is 6 months not 24 months. In Europe, we can get unlimited data connection plans for less than $20 per month on HSDPA sim cards. So my next Android phone here in Denmark, is going to have only a pre-paid $20 per month HSDPA data sim card, no voice or SMS plans, and I am going to be using SIP, Skype and Google Voice for all my voice communications, all included for free.

Agtain, the $20 per month HSDPA data plans are pre-paid only, no need to signup long term contracts. And if there is a contract (to subsidize a phone), contract length legal limit is 6 months not 24 months.

]]> By: Charbax http://www.rickycadden.com/2009/07/of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Charbax Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:34:00 +0000 http://www.rickycadden.com/?p=476#comment-721 In Europe, we can get unlimited data connection plans for less than $20 per month on HSDPA sim cards. So my next Android phone here in Denmark, is going to have only a pre-paid $20 per month HSDPA data sim card, no voice or SMS plans, and I am going to be using SIP, Skype and Google Voice for all my voice communications, all included for free. Agtain, the $20 per month HSDPA data plans are pre-paid only, no need to signup long term contracts. And if there is a contract (to subsidize a phone), contract length legal limit is 6 months not 24 months. In Europe, we can get unlimited data connection plans for less than $20 per month on HSDPA sim cards. So my next Android phone here in Denmark, is going to have only a pre-paid $20 per month HSDPA data sim card, no voice or SMS plans, and I am going to be using SIP, Skype and Google Voice for all my voice communications, all included for free.

Agtain, the $20 per month HSDPA data plans are pre-paid only, no need to signup long term contracts. And if there is a contract (to subsidize a phone), contract length legal limit is 6 months not 24 months.

]]> By: Todd http://www.rickycadden.com/2009/07/of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Todd Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:02:16 +0000 http://www.rickycadden.com/?p=476#comment-233 Google Voice is still available as a local app for Blackberry and Android. There's lots of Blackberries running on AT&T ( and I have my Android phone on AT&T too! ). It's also safe to assume that locally installed version of Google Voice will ( eventually ) be available for Windows Mobile phones running on AT&T. With the above in mind, all the Death Star will *not* be able to stop Google Voice from being used on their network. All they are doing is stalling for time until a wifi only version gets built for the iPhone ( ala Skype and Sling iPhone apps ). As to being a "dumb pipe" that is a foregone conclusion, better yet, AT&T may not even be able to aspire to be that lowly status for much longer - Per this tweet by @ribbit: http://twitter.com/Ribbit/status/2890586344 ;) Google Voice is still available as a local app for Blackberry and Android. There’s lots of Blackberries running on AT&T ( and I have my Android phone on AT&T too! ). It’s also safe to assume that locally installed version of Google Voice will ( eventually ) be available for Windows Mobile phones running on AT&T.

With the above in mind, all the Death Star will *not* be able to stop Google Voice from being used on their network. All they are doing is stalling for time until a wifi only version gets built for the iPhone ( ala Skype and Sling iPhone apps ).

As to being a “dumb pipe” that is a foregone conclusion, better yet, AT&T may not even be able to aspire to be that lowly status for much longer – Per this tweet by @ribbit:

http://twitter.com/Ribbit/status/2890586344

;)

]]> By: Todd http://www.rickycadden.com/2009/07/of-course-att-doesnt-want-google-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Todd Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:02:00 +0000 http://www.rickycadden.com/?p=476#comment-720 Google Voice is still available as a local app for Blackberry and Android. There's lots of Blackberries running on AT&T ( and I have my Android phone on AT&T too! ). It's also safe to assume that locally installed version of Google Voice will ( eventually ) be available for Windows Mobile phones running on AT&T. With the above in mind, all the Death Star will *not* be able to stop Google Voice from being used on their network. All they are doing is stalling for time until a wifi only version gets built for the iPhone ( ala Skype and Sling iPhone apps ). As to being a "dumb pipe" that is a foregone conclusion, better yet, AT&T may not even be able to aspire to be that lowly status for much longer - Per this tweet by @ribbit: http://twitter.com/Ribbit/status/2890586344 ;) Google Voice is still available as a local app for Blackberry and Android. There’s lots of Blackberries running on AT&T ( and I have my Android phone on AT&T too! ). It’s also safe to assume that locally installed version of Google Voice will ( eventually ) be available for Windows Mobile phones running on AT&T.

With the above in mind, all the Death Star will *not* be able to stop Google Voice from being used on their network. All they are doing is stalling for time until a wifi only version gets built for the iPhone ( ala Skype and Sling iPhone apps ).

As to being a “dumb pipe” that is a foregone conclusion, better yet, AT&T may not even be able to aspire to be that lowly status for much longer – Per this tweet by @ribbit:

http://twitter.com/Ribbit/status/2890586344

;)

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