$US10 is the minimum buy if your going to try it out.Īustralia wasn’t the only country to get Google Plus today, calling from Gmail is now available to 150 destinations and 38 languages according to Google’s blog post. Buying credit is a fairly simple process, if you try and call without any, you’ll get a link to buy credit. It is annoying call costs and balances are still in US dollars. You can access Google Voice through the Gmail interface, apparently there is a plugin to install, but it seems I already had it from Google+ hangout testing. Just be aware of this if your thinking of ditching your landline and going with Google Voice your VOIP solution. Sure it worked, but call quality wasn’t fantastic in both directions and the mobile carriers can’t be blamed for shotty coverage, this was too a landline. While Skype pro never enticed me to lay down cash, for some reason Google Voice is enticing, so this afternoon I tried it out. There’s no initial flagfall charge when a call is connected like a tradition non-IP call. Google Voice Australia rates are low, charged at US$0.02 per minute to landlines or US$0.10 for calls to mobiles. So what do we get today? Basically its Google’s answer to Skype out. This may launch at a later date in Australia. This can be handed out to without fear of exposing your actual real number. One of the best parts of Google Voice is the Google Voice Number.Ī Google Voice number allows users to route all their calls through what’s effectively an alias number. Google have officially launched Google Voice for Australia, sadly there is one key exception. No doubt most Google users would be envious of our US counterparts who have enjoyed cheap call rates via Google Voice.
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