GGoogle chat vs Skype

[Sam Varshavchik]

Néstor writes:

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> I use Google Voice all the time and I have use Google chat.  When you make a  
> call with 
> Google Chat you can actually see the credit you have in Google Voice.  I  
> actually made a 
> phone call from the Phillipines to San Diego using Google Chat and it was  
> free.  I do not 
> know how.

It doesn't matter where you are -- GV calls originate from the US, and GV  
calls to most US numbers are free.


  I do know that phone calls with Google Voice within the US are  
> free and the 
> calls to other countries are less expensive than Skype ( I also have Skype).  
>  Skype has 
> a rate but then they add extra fees, which Google Voice does not.
>
>
> :-)
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Aaron Konstam  
> <<URL:mailto:akonstam at sbcglobal.net>akonstam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>    On Sun, 2011-09-25 at 09:32 -0400, Fulko Hew wrote:
>    > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Aaron Konstam
>    <<URL:mailto:akonstam at sbcglobal.net>akonstam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>    > >
>    > >> As I understand it, there seem to be 2 ways to use skype, ekiga,
>    Bosix,
>    > >> etc and probably google.
>    > >> skype to skype,  and skype to telephone.
>    > >> skype to skype is free of charge, that's the one I refer to.
>    > >>
>    > >> For skype to telephone you pay skype in advance by opening an account
>    > >> and can make calls as you wish to the value of the account. I would
>    > >> assume that would similarly apply to google.
>    > >> Some of my associates who are in frequent international contact have
>    > >> skype acounts. They have VOIP telephones and modems. Bigpond in
>    > >> Australia disables VOIP in the Thompson Gateway modems.
>    > >
>    > > That is one of the things I don't understand. Google has not asked me
>    for money
>    > > to telephone.  I live in San Antonio and I called my son in Chicago. I
>    > > have no account with Google and as far as I can see the call was free.
>    > > Can someone explain this?
>    >
>    > If you look at this chart, calls to US and Canada are free.
>    >
>    >
>    <URL:http://www.google.com/chat/voice/compare.html>http://www.google.com/c
>    hat/voice/compare.html
>
>    Except if you look at the "Terms of Service" tab on that page  the
>    prices are for Google Voice. I am using Google Chat which is a different
>    product.
>    What are its costs?
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