[PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

[Daniel Pittman]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 13:33, Sam Hart <criswellious at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Rogan Creswick <creswick at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm pretty certain that Google Voice does not use VOIP for the last
>> leg.
>
> Actually, now that you mention it, I'll admit I've never actually
> *looked* under the covers to see what's going on in the Google Voice
> app on the phone...

No VoIP, just regular mobile phone (or fixed line) voice traffic.
Google assign a proxy number on the mobile network to individual
callers, or have their general purpose number call you.  The same on
the way out to your recipient.

[...]

> I do know that on the desktop there is no VOIP with Google Voice
> (which is something many people have wanted) so it stands to reason
> the same can be said for the Android App.

You can list Google Talk as a "phone" in GV now, which gives desktop
VoIP.  Not SIP, but at least something.

Regards,
    Daniel
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