Google Voice #1

[Aulirophile]

I just signed up my Mom for an invite, she could really use the number. Anyone know what if they are doing invites fast atm?

[ToeMissile]

Originally Posted by Soriak

There's an option not to have SMS forwarded to your cell... instead, you'll get an e-mail (if you enable it). Now that Gmail has push notification, it's just about the same. Except you no longer need an SMS subscription. Now if only you could respond to the SMS by replying to the e-mail...

Pretty sure all the carriers let you send text via email. I know AT&T does. It can be a little cumbersome for the recipient, but it works.

xxxxxxxxxx@txt.att.net just substitute the # you want to send a text to

[Haus]

On the horizon...

An android 2.1 capable phone, sold directly by google with no locking and usable on whatever network you want. Apparently $199 or $99 if you have a "long standing google account). Apparently you will be able to get a "data only" sim for it too and not have a traditional voice connection. But it will do all your calls and SMS over VOIP using Google Voice.

Linky : Nexus One Pricing and Release Date Announced - buy google phone, buy nexus one, google data plans, Google phone, google phone pricing, google phone release date, nexus one, nexus one pricing, nexus one release date, nexus one t-mobile - Technically P

That has some of the preliminary info, there are many other articles out there on it.

This will probably replace my phone in January.

[Deathwing]

Here’s the price: $199 unlocked in stores. $100 rebate online if you have an active and old Google account. That $100 rebate is either to buy it $99 online from Google’s online phone store, for using on Android Marketplace or for using on any Google Checkout stores. Can also be used for T-Mobile or AT&T pre-paid Data SIM card service at $29 per month, no contracts required.

This might be a really simple question(never used a smart phone or a data plan), but that setup would mean you pay $29/month for access to the AT&T or T-Mobile networks, and then buy a pre-paid data SIM? Or the $29/month gets you a pre-paid data SIM?

How much data do VOIP calls take? Or would this data SIM be unlimited? That article seems kinda vague.

Either way, seems kinda cool, especially the amount I use my phone, I definitely would love to get a smartphone and only pay that much per month for a data plan(price gauging on data plans is what keeps me from buying a smartphone).

[Haus]

From what I am reading, the data plan is the $29 a month sim. THen VOIP for calls and SMS. Which would effectively be a $29 a month unlimited call and data plan without a contract I think.

Of, if you're like me, you buy it and just take the SIM from your existing phone and drop into it. I have a G1 from t-mobile and have loved it. I am not sure how much I'd like not having a keyboard though.

[Soriak]

$29/month? Goodbye iPhone. I already do my calling and texting through Google Voice anyway - it will be less cumbersome with a native application rather than a jailbroken one. Although: how does Gtalk replace SMS?

And SMS is replaced by unlimited free Gtalk.

[Bralkan]

Well, I know you can SMS from any gtalk account (in gmail, anyways)... /shrug

[Soriak]

Originally Posted by Bralkan

Well, I know you can SMS from any gtalk account (in gmail, anyways)... /shrug

I didn't know that the SMS in Gmail was Gtalk... cool, thanks! I send SMS through Google Voice, but I guess it makes sense that they're using the same system.

[Tyen]

Nexus One is GSM only which means AT&T = EDGE on this guy.

T-mobile is out of the question.

=( =( =(

[Soriak]

Given how frequently my calls are dropped with AT&T, getting away from them doesn't sound like a bad thing. Unless the rest are even worse, but that's hard to imagine. Or maybe it's something with the iPhone 3G. However, if it does VOIP, couldn't it just use wifi where available?

[Haus]

Originally Posted by Tyen

Nexus One is GSM only which means AT&T = EDGE on this guy.

T-mobile is out of the question.

=( =( =(

Yeah, finding this out has made me a lot less enthusiastic about it. It will be great if you're on t-mobile, crippled if you're on AT&T, and useless if you're on sprint or Horizon. I wonder if they thought to have the thing built in a modular fashion so they could switch out the radio module for one with better AT&T/Sprint/Verison support.

That makes the fact that it's sold unlocked a lot less appealing. Still, I suppose if you can get it for $99 without a contract (i.e. with the google rebate thing) it would be a passable replacement for those of us who had G1's right out of the gate.

[Deathwing]

Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile - Nexus one - Gizmodo

URL pretty much says it all.

[Sharmai]

• There's only one rate plan: $39.99 Even More + Text + Web for $79.99 total

What does the nexus one offer over the iphone if the monthly rate plan looks to be almost identical to the iphone?

[Tyen]

Originally Posted by Sharmai

What does the nexus one offer over the iphone if the monthly rate plan looks to be almost identical to the iphone?

Beta test for Google's phone that will eventually be connected with Verizon's LTE network whenever that is released.

[Sharmai]

Forgive my ignorance but how beneficial is that exactly? Does it mean that you'll be able to pay the same price for all the same features among all of the carriers except for Sprint? With 80,000 less apps...