Google Voice Goes International, Some Prices Lowered
August 3, 2011
One year after the service debuted for U.S. customers only, Google Voice is going international. The service, which allows you to call anyone on a mobile phone or landline via Gmail, arrives in 150 destinations across 38 languages this week.
You’ll know when the service becomes active in your country when a little green phone icon shows up at the top of your chat list in Gmail. To get ready, you’ll need to install the voice and video plug-in.
Although U.S. and Canadian customers can still make domestic calls to anyone for free, calls to America from elsewhere will cost $.01 (or €0.01, £0.01, C$0.01) per minute.
For a complete list of where Google Voice is, or will soon be available, check out the rates page.
For those that haven't yet experienced Google Voice, take a look:
Ironically, today's news comes the same day Microsoft unveiled its Skype for iPad app.
