Comments on: What does Google voice mean for Canada?

By: Kye

Kye — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:05:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing with us Joseph.

By: Joseph P

Joseph P — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:12:13 +0000

Hey I followed the steps on this site in order to set up an Alberta number and how to by pass all the barriers from Google

http://www.sxymobile.com/news/google-voice-canada-outgoing-incoming/

I can now call Unlimited to Canada and the US for free from my cell.

By: Sharron

Sharron — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:57:30 +0000

Okay, everyone says its possible to use in Canada but noone tells you how to get the invite from US or how to setup with blackberry or any other device for that matter…someone must have a link to help another out =] with anticipated smiles

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:34:41 +0000

I have had Google Voice for about 7 months. The calls are forwarded to a Calgary area code and it works well. I can use the Blackberry or iPhone GoogleVoice app to make free unlimited local calls to Canada and the US. However, I could not pick a Calgary GoogleVoice number, only a US one. The functionality on theh cell is quite seamless. This is of great help to make long distance calls from the cell phone. Not having a 403 GoogleVoice number does not allow me to easily give out the GoogleVoice number, so I get only half of its functionality.

By: anthonbe

anthonbe — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:19:59 +0000

Fring works just fine for now. And all you need is a skype account.

By: steve

steve — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:28:16 +0000

i moved from the the states to Toronto and, IMMEDIATELY i realized how the cell phone companies (telecom)in general are ripping massive profits by taking advantage of their Canadian Customers, its NUTS, and for this reason i opted not to get a cell phone. This was not an easy decision for someone who has had unlimited voice, unlimited txt and nation wide plans for over 7 yrs all at a cost of $100. essentially this means i didnt have to watch my minutes in anyway or shape infact i didnt even have cds in my car i was streaming all my music through my phone. but it had to stop once i moved to Toronto.

Anyway back to the point GV is amazing period, it gave me flexibility that my providers could dream of, because to them it would how can we get another $ from our beloved customer( and this is what /canadians are facing at the moment but things are about to change now that they have opened the doors to foreign competitors) and ontop of that unlimited calling to Canada for $0, i repeat $0. in the early 2000’s i was paying 350 a month on LD to Canada.

and if you have a gmail account all your contacts are integrated, plus if you have a smart phone like blackberry it even gets easier.

in all honesty its the one thing i really miss since i moved to Toronto. i am looking into get a plan with Wind because they are the closest thing to what i was used.

steve

By: admin

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:44:39 +0000

Hi Kyle,
Thank you for your comment.
Can you share a little more on how you set it up.
Thanks,
Kye

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:16:19 +0000

Apparently Calgary (area code 403) works on Google Voice

By: Kami

Kami — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:30:31 +0000

Since VoIP requires approximately 100 Kbps of bandwidth to use for good quality sound, you’re using around 13 Kilobytes per second, or 750 KB (0.74 MB) per minute; given that most providers have lowest Data buckets of 500 Megabytes per month, that allows for roughly 680 minutes of talk time per month — billed to the second I should note. Add another 500 MB of data to your plan for average Data-usage per month, and you have a reasonable all-round plan if Google Voice is useable.

Since that would only require data, you’d be okay with using a data-only plan. Hey, it gives us something to do with that old Internet stick that’s still kicking around on commitment.

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:09:23 +0000

what features do you have to have with your service provider to use this app, i.e. unlimited data?