Thursday, November 12, 2009

Google Poised to Become Your Phone Company | Epicenter | Wired.com

Busy times at Google

Google is set to become your new phone company, perhaps reducing your phone bill to zilch in the process.

Seriously.

Google has reportedly spent $30 million to buy Gizmo5, an online phone company. The service is akin to Skype — but based on open protocols and with a lot fewer users.

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It’s a potent recipe — take Gizmo5’s open standards-based online calling system. Add to it the new ability to route calls on Google’s massive network of cheap fiber. Toss in Google Voice’s free phone number, which will ring your mobile phone, your home phone and your Gizmo5 client on your laptop.

Google Poised to Become Your Phone Company | Epicenter | Wired.com

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