Make a Call with Google

Google Inc. finally launched a service that allows to make calls to the phone directly from the e-mail account. With the existence of this service, Google is ready to compete with Skype site that provides similar services, both traditional operators like AT & T Inc. and Verizon Communications.

This service has been started can be tried since Wednesday (08/25/2010) yesterday. From your Gmail account, users can make calls to home and mobile phone for free until the end of this year for the U.S. and Canada, and the super-low fare to the phone to another country. For example, if a user wants to call to England, Germany, China, France, and Japan, it cost only 2 cents U.S. per minute.

Several analysts said that this service will become a greater threat to Skype other than the traditional operators. The reason, traditional operators have started to compete by cutting costs-halo berhalo last few years. "This is a threat to Skype. (Gmail) is the trademark of a competitor with a very good," said Todd Rethemeier.

Like Skype, among users in the U.S., Google will become more popular for overseas calls than for domestic calls. "Currently, the cost of the phone is cheap, and I'm not sure this service will suck interest for domestic calls," said Rethemeier.

Meanwhile, another analyst, Steve Clement of Pacific Crest, said that any user who uses a phone service via the Internet, is likely to disconnect their home phone. "This type of user who likes to use services like Skype and Gmail users are usually not the type of consumer who is still connected with a home phone or a landline," said Clement.

Service provided by Google is very simple and use the phone like a regular house, ie the user clicks on a list of phone call options on the left side chat friends Gmail account, and write down phone numbers or enter the contact name to call. Talks grind will fare quoted from the online account that can top up by credit card. It's just that Google does not wait on this service via mobile phone. othewise, only through the computer.