May 23 2007

Google Talk Dialpad PC to Phone VOIP to Challenge SkypeOut?

Google appears to be about to take on Skype and other VoIP services with the addition of a dialpad to Google Talk.

Members of the Google Blogoscoped forums found this image and some basic information on the new application from an internal Google apps resources overview [which has now been taken down].

Google Talk Dialpad

The new addition would ideally let users dial landlines and cell phones using Google Talk, which is now limited to dialing out only to other users who have Google Talk or compatible VoIP solutions.

eBay’s Skype of course has the ability to dial from PC to phone using VoIP technology, and Skype brings in a hefty amount of revenue via the SkypeOut program, where users purchase minutes via eBay’s PayPal.

If Google Talk does charge for external phone calls, expect Google to offer cheaper rates than Skype if Google Talk users pay with Google Checkout, Google’s online payment system program.

Comparitively, Google Checkout offers discounts for merchants and buyers who use the system for a purchase.

One other option would be free PC to phone outbound calls paid for by serving contextually targeted advertisements via Google Talk in the same manner as GMail based upon voice recognition, but of course doing so would set off all sorts of red flags.

Since the Google Talk Dialpad seems to have been tested in Google Apps, which are built for user personalized homepages, perhaps their is some way that Google could spin targeted advertising into the equation to supplement calling fees.

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Loren Baker

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Google appears to be about to take on Skype and other VoIP services with the addition of a dialpad to Google Talk. Members of the Google Blogoscoped forums found this image and some basic information on the new application from an internal Google apps resources overview [which has now been taken down]. The new addition would ideally let users dial…

Greg

google is the best thing out there you all are like at&t or bigger u all should buy out every 1 and if you want to make computer calls evey one will be using google and have somthing like the magic jack free 4 people too use google can realy help people in time of need where every thing in life has a price google is free thank you Greg Clark

Komik Videolar

thanks all.

aju

how can i get this dial pad in my gtalk window.i tried it in lot of web site but i couldnt find.please sent me the procedure
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@pixles

Your sending speed is low, it is something for your settings, you have to take a high speed sender way like send and receive satellite connection or using ADSL connection for your sending data
Have a good day friend

Amin

it is just an advertisement, it is not free, only 3 minutes free, its capabilities are much less than skype and more expensive also, and harder to use, over all, it is not FREE, 10$ for 1 month with skype is 3$ for 1 month, and its quality is much better
have fun my friends

ankara nakliyat

plase open your heart because I love you

Sam Lu

where can i donwload the new google talk were i can call PC to phone

TerrifiedCitizen

It's interesting to me that I'm able to talk with a penpal in Siberia on Goog Talk in real time with excellent audio, but when I try the communications tools in Windows XP or tried to use MagicJack, there were impossible delays which rendered them useless. I blamed my satellite ISP initially thinking that they caused the delay because of the infamous real-time issue that makes it difficult to play online gaming, or that they were using traffic-shaping to discourage the band-use... but it works just fine on Google... Why? Why was Goog able to get it right, or make it work right when no one else could? I don't get this one.

kabin

itss woaw amazing.

abdul adam

cool

Samuel Eto

I have dialup and have use www.iconnecthere.com for my voip services. Have tried many programs, this is the only on that works for me using dialup.

haber

thanks

istanbul

thanks for this text

evden eve nakliyat firmalar1

thank you

pixles

I am on satelite internet and Skypes and Yahoo ! both let me make calls but no one can hear me at the other end.
My mike is ok as I can use Messenger.
I Tried different settings no luck ! Where and how can I get a good service that functions ?I am using Vista.

ek5.org

thanks nice text

ankara nakliyat

thank you

Healthy Life

thanks for this post

Emre Yalcin

thanks! quite good mate

ankara evden eve nakliyat

I have been waiting for someone to try to step up and put Google in their place! *crosses her fingers for Yahoo*

rüya tabirleri

thanks nice text.

programlar

Yeah, that’ll be interesting. Well, there is Google Checkout :) Maybe they’ll expand Checkout’s features to truly rival Paypal. In which case, why not? This is one time I won’t pick on Google. I prefer the clean interface of Google Talk as well.. thanks

Türkiye Forumu

thanks very nice

programlar

thanks nice yazi.

Dingo Mate

I like some of the new services that push the envelope with respect to VoIP. I came across DingoTel PC Phone VoIP software that has cheap international PC to Phone calls but it also includes a walkie talkie service called DingoTel 2Way. http://www.dingotel.com Their software goes through firewalls and penetrates VoIP blocked by ISPs. Their internet phone is pretty slick and quick to get working. The 2Way radio over IP is cool... you can walk miles from your PC and talk with your friends over VoIP.

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Raj Dash

I've tried Talqer, and if I remember corectly, the quality was great. Even spoke to, one of the founders - Charlie, I think. It's unfortunate but I don't think Google Talk ever acknowledged, though to be honest, I haven't done a search on that. But what happens to them with the GTalk's call out features?

Da Man

Actually you can use a firm called Talqer, they have a cool plugin that I've been using with googletalk got over a year. There url is http://talqer.com/index.html and their rates are quite good.

janusi

I have used both skype and gtalk to make international calls numerous times. Gtalk beats skype hands down in call quality. I love the simple interface of gtalk. Paying with google checkout will be a blessing, since I have never had a problem with checkout. If this is true, I will switch 100% to gtalk for my international calls. I just cannot wait for this service to come alive. Thanks google guys, you are the men and women of today and tomorrows tech.

dinesh

sari vat hoi to janavjo.

Holycrapperbatman

Whose backbone are they running on? Sonus'?

Kenneth

I personally like Skype and use it for my business - both SkypeIn and SkypeOut. Tried Googletalk before but it's more for play than anything at this point.

Another good thing about Skype is the amount of 3rd party device that supports it including PC-less phones which are fantastic. It will take for GoogleTalk to catch up if it truly plans to offer Internet to Landline calls.

Bandolino

I use Skype much more than GTalk Why? , I found the sound quality of Skype much more better than GTalk. But I will like to watch how this Google Talk Dialpad thing goes.

joeshmoe

I had a completely different experience voice quality wise. On the contrary I found skype quality to be excellent while GTalk gave me issues just too many times to try it again.

Like Bashar, however, my experience with Checkout has been truly pathetic! The only google service I am happy with off late is search and Gmail -- not even maps. Y! Search is indeed catching up fast on search too, IMHO.

Richard V. Burckhardt

Sounds promising, but I would still have to stick with Skype for a reason other than convenience - Skype offers phone numbers in remote cities for something like $38 per year (I've forgotten the exact price). I live in Palm Springs, CA but work for a company with offices in Houston and Austin, so I have a Skype-In telephone number for each city.

We'll see if Google Talk comes up with something similar. And, yes, it would be nice to be able to pay with something other than Google Checkout.

Raj Dash

Yeah, that'll be interesting. Well, there is Google Checkout :) Maybe they'll expand Checkout's features to truly rival Paypal. In which case, why not? This is one time I won't pick on Google. I prefer the clean interface of Google Talk as well.

Loren Baker, Editor

All good points Raj. I use Google Talk for a couple of major reasons; one being its slick and clean interface, the second being its integration with GMail, making it simple to file away business conversations.

Sound quality is another excellent point. I use Skype for one reason only, its SkypeOut service. Being that I make a lot of International calls, Skype is just simply convenient for me right now.

If Google Talk were to offer this similar service, I would switch in a heartbeat. Why? Simply because it's one less application to open on my PC.

The ease of total integration would lead me to change my loyalties quickly in this VOIP dialout market. The only hesitance would be whether or not Google Talk would accept PayPal :)

Raj Dash

This is definitely a long time in coming. They either played the waiting game on purpose, or didn't have the resources to develop true VoIP ability, instead of just their VoIM features.

Not really surprising. I actually use Google Talk a lot, and it's compatible with any XMPP/ Jabber client - so it's based on open standards, unlike Skype - whom I've been not too impressed with quality wise. As an example, I spoke to someone in India on Google Talk last year, while I was on Google Talk in Canada. The other party was clear, with no delay. He sounded as if he were "in the other room". So the quality is there. Let's see if the dialout quality is as good.

Bashar Abdullah

I've been waiting for such service from Google Talk, however my experience with Google checkout is bad I hope I can find a second option.