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Originally Posted by sschauer
Well first of all, I never said it was VOIP. And second, what is the point of making a call through Google Voice if everytime I select that option on my phone my regular cell phone number pops up on the other persons caller ID and it still uses my minutes? Seems rather worthless.
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1) Any call over IP (over Wifi for example) is VoIP (hence Voice Over IP).
2) The point of making a call through Google Voice is to make an outbound call FROM your GV number instead of your own phone number, so that if you're doing business through a GV number people won't see your personal phone number. (Hmmm.... looks like they made some changes so it only works with SMS for now. Though you can call the GV access number and make an outbound call manually with the GV number).
Minutes has NOTHING to do with it. Furthermore, Google developing any app to circumvent the cellular carriers would be insanely stupid, as they are counting on carriers to carry the Google branded phones. (Dur).
It's not worthless at all... you're just not using it as designed.