Comments on: Google Unleashes Google Voice WebApp for iPhone

By: You might

You might — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:41:41 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:43:27 +0000

Please someone send me a GV invite. I have been waiting forever! topher.reed79@gmail.com

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AlexanderKent — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:51:51 +0000

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By: LupeValenz

LupeValenz — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:23:47 +0000

No, gDial Pro is working fine now. New changes happen with this new layout but the developer got it working now . Just download the latest gDial Pro to fix the error.

By: David

David — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:51:44 +0000

I already had the gDial Pro, worked just fine. Was curious to see how the Google version worked. I like it, however I now am unable to use the gDial Pro. getting error message that says "Invalid username/password" which is not the case. Wondering if anyone else is having the same issue & if Google blocked access

By: mwebsterpgh

mwebsterpgh — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:27:37 +0000

I have the GV jailbreak app which rocks!

By: Elric

Elric — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:05:58 +0000

Canada?

By: lobo519

lobo519 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:36:35 +0000

I can't play my voice mail - anyone else been able to get this to work?

By: jsbull

jsbull — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:40:26 +0000

Works great and I honestly like it more than the jailbreak app. Better interface, layout and you can see the text transcriptions of your voicemails - something that GV Mobile was sadly missing. At least the non-paid version was.

By: Smalls

Smalls — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:32:22 +0000

Works great over here on the iPod Touch 2G (8GB) although, making a call out to my phone doesn't work.

By: Lady Kaede

Lady Kaede — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:29:21 +0000

Still waiting for VOIP. I can use my 'unlimited' AT&Tinutes just fine w/o this. Points for tech cpetence, however.

By: Stuff About Life

Stuff About Life — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:28:23 +0000

Interesting, we tried it earlier today and it worked just fine. It might depend on the number that your GV calls are routed through - today we noticed that ours were now going through an Austin, TX number. It's likely that Google got some heat from wireless carriers and is trying to prevent folks from using their MyFaves/etc and GV for unlimited airtime.

http://www.stuffaboutlife.com/?p=687

By: asher

asher — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:10:47 +0000

its not nearly as good as the GV for jailbreak but its a good step forward.

By: Sharpie

Sharpie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:02:14 +0000

Anyone feel like sending me a gv invite?

By: icebike

icebike — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:01:02 +0000

@BMFarrell84

Yes. It uses your minutes. FAIL.

By: icebike

icebike — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:47:35 +0000

@Bryan:

Yes, it does appear to work that way, which pretty much makes it equivalent to dialing them directly, other than the caller ID that they see.

It might make sense if international calls were allowed, but other than that its sort of a waste.

They had a TCP connection thru wifi, why not just send it over that and just dial out from GV? That way iPod Touch users could use it as well.

By: BMFarrell84

BMFarrell84 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:39:11 +0000

I did have one question. I know you get free/unlimited texts and calls to the US but does it use my AT&T minutes when I call from my iphone?

By: BMFarrell84

BMFarrell84 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:07:43 +0000

Works great on my 3gs!!!

By: Ramon

Ramon — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:59:26 +0000

Just tried it,works great. Seems to call the same relay number. This plus AT&T a-list = unlimited calling plan. Much better interface than the last one we had.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:33:04 +0000

Bryan- it's a call relay service. you can use it to/from a normal home phone as well

By: Ewheeler1976

Ewheeler1976 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:13:33 +0000

Should do the full screen thing like the google wave and black swan apps

By: Finally! GV on my iPhone

Finally! GV on my iPhone — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:03:04 +0000

Perfect! Dial your number, app preps the server and gives you a number to dial out on your phone. Confirm the action and your phone dials out instantly connecting you to the recipient. Much, much faster than any of the native apps I've used or the old web app!

Thanks Google!

By: SheiknetChris

SheiknetChris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:51:51 +0000

@bryan: Others can correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think this is a VoIP app. Bridging the AT&T call with the person you dialed through Google Voice is pretty powerful, and lets the person you're calling really just see your GV number.

That is handy if you want people to generally use your GV number, which is the point of GV: One master number to rule all your numbers

By: sting7k

sting7k — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:51:32 +0000

Lame.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:50:31 +0000

added to my home screen

By: bryan

bryan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:47:50 +0000

or maybe i am missing the point. i figured if i was calling through the app that i wouldnt have to use my minutes on my AT&T plan.

By: bryan

bryan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:42:06 +0000

So i just tried this on my iPhone 3GS. Gizmodo stated, "Unlike the Google Voice app now, which calls your phone first and then connects the other party, you actually dial out directly into the Google Voice service, which then hooks you up with who you're trying to reach."

Not so with me. When I called a number, it then prompts me stating, "Please press Call below to Connect to Google Voice" which then calls another number from my phone.

what gives?

By: S.E

S.E — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:39:33 +0000

To add to my last comment: this new app is much better than the old web interface. It is much less clunky and functions wonderfully.

By: ksk

ksk — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:39:12 +0000

@dealbreaker yes, i get the same note. i went and deleted my number on my desktop then re-added it. that didn't work. after the popup you can still go to the dial pad and tr to place a call. it gives me an 'iphone' popup to call/cancel a random number - that is different every time???

By: dealbreaker

dealbreaker — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:31:53 +0000

Interesting. When my co-worker and I go to the dial pad, a pop up message states that this phone's number is not listed and to go to my inbox to register, however it already appears in my registered number list. Anyone else experiencing this?

By: E

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:20:29 +0000

THIS IS FANTASTIC!! I wish there were an app like iGmail now for this that would allow you to avoid safari/offer offline support. GV Mobile+ is still great, but the new google app offers stuff GVM just can't, like AMAZING synchronization through the contacts portion. When I click on a contact, there are email options which are awesome and take me to Gmail.

I suspect--and hope--that this will kick apple right where it hurts. Shame on them for trying to stifle innovation.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:11:05 +0000

Super duper slick. I love this, I am fine with getting sms pushed to me via gmail and now that i can call direct without having to launch an app dial a number and then wait to be called back!! Direct outgoing calls!! Mother -F Yeah!!

By: murpythadog

murpythadog — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:07:57 +0000

I was able to send an SMS from my iPod touch from it. Kind of cool, makes those send SMS apps kind of pointless. I think I'll be using that from now on to avoid SMS charges.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:59:53 +0000

Seems to be about the same speed as GV Mobile+. I like the idea of choosing a contact and being able to email or view recent emails from that contact but when I choose those it just goes to my inbox. Shouldn't it go to Compose or show search results?

If your gmail contacts are synced with your iPhone contacts then the contacts are all the same anyway, so that works for me.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:58:08 +0000

Works for me.....iPhone 3G 16GB on the 3g network in central Illinois.

By: Dionte

Dionte — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:53:28 +0000

It finally worked for me, I like this so much better than the old one

By: tristin

tristin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:53:12 +0000

Much better than the old UI, but still not as good as GV Mobile for jailbroken iPhones. GV Mobile has small improvements that seem to make a big difference, such as being able to set a default startup tab, using your iPhone's contact list, and using multiple GV accounts without having to sign in and out.

It requires the new, $2 version of the app, but it is well worth it. For people that don't want to jailbreak, the new web UI is good enough... but I won't be satisfied until someone manages to enable GV to take over all calling functions completely (i.e. dial out using GV from anywhere in the phone, not just the GV Mobile app).

By: S.E

S.E — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:52:41 +0000

I've been using the web app for at least a month now and it generally works fine. Yeah, you can't access your iPhone contacts from the app but that is all the more reason to use your memory.

By: Matt Sawyers

Matt Sawyers — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:49:54 +0000

I gots it

By: sythesigh

sythesigh — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:45:21 +0000

not*

By: sythesigh

sythesigh — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:45:05 +0000

still on for user outside the US unfortunately..

By: shaolinkaz

shaolinkaz — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:44:58 +0000

Oh, and I had my iPhone Jailbroken in the past and the GV Mobile App worked fine too. The functionality between the GV Mobile and the Google Voice WebApp is pretty much the same.

By: jphart

jphart — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:44:25 +0000

Would someone at TiPB please send me a GV invite?

By: shaolinkaz

shaolinkaz — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:42:15 +0000

Works for me! I'm on the original iPhone 2G (8GB) and I just made a phone call with no problem.

By: ablogwriter

ablogwriter — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:40:31 +0000

Finnaly they did this, I am going to try it now thanks guys!