Comments on: Google May Have Bought Gizmo5

By: Goober: IM, Social Networks, Voice and Video Chat

Goober: IM, Social Networks, Voice and Video Chat — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:01:46 +0000

[...] beta of group video chats. Google Talk already offers video chat, and its acquisition of Gizmo5 will certainly result in upgrades to Google Voice. And Goober also gets to compete in the silly [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:32:33 +0000

Wonder if my gizmo5 call in number is portable? or will have option to be converted to google talk.

By: Google Voice and How Anyone Can Be a Phone Company – GigaOM

Google Voice and How Anyone Can Be a Phone Company – GigaOM — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:33:45 +0000

[...] gearing up to do battle with Cisco and Microsoft in the unified communications market. The company recently acquired Gizmo5, a SIP-based service provider, as part of its effort to build an enterprise-quality VoIP offering. [...]

By: Nexus One Specs Revealed, but Here’s the Real Disruption

Nexus One Specs Revealed, but Here’s the Real Disruption — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:47:33 +0000

[...] poker game — and possibly Google Talk, which works just like a phone call on the Nokia N900. Google purchased VoIP provider Gizmo last month and when I log into my Google Voice account, I can already set up a Gizmo SIP number as one of my [...]

By: Nimbuzz: Voice, Social Networking and Instant Messaging in One

Nimbuzz: Voice, Social Networking and Instant Messaging in One — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:01:33 +0000

[...] After my recent post about the betas I use, I was introduced to Nimbuzz, an IM program that is now offering voice services in competition with Skype and Gizmo5 (which was recently purchased by Google). [...]

By: redpepper

redpepper — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:45:23 +0000

magicJack Users Can Now Connect To Google’s Gizmo5

Users of the magicJack can now place and receive calls using almost any phone provider in the world including Gizmo5 recently acquired by Google. To top it off, magicJack users now also have a means of connecting directly to office PBX systems using the industry standard SIP communications protocol.

To take advantage of these new “open network” calling possibilities, magicJack users simply need to install the new SIP dialer software plugin “XlitejackPlugin”. “XlitejackPlugin” allows magicJack and SIP calls to be placed concurrently from the same regular or cordless phone.

The SIP dialer software plugin supports the use of Counterpath Corporation’s X-Lite SIP softphone dialer. Almost every phone provider in the world provides setup instructions and support for using the X-Lite SIP softphone dialer with their networks.

To place SIP calls, just dial # before the number you want to call. Regular magicJack calls are placed as normal. For incoming calls, just answer the phone when it rings.

“XlitejackPlugin” can be downloaded at http://www.pcphonesoft.com

By: JBB

JBB — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:39:54 +0000

I love how often GigaOM is 100% correct.
@joe: data mining. This is all to gather vast quantities of txt convos and voicemail transcription ratings. The costs to them are acutally quite negligible, and they will be creating a speech-to-text database with no rival.

By: About acquired, voip startup, gizmo5, $30 million, skype, voice, techcrunch - Find me About

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:24:57 +0000

[...] Google is rumored to have bought Gizmo5, provider of a SIP-based service, for an undisclosed amount of money, according to a report on TechCrunch. …Read Original Story: Google May Have Bought Gizmo5 – GigaOm (blog) [...]

By: Google Acquires Gizmo5 VoIP Service; VoIP Coming to Google Voice – The Business Insider « C.S.C

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:09:52 +0000

[...] Google May Have Bought Gizmo5 – Gigaom.com have bought Gizmo5, provider of a SIP-based service, for an undisclosed amount of money, according to a report on TechCrunch While it does have Google Voice, the search engine giant lacks a truly enterprise-quality VoIP offering. [...]

By: Markus Göbel

Markus Göbel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:21:06 +0000

Poor Americans!

At least the point ist made: Gmail is able to act as a client for Hotmail and Yahoo Mail.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:03:15 +0000

free voip sip or ata service for usa and canada + google voice sms, voicemail and forwarding. all free, it is incredible.

but enjoy it while it lasts. even google can not afford it. will probably limit it soon.

By: Libran Lover

Libran Lover — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:14:45 +0000

This might shed some light on the VoIP central office part:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/11/03/urnidgns852573C4006938808525766300586A1C.DTL&type=printable

By: tom

tom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:04:28 +0000

yes. but if it becomes possible to have a phone that is nearly identical to a POTS line for the cost of an ATA no other payments ever that is a radical change. there are lots of people who do not care about a lower price that would jump in a second if the service was free.

i talking about massive mass market drooping of paid telephone service by people who never considered VOIP before.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:01:11 +0000

actually in most countries yahoo allow POP3 access and forwarding but not for users in USA. here you must subscribe to yahoo plus.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:53:54 +0000

That’s been in place from the beginning, since Gizmo5 was called SIPphone.

By: Markus Göbel

Markus Göbel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:40:16 +0000

How’s that?

I have a free account and all of my emails get forwarded to another email address. You find that in Options. Also Gmail can empty your Yahoo regularly with POP3.