Please, in the simplest possible terms, explain what this means ??
vtsnaab:
Thank You Danielbliss.
I see your point and I think it is well made.
A corollary to your point is that just as the big G is ditching what we were using - it can just as easily ditch all it's numbers at some future point most likely - it is a powerful force in the IT world.
Some of the offers also include free porting, and 2 points of opinion I would add:
- If one chooses a company that seems solid and has been around a while that may be enough.
- Personally, I will enjoy having the big G less involved in my life & affairs.
T'was good while free & available, but getting done is also a very good thing, I think.
CLTGreg:
Google is not going to simply pull the plug on Voice without a massive heads-up. Look how long we've been suffering talking about it. Sometimes it's better to pull the band-aid off in one tug but alas we are going to miss this one.
When GV buys it, it will probably go to Hangouts or something and you'll be able to use the number there and the worse case it will be VOIP only with no forwarding. I expect SMS will continue.
You mention the size and you're right about G being massive right now but no way would I port my number to a smaller provider as many are fledgling. I have a number than has three repeating zeros at the end and that's gold to me. The only way I can see porting to be a good idea as long as GV is alive is if you have latency problems. I don't. I would like to apologize for that ;D
danielbliss:
I love my GV number as well: it's the same as my cell phone number, but with two digits transposed. I thought this would make me look really cool at first, but no one but me seems to be impressed with it. :-\
SteveInWA:
I rest my case, about yet another rambling, redundant thread.
Nitzan simply described what we've already stated in at least a half-dozen previous threads; thanks for patiently doing that!
No, Google Voice is not shutting down, period. The blog-o-sphere is full of chicken little gossip about this, and none of the bloggers know anything other than how to plagiarize and repeat each other's blogs.
I do work directly with Google engineering, and I can assure you that the Google Voice service is being continually worked on, supported and improved. Millions of people use it, and there is no way Google is going to endure the s*%t-storm in the press that would occur if it was shut off. Google needs GV to be competitive with Microsoft, Facebook and Apple.
All that is happening is the May 15th shut-down of XMPP, and the eventual integration of the GV and Hangouts user interfaces, for the better. The current, separate GV and Hangouts mobile apps are confusing, fragmented, and downright crummy. Those will be eventually merged. GV, as a service will continue to exist, with all its features.
Speaking of May 15th, yes, the death sentence will be carried out. There are no appeals to the Supreme Court, and no clemency by the Governor. The plan is on track. If anyone is still in denial about this, it's time to get over it and get on with it.
SkOrPn:
Quote from: danielbliss on April 18, 2014, 08:16:39 am
Just to offer a second opinion: depending on your needs (mine are quite minimal; I'm not all that concerned about call quality), I find GV-forwarding a better option than porting my GV number. Why? Because porting always entails costs, and by porting the number, you are now bound to the provider to which you ported: if you find you don't like the provider, or they go out of business, you must either port the number again (at more cost) or lose it. One of the big advantages to GV (again, for me) is that I never have to give out another number to anyone: I can just forward or unforward to whatever phones and always retain the GV number as my phone number of record.
That is what I was thinking exactly. Plus if I was to port my GV number over to VOIP.ms, then wouldn't I also lose my ability to use the Google Voice websites texting feature? I like using that simple website, it makes texting while working a breeze.
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