To Use or Not to Use Google Voice Outside the USA

According to a VoIP list moderator about Google Voice outside the USA ...

You don't get full usefulness from GV unless you are in the USA.

You will need to register from a USA IP address.

You will need a US phone number to send calls to, in order to validate the account.

GV does not easily connect to SIP. (Addition by Suzanne Bowen: but that is why Google bought Gizmo5.)

Outside the USA you can use GV for sending and receiving SMS.

Outside the USA you can use GV as a place to get voicemail.

Outside the USA you can make free calls to the USA only if you have a USA DID or a Gizmo5 account. There may be other hacks, but I don't recommend depending on any of these. Gizmo5 is less than 100% reliable.

(Show me a voIP application or cell phone service that is. None, none at all. The fact that the person says Gizmo5 is less than 100% reliable... congratulations, Gizmo5!!!!)

.... Are you an IP communications related entrepreneur, telco of any type, wired or wireless, contact center, social or business community portal provider, conference producer and such? If not, find out how to get your telephone company to offer phone numbers from around the world.


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Moonitin, Egalitarian IP Communications Service for English Teachers and the Like

Moonitin, totally egalitarian, nothing elitist about it, has this highly verbal feel to it. I'm expecting similes, metaphors, sonnets, alliteration and such to jump out at me. It's IP Communications for those who like a portal that compliments their quest for sophisticated language. I can dig it as an ex-English teacher. So what can you and I do with Moonitin?

Send SMS, texts, voice messages, and mail over IP.

Get your own Hyperpager USA DID phone number.

Connect your Moonitin to news, finance, information, Twitter, Ping.fm, and HelloTxt.

Not an all-inclusive list.

Again, I am impressed as only Garrison Keillor and ex-English teachers like me can be ... at the language. I.e., here is an example of what I read in my Moonitin portal.

"Moonitin brings a number of new nouns and (that may also be) verbs into our everyday vocabulary, and an understanding of them is necessary to poste-haste communicate in and about the most efficient and egalitarian communication technology in the history of our world. Please bear with us as we use some new terms freely in our explanatory notes and sometimes even redundantly/ interchangeably to best give you a feel for how dexterously we see them being used."

I'm in love. Ha ha! I'm a fan now.




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Share your thoughts on Mobile Myths

Go to Linkedin to take part in the conversation. BTW, we recommend* participating in some great wireless-related conferences such as 4G World, CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment, and 4G Wireless Evolution, all taking place in the USA in September and October 2009.

Myths to support or debunk:
1: Users want power and aesthetics. Features are everything.
2: What we really need is a Swiss army knife.
3: Focus groups and other traditional market analysis tools are the best way to determine user needs.
4: If it works in Silicon Valley, it will work anywhere.
5: Every application on the planet will be accessible via mobile devices.
6: The industry is converging on a UI standard.
7: Highly usable systems are just around the corner.
8: One underlying operating system will dominate.
9: Mobile devices will be free-or nearly free.
10: Advanced data-oriented services are just around the corner.
11: Shrink your fingers, big buttons and screens are going away

Very interesting question added by Anthony Dubidad of Akendi company.

Come meet with us from DIDXchange at 4G Wireless Evolution and ITEXPO West, Sept. 1-3, 2009, booth 125.

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Mary Anne Tolention's Facebook, Nokia or iPhone?

Want to eavesdrop?

Copy of Mary Anne Tolentino's Facebook wall discussion on Nokia or iPhone...

Mary Anne Tolentino... someone told me Texting in iphone is quite challenging. I tested it a few days ago in the apple store, medyo hard nga....easier with N97. Ergo, I need to decide will it be N97 or Iphone 3GS? Of course iphone looks sexier :)
7 hours ago · Comment · Like

Edwin Sallan... i'm getting used to it now. tiyaga lang, Maan. =)
7 hours ago

Edwin Sallan... although I don't think you'll regret opting for the N97, too. nice phone as well. did i just confuse you? =)
7 hours ago

Jerry RiveraN97 it is
7 hours ago

Suzanne Bowen... Mary Anne, Perry Ismangil said the Nokia series is easier to text and use Internet on than the iPhone. He's at http://perry.ismangil.com/. I use Nokia e61i, a little older than the 97. Enjoy, whatever you decide!
7 hours ago · Delete

Jed Domingo... My humble vote goes for the N97...8-)
7 hours ago

Travelife Mag... We find Nokia much easier for texting too.
7 hours ago

Eric Tiongson... @Maan, you buying or Globe giving you one?
7 hours ago

Mary Anne Tolentino... My handset upgrade of course am broke :) So which one? I like both! But I need to choose just one
7 hours ago

Mary Anne Tolentino... Txtng is impt but there are other considerations. Read a lot of reviews. Checked it out in apple store and nokia but briefly. I dont like to make a mistake cause will be tied up 2 yrs..........so
7 hours ago

Elmar M. Gomez... iPhone. Use N97 for your other SIM. :)
6 hours ago

Eric Tiongson... If texting is that important, I'd suggest the N97. :-) I'm using an E71 and I can't imagine doing as much typing as I do on an iPhone.
6 hours ago

Mary Anne Tolentino... voice calls, SMS, email very impt, internet sufing, FB of course, video, camera those are the impt stuff I use it for. Not music, mauubos battery agad. Another consideration is, can I get a spare battery at once? mpt for me. cant wait to have it charged before i use it again.
6 hours ago

Eric Tiongson... iPhone's cannot have their battery replaced, so usability-wise N97 is looking good for you. :-)

Catch though is that if you don't get an iPhone from Globe now, you might not get one in the next 2 years. Whereas Nokia's can be purchased anytime anywhere.
6 hours ago

Mary Anne Tolentino... so you mean they wont sell iphone in the open market? will u not get an iphone for u?
6 hours ago

Eric Tiongson... they offered the older iPhone model, i want the new one. not sure if they have any on stock by now. :-)

and, nope, not aware of any plans to open up iPhone anytime soon.
5 hours ago

Mary Anne Tolentino... end of july or early august ang dating ng iphone 3gs. N97 was released this week or was that last week? kaya ang hirap mag decide
5 hours ago

Suzanne Bowen... This is an excellent discussion on cell phone choice, Mary Anne. Small favor? Can I copy this discussion to my blog? Can I leave your names in or do I give a pseudo name for each? The content is something people should read.
14 minutes ago · Delete

Mary Anne Tolentino... suzanne go ahead :) may help others in making a choice
5 minutes ago

Mary Anne Tolentino... but some of the sentences are in the vernacular :)

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Feel Clueless about Twitter?

Several have asked me how to use Twitter. I'm no expert, okay? But Twitter is appealing to at least three learning styles with information of how to use Twitter with video, audio, and text. Watch the Twitter demonstration video at http://help.twitter.com/portal.

1. Set up an account.
2. Decide on and type your message.
3. Find people to follow.
4. Adjust your settings.
5. You can choose to receive Tweets on your cell phone (SMS). You can read and write Tweets on your computer or on the data side of your cell phone. Keep in mind that Twitter does not charge for text messages, but your wireless provider probably does.
6. Customize the appearance of your Twitter profile.
7. You can upload photos and use third party tools to do all kinds of things with Twitter. http://twitter.com/downloads
8. Check out Trending Topics and use the search option with keywords of your interest.
9. Interested in creating your own app? All these apps were built using their easy-to-learn API.

I am one of the least experience in Tweetism etiquette and language, so don't see me as a mentor, but I do enjoy reading my network's Tweets and at least once per week, Tweet my own thoughts, recommendations, service collaborations offered, and more. Hey, President Barack Obama announced his VP selection via Twitter!

Anyone have experience with voip/gsm gateways?

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Anyone have experience with voip/gsm gateways? Tell them Suzanne sent you!

You might know that voip gsm gateways allow you to send sip traffic to any of the many sims aboard a gateway. It can thus least cost route the particular call to the best carrier and the best plan of that carrier for the call at that time. If you have any experience with this, please share the set up details, best gear, and if it actually works. Are there any data on how carriers treat such traffic. Can it work for SMS?

Question created by Phillip Mobin



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