Comments on: Google Goes for Browser-based Voice for iPhone http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2010/01/google-goes-for-browser-based-voice-for-iphone.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2010/01/google-goes-for-browser-based-voice-for-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-108412 John Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:39:32 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=15637#comment-108412 Instead GV now puts up a dialog box with some unfamiliar number to connect the cellphone to and thus place the outbound call. If that number remains constant I can live with it by putting *that* number in my list...but why didn't GV just keep the functionality the same? Hopefully someone will post if: 1. GV fixes this in the new webapp. 2. The connecting number is a constant. 3. There is a way to access the *old* mobile website (or that functionality from a mobile device). Thanks Instead GV now puts up a dialog box with some unfamiliar number to connect the cellphone to and thus place the outbound call. If that number remains constant I can live with it by putting *that* number in my list…but why didn’t GV just keep the functionality the same?

Hopefully someone will post if:
1. GV fixes this in the new webapp.
2. The connecting number is a constant.
3. There is a way to access the *old* mobile website (or that functionality from a mobile device).

Thanks

]]> By: Michael Carwile http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2010/01/google-goes-for-browser-based-voice-for-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-108376 Michael Carwile Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:44:33 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=15637#comment-108376 I just tried the mobile Google Voice "app." I have to admit, I'm impressed. I think they may have taken recent steps to improve their call quality as well. I'll definitely use it more now than I used to. I have the old Google Voice app installed as well - I was able to install it the day before Apple pulled it from the App store. It works well, and I have used it often, but I obviously haven't been thrilled about relying on an app that couldn't officially be supported by the developer any more. There have been rumors that Apple will remove Google as it's primary search engine on the iPhone and use *gasp* Bing as a replacement. That is even rumored to be a temporary solution and that Apple is in the process of building its own search engine - an idea that I think is silly, but admittedly interesting to ponder. I personally think Apple will respond by leaning on AT&T to impose some form of restriction(s) on said iPhone use. I have no ideas on what they might even be able to get away with in that area, but AT&T and Apple have never seemed to care too much about "legal" when it comes to "protecting" their profits. They have a back-scratching relationship. AT&T leaned on Apple when Verizon slammed their 3G coverage and got them to make mentions of the network in the iPhone commercials, something Apple hadn't done before until then. AT&T will be obligated to return the favor. I just tried the mobile Google Voice “app.” I have to admit, I’m impressed. I think they may have taken recent steps to improve their call quality as well. I’ll definitely use it more now than I used to.

I have the old Google Voice app installed as well – I was able to install it the day before Apple pulled it from the App store. It works well, and I have used it often, but I obviously haven’t been thrilled about relying on an app that couldn’t officially be supported by the developer any more.

There have been rumors that Apple will remove Google as it’s primary search engine on the iPhone and use *gasp* Bing as a replacement. That is even rumored to be a temporary solution and that Apple is in the process of building its own search engine – an idea that I think is silly, but admittedly interesting to ponder.

I personally think Apple will respond by leaning on AT&T to impose some form of restriction(s) on said iPhone use. I have no ideas on what they might even be able to get away with in that area, but AT&T and Apple have never seemed to care too much about “legal” when it comes to “protecting” their profits. They have a back-scratching relationship. AT&T leaned on Apple when Verizon slammed their 3G coverage and got them to make mentions of the network in the iPhone commercials, something Apple hadn’t done before until then. AT&T will be obligated to return the favor.

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