Leaving Google’s silo: Alternatives to Gmail, Talk, Calendar, and more

Re:Leaving Google’s silo: Alternatives to Gmail, Talk, Calen... by wiredfool on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @05:21PM (#5746923)

Yeah, it wouldn't work with free, since even their (whatever) -> client is 1/4 c/ minute.

My concern isn't really about the money, though the free calls through voice are nice. It's that Google voice has my number now (as a gizmo refugee), and that + a voip provider + cell provider could be condensed down to twilio on the desktop and wifi, and maybe cell data on a tablet, or prepaid cell as a backup.

The $1/month for a number isn't bad, international sms is awesome for my use case.

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Re:Leaving Google’s silo: Alternatives to Gmail, Talk, Calen... by kenkinder on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @05:24PM (#5746945)

I'd be willing to pay something on the order of ~$8/mo for what Google Voice offers, especially if you added better filtering and an API. But I wouldn't pay more than my cell phone bill.

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